“Hitting the Strip” Pumping up the Volume on Drag Racing
RevolutionMay 2019 The official magazine of “HITTING THE STRIP” PUMPING UP THE VOLUME ON DRAG RACING SUPER 8 FIRST TIMER BRISTOL MC THE FIRST EVER ADAPTING TO ALL-FEMALE NOTES FROM A OFFER AFFORDABLE SCRUTINEERING NEWCOMER & ACCESSIBLE TEAM MOTORSPORT PLUS + PLACE NOTES + WHAT’S ON + NEWS + RESULTS CEO’s MESSAGE THE REVOLUTION “On the subject of inclusivity, I feel passionately that there needs to be a concerted effort, by the motorsport industry as a whole, to do more to support women in our sport” hat’s one of the biggest issues facing At the same time, it’s wonderfully inclusive – the motorsport today? In my opinion, it’s next generation of drivers competing from as that only 5% of competition licence young as eight-years-old. It’s also our most popular holders are female. discipline amongst women, with twice as many W licence holders compared with other forms of I feel passionately that there needs to be a motorsport. concerted effort, by the motorsport industry as a whole, to do more to support women in our sport. In our second feature story we meet the first The launch of W Series is a brave innovation backing ever all-female scrutineering team, who recently some of the top women drivers, and initiatives such volunteered at an Aston Martin Owners’ Club as Dare To Be Different and Girls on Track encourage meeting at Donington Park. Motorsport needs more women to get involved. But motorsport still to take a proactive stance and get behind more falls significantly behind other sports, in terms of initiatives like this.
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