Columbus, GA–
Erica works with Mark Daffin of MD Photostudios on a photo shoot for an upcoming promo card.
[imagebrowser id=14]Photo Credit: Mark Daffin, MD Photostudios
Multimedia Archives
Read news articles, features and interviews about the Horsepower & Heels Racing team in the press. View the Horsepower & Heels photo galleries full of shots from Erica's racing career dating back to 2002. Watch videos from Horsepower & Heels TV as you get a behind-the-scenes view of drag racing from the ladies in charge!
ADRL Winter Drags
Valdosta, GA–
Erica Ortiz takes the Horsepower & Heels Thunderbird out for the first Pro Mod event of the year. Competing for the first time in the ADRL Pro Nitrous class, she is the lone turbocharged car and the only female racer at the event. A valvetrain issue keeps her sidelined during qualifying.
[imagebrowser id=3]Photos by: Sarah Spear; Jason Sharp; Roger Richards
First Pro 5.0 Test Session
Phenix City, AL–
Erica takes the Horsepower & Heels Pro 5.0 Thunderbird out for her first test session. She gets acquainted with the new big block Ford twin turbo combination, and goes through the burnout and launch procedures, netting a best of 1.09 seconds at the 60′ clocks.
[imagebrowser id=1]Promo Shoot- OPI, Focus Firm 7/2005
O.P.I, one of the hottest nail polish manufacturers around, recently launched their “Driven by Color” promotion to debut their new Ford Mustang color-matching nail line in shades such as “Revved up and Red-y”, “You make me Vroom”, and “Gone Platinum in 60 seconds”.
Embodying the very essence of “Driven by Color” , Erica displays her “You make me Vroom!” nails can stand up to the power. These shots were submitted to OPI as part of a sponsorship proposal. Fingers crossed!
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Promo Shoot: Team Shots Focus Firm 7/2005
Columbus, GA–
A few of the girls from Horsepower & Heels got together to do some promo shots that will accompany several new Horsepower & Heels articles, website updates, and other normal activities. Check out some of our favorites from the shoot!
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Photos by: Focus Firm
Promo Shoot: Focus Firm 3/12/2005
A quick photoshoot at Phenix Motorsports Park with the new Thunderbird Chassis.
[imagebrowser id=19]Fast Women! | Drag Racing Online
Drag Racing Online featured Horsepower & Heels driver Erica Ortiz and several other ladies among the 8 finalists selected from almost 400 applicants to participate in the ESX Maximum Velocity Female Driver Search in their Agent 1320 article called ‘Fast Women’. Erica and the other finalists flew to Pomona Raceway October 22-24, 2004 to participate in the contest, with the prize being the driver’s seat in the ESX SPT Subaru for the 2005 season in the NHRA Subcompact Sportsman RWD class.
Fast Women
Drag Racing Online
Written by: Agent 1320
Published: October 31, 2004
View article: Fast Women | Agent 1320
ESX Maximum Velocity Female Driver Search
ESX Maximum Velocity Female Driver Search
Horsepower & Heels driver Erica Ortiz is selected as one of 8 finalists in the National ESX Maximum Velocity Female Driver Search, a contest to fill the seat of the ESX Subaru STI racecar in NHRA’s Sport Compact series.
Fun Ford Weekend 2004 Season
Limited Schedule in 2004 Fun Ford Weekend Drag Radial Competition
In 2004, Erica Ortiz ran just a limited schedule in the Fun Ford Weekend Drag Radial class. After her runner-up finish for the championship in the class in 2003, she didn’t have many chances to defend her #2 position in the class.
She made brief appearances at Orlando, Atlanta, and Bristol before selling her beloved drag radial coupe to chase her bigger Pro Mod aspirations.
[imagebrowser id=21]Fun Ford Weekend rolls into raceway | Gainesville Sun
The Gainesville Sun newspaper in Gainesville, FL highlights Horsepower & Heels driver Erica Ortiz in their preview to the 2004 Sunshine State Nationals. The article ‘Fun Ford Weekend rolls into raceway’ calls out Erica as a racer to watch in the Drag Radial class in her 1991 turbocharged Mustang LX coupe.
Fun Ford Weekend rolls into raceway
The Gainesville Sun
Written by: Norm Froscher
Published: June 4, 2004
View article: Fun Ford Weekend rolls into raceway