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Fast Women Friday #2

October 30, 2015 // by Horsepower & Heels

It’s FAST WOMEN FRIDAY #2!

Thanks for a great first week for #FastWomenFriday! We had a great turnout for the inaugural link-up party! A few highlights if you missed it:

Rachel from SpeedQueens sent over a great tribute on French rally racer Marie Laurent. Marie pioneered the rally racing circuits in 1970’s, and Rachel’s post about Laurent highlights her career in the sport, her departure from racing in the early 1980’s for family, all the way to her death in 2015 at the age of 71. The piece is a beautiful tribute to ensuring Marie’s legacy is never forgotten.
Megan Meyer shared with us her Drag Illustrated blog that talks about her shift into licensing for Top Alcohol Dragster, her successful class-debut this summer, and her 2016 racing plans- including the launch of an “augmented reality” marketing program with her team that she developed to make it even easier to interact with fans at the racetrack.
Road racing/drag racing crossover racer, Shea Holbrook represented Women in Motorsports at the Annual Women’s Sports Foundation Salute in NYC this week. She joined 7x Indy 500 driver and mentor, Lyn St. James, to represent motorsports in the salute. Holbrook is a past recipient of the “Women’s Sports Foundation’s Women in the Winners Circle Project Podium Grant,” designed to help young racers overcome the business challenges unique to motorsports.
Courtney Lambert from Wide Open Radio and Gina Woods from Open Road Radio both stopped by to share their pages. Both ladies are longtime popular radio personalities on two of the largest motorcycle enthusiast radio programs on the air for the biker community.

There were plenty more great posts from McKenna Haase, Elaine Larsen, Girls N Garages, and Michelle Abbate you don’t want to miss, so be sure to check them out.

Fast Women Friday Linky Party #2

Horsepower & Heels is passionate about celebrating, supporting and promoting Women in Motorsports and Automotive. This Fast Women Friday Link Party is hosted to feature more amazing content and resources that help and highlight female racers, women working in motorsports, and any of the ladies in the automotive/gearhead spaces.

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Shea Holbrook wins first IHRA Jet race

September 28, 2015 // by Horsepower & Heels

Multi-motorsport standout Shea Holbrook just earned her first jet drag racing victory at the IHRA Nitro Jam San Antonio Nationals. She defeated the newly crowned IHRA World Jet Drag Racing champion, Elaine Larsen for the Ironman win, the first win of her rookie drag racing season.

Holbrook took her Florida Institute of Technology dragster to an impressive 5.920 seconds at 268.98 mph performance against Elaine Larsen, but it was her 0.0562 reaction time that nailed the holeshot victory against Elaine’s faster but losing 5.892 second at 265.96 mph.

Though a rookie in drag racing, Florida native Shea Holbrook is a veteran behind the wheel, competing in SCCA road racing competitions for over 7 years. She teamed up with Jet Dragster veteran and women in racing pioneer, Elaine Larsen and Larsen Motorsports to teach her the ropes of drag racing a 300+mph jet dragster. The opportunity came as the result of a successful crowd funding campaign through Dark Horse Pros.

“A big thanks to Chris and Elaine Larsen for presenting this idea. I don’t think they nor I thought we’d ever put a road racer in a jet dragster but hey, so far so good! Around this time last year we were in talks about this program and we ran a Dark Horse Pros crowdfunding campaign. Thanks to fans, supporters, friends and family we exceeded our goal by 103% in 30 days. I’ve always been a big fan of wearing your heart on your sleeve and I thank everyone for allowing me to do so.”

Shea and her FIT jet dragster team have just one more stop on the IHRA Nitro Jam schedule, the IHRA Summit World Finals in Memphis, TN October 9-10, 2015.

Shea Holbrook headline speaker at WIA conference

June 22, 2015 // by Horsepower & Heels

The Women in Automotive Conference announced the addition of 25 year-old racer Shea Holbrook as one of the headline speakers for the event.

The conference is set for August 18-20, 2015, at the Ballroom at Church Street in downtown Orlando, Florida. The three-day conference includes a recruiting event, speakers, breakout sessions, workshops, and booth displays – all centered on the goal of educating and inspiring women in all areas of the automotive industry.

Shea Holbrook on passion for women of motorsports, marketing and mentorship

Shea Holbrook is not only a professional female racecar driver, but also business woman and co-owner of Shea Racing, spokeswoman and entrepreneur with a passion for motorsport, marketing, and mentorship.

Fear is a state of mind, will is an action taken.” Shea lives by this quote and believes through commitment and determination, anything is possible.

Her first mark in the sport was earned when she won the Long Beach Grand Prix in 2011 becoming the first female to win a major Touring Car race at the venue. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Communications and a minor in Marketing from the University of Central Florida in May of 2012. That same year, she became a part of the TRUECar Racing Women Empowered Initiative. She is currently competing in the Pirelli World Challenge as well as piloting a jet dragster in the IHRA Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series at speeds approaching 300mph.