Women and CASCAR
Like Danica Patrick in the IRL, CASCAR seems to be the destination of choice for women racers in Canada. Last year Tara MacLeod
made her rookie debut, and while she got roughed up a bit, she managed to survive her rookie season, and word is she will be back in 2006. Joining MacLeod will be west coast driver Jessica Cyr, who will drive for Chocko's Team 3 Red in 2006. Cyr's stock car experience is limited to say the least, and she is making a major step up when she joins the series full time in 2006.
While I expect both those women to be at the season opener in 2006, another name to watch out for is Amanda Connolly. Connolly has earned her stripes in the short track wars of Ontario, and she is rumoured to have the funding to do the season opener in a Monte Carlo. Connolly has over 100 checkered flags to her credit in Thunder Car and Late Model, and she is in a good position to impress at the season opener in 2006, as it is expected she will have decent equipment at her disposal. Hopefully she will impress enough for someone to step up for the rest of the year, so she can be the third woman in CASCAR.
Motorsport Quick Hits....
Cameron Motorsports lead driver Robert Wickens completed his Bahrain experience
with a sixth place finish at the Formula BMW World Finals. Wickens was the fastest in practice, but a technical disqualification in qualifying sent him to the back of the grid for the heats. In those three heats, Wickens passed a total of 39 cars to finish 6th, 5th and 3rd in his heats. Starting seventh in the pre-final, Wickens had contact and finished 27th. Undeterred, he motored from 27th to sixth in the final....
BMW gets Intel, "Like the BMW Group, Intel also sets the highest standards of performance, innovation and quality for its products. For both companies, technological leadership is a fundamental goal," said BMW board member Burkhard Goschel. "This partnership stands to benefit our IT, our customers and our Formula 1 team."
Like Danica Patrick in the IRL, CASCAR seems to be the destination of choice for women racers in Canada. Last year Tara MacLeod
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| While I expect Tara MacLeod and Jessica Cyr to be at the season opener in 2006, another name to watch out for is Amanda Connolly. (Photo: Ed Gatner, Russ Bond Agency) |
While I expect both those women to be at the season opener in 2006, another name to watch out for is Amanda Connolly. Connolly has earned her stripes in the short track wars of Ontario, and she is rumoured to have the funding to do the season opener in a Monte Carlo. Connolly has over 100 checkered flags to her credit in Thunder Car and Late Model, and she is in a good position to impress at the season opener in 2006, as it is expected she will have decent equipment at her disposal. Hopefully she will impress enough for someone to step up for the rest of the year, so she can be the third woman in CASCAR.
Motorsport Quick Hits....
Cameron Motorsports lead driver Robert Wickens completed his Bahrain experience
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| Wickens, shown here celebrating his victory in France's Race of Champions, raced from 27th on the grid to 6th place overall in Bahrain. (Photo: Stade de France® - Macary, Zublena et Regembal, Costantini - Architectes, ADAGP - Paris - 2004) |
BMW gets Intel, "Like the BMW Group, Intel also sets the highest standards of performance, innovation and quality for its products. For both companies, technological leadership is a fundamental goal," said BMW board member Burkhard Goschel. "This partnership stands to benefit our IT, our customers and our Formula 1 team."