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Hey Guys and Gals! It’s not often that I write posts on here about anything other than ladies that are kicking some serious ass on the track. However there is something I want to share with you guys that is very close to my heart. I’ve been involved in grassroots drifting for close to eight years, organizing, driving, etc. Drifting in the South began in the great city of Atlanta at Turner field nonetheless. The iconic parking lot has produced many amazing drivers and many great memories shared among friends. That is all about to come to an end thanks to an ordinance being passed by city officials. They are specifically targeting drifting inside city limits be on public or private property.

View the Amendment here. 

Without drifting in Atlanta (inside city limits) I would never have met the amazing friends I have or became a part of a community that is like no other.  I also would never have met my fiance. If these members of the council knew how many lives they are affecting by this I don’t think that they would be trying to pass this. Drifting keeps kids and adults alike out of trouble. We all know that car culture is a different beast and not everyone gets it. Those who do get it understand the passion of watching/driving and know what it would be like if all that was taken away. Yes, there’s other places we could have events outside of city limits. Somewhere this ordinance wouldn’t be enforced but it just wouldn’t be the same. If you could please take time and sign the petition for us, and by us I mean everyone who Atlanta drifting has touched. We would be forever grateful. If you want to please share this with your friends.

Click here to sign the petition. 

From each and everyone of us we thank you for signing this. I don’t need to tell you why, if you signed it you get it.

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Traveling across the country as well as heading to a new facility always brings new challenges to a race weekend.  We are headed to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for the next two rounds in the Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup Series.

Learning a new track always brings multiple challenges for a driver.  Not only adapting to a new place but learning a track you yourself have never driven and brings what some may consider a disadvantage.  Luckily we have such awesome technology these days you can take laps on a simulator to get a feel for what the track has to offer.  Not every person has the opportunity to test before the series attends the event so it is a learning process for the whole team.  I have only ever been as far as Wisconsin/Minnesota west.  Taking the time to do a bit of research on a track is very important.  Ensuring you are prepared as much as possible for each event minimizes any upper hand others who also have never been to the track always helps.

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SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 29, 2012 – TrueCar Racing experienced success and disappointment on opposite sides of the western hemisphere this weekend as two of its drivers ended up with differing results.  Shea Holbrook, competing in the Touring Car class of the Pirelli World Challenge, took home fourth-, fifth- and sixth-place finishes in three races this weekend while Katherine Legge was unable to complete her race in the IZOD IndyCar Series after contact with the wall damaged her car.

Holbrook, driving the #67 TrueCar Honda Civic Si, had what she described as the best weekend of her racing career thus far.  Racing in three events over two days at Miller Motorsports Park near Tooele, Utah, Holbrook scored a sixth-place finish in the first race yesterday morning (won by Todd Lamb) and then a fourth-place finish in the second race (won by Michael Cooper,) which was held back-to-back with the first.  She rounded out her weekend with a fifth-place finish today after having worked her way from the back of the field.

“I was third on grid today because I had the third-fastest time from the second race of the weekend, said Holbrook.  “I was in a really good position to just stay up front and battle the entire time.  On the start of the race, I’m not sure what happened.  Either we had a misfire or I was in third gear… I couldn’t get the car rolling.  The engine took a moment to breathe because I was on the throttle but then I got full power back and it was fine.  By then I was last. (...)
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HOUSTON (April 29) – KLR Group driver Erica Enders’ return to her home track ended almost as soon as her race started.

Enders’ Chevrolet Cobalt bogged on the starting line in her first-round matchup Sunday at the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway, and she fell to good friend Larry Morgan.

“When I let the clutch out, the car just stuck the tire and bogged,” Enders said. “It’s like I left in third gear, which I didn’t do. The car just bogged. Finally it caught back up and went through low gear. Down the rest of the track, it was pulling fine. I closed an eight-car gap to three or four, but dadgum, it wasn’t even close.”

Enders’ pass was 6.723 seconds at 208.84, the slowest run she made all weekend. Enders qualified No. 6 with a 6.575 at 210.64, and her three other qualifying passes were with .023 seconds of that number.

Morgan advanced to the quarterfinals with a run of 6.655 seconds at 208.55 mph.(...)
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HOUSTON (April 29) — Karen Stoffer had her best outing of the season Sunday at Royal Purple Raceway, riding her GEICO Suzuki past reigning world champion Eddie Krawiec and Chip Ellis for a steady semifinal finish at the 25th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals.

Starting from the No. 6 qualifying position, Stoffer got a free pass against Ellis when the veteran rider left the Tree -.001 seconds early, an automatic disqualification. Stoffer still rode out the pass and posted a 6.960 at 191.70 mph.

Up next was two-time and reigning Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Krawiec, who had qualified No. 3 on his Harley-Davidson V-Rod. But this time it was Stoffer who had the quicker bike, running a 6.907 at 192.85 mph to Krawiec’s 6.928 at 192.41 mph.(...)
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HOUSTON (April 28) – Leah Pruett won’t stay down long after a rare first-round loss in the NHRA Pro Mod Series by ProCare Rx. Pruett and her R2B2 Racing team vow to get back to work after she was eliminated on Saturday night from the O’Reilly Auto Parts Spring Nationals Royal Purple Raceway.

“We’re going to test on Monday,” Pruett said. “We’ve got a lot of things we want to fix with the car, and I’ve got a lot of things I want to fix inside the driver compartment. Hopefully, that will prove advantageous.

“I’m really not sure what’s going on. Last year, I had spectacular lights, and earlier this year in testing, it was awesome. Now, I don’t know, at these races, I just can’t get it. I need to work on something.”

Pruett lost in the first round to Troy Coughlin despite running a better elapsed time. Pruett went 5.972 seconds at 249.86 mph in her ProCare Rx Ford Mustang, but lost to Coughlin’s pass of 5.997 seconds at 247.70 mph. The difference was Coughlin’s better reaction time.(...)
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN, April 26, 2012 – Glass Hammer Racing, LLC, (http://www.beatbyagirl.org) and Savannah Rickli are proud to announce a partnership that will put Rickli in the seat of an Intercontinental Trophy Cup Racing Porsche Cayman at races in New Jersey and Watkins Glen events later this spring. This latest announcement is the next step on a journey that started when Rickli sat behind the wheel for the first time, on her fathers lap, at three years old. The past fifteen years have been a whirlwind as Rickli continues to work towards her professional racing aspirations.

Rickli started her formal racing career competing in SCCA’s Formula Junior program as part of their Solo division. It was on these autocross courses that Rickli became confident in her aspirations to become a professional racecar driver. Rickli began seeking sponsorships to help her move up the motorsports ladder. Since her karting days, Rickli has had the opportunity to compete on some of the world’s greatest tracks in a variety of different types of cars. Rickli’s experience includes being the youngest driver, male or female, to complete the world famous Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, SCCA Club Racing, Ice Racing, RallyCross, Autocross, and a series of tests with professional race teams.

“Savannah has an enthusiasm for racing that is absolutely electric,” said Gregory Gaich, founder and owner of Glass Hammer Racing. “She’s a perfect representative for us, both on track as a racer and off track working to introduce the joy of motorsports to a whole new generation of little girls.”(...)
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From Lella Lombardi and Janet Guthrie to Michelle Mouton and Danica Patrick, ladies have come a long way in motorsports.

Meet Miss Natasha Seatter. The Malaysian racer recently became the first female to win a race in the United Arab Emirates. Seatter has been setting the pace from her younger days in karting and Formula BMW single-seaters.

F1Weekly would like to thank Natasha for taking her time to answer our questions, and wish her much success in her racing career.

Q. Congratulations on your victory in Formula Gulf 1000 race. Winning the race by passing championship leader and setting the fastest lap has to be very special feeling for you?

A. Thank you, it’s true that winning races is every driver’s goal but it takes a lot of training, hard work and persistence before that happens. Beating the championship leader is a real confidence booster for me and I really had to focus on not making any mistakes.(...)
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HOUSTON (April 24) – GK Motorsports driver Erica Enders carries some confidence and momentum into this weekend’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway.

Enders is coming off a runner-up finish in the 4-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway, a result that prompted a phone call from Pro Stock legend Bob Glidden, a 10-time world champion.

“Bob Glidden actually called me on Monday after the race,” Enders said. “We talked a couple weeks ago, too, when I called him after Grumpy (Bill Jenkins) died. He called me on Monday, and the conversation starts out as, ‘Gosh darn it, I thought you were going to win.’”(...)
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