Female Pioneers Search for Equal Ground in Auto Racing
May 28, 2008
On the day Danica Patrick claimed her historic victory at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan last month, Kristin Bumbera was half a world away. Bumbera was running at Thunder Hill Raceway in Kyle, Texas, just south of Austin. She finished 11th in the Allstate Texas Thunder 150 Race, part of the Camping World West series. She was the only woman running. She’s used to that.
Decades after Shirley Muldowney knocked down the gender barrier at the top levels of drag racing, success by women in motor sports is still largely hit or miss. But those who have followed the pioneers are now giving rise to more young drivers, and that next generation will one day be Patrick’s legacy and that of today’s other female racers.
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MILKA DUNO QUALIFIES FOR 92nd INDY 500
May 20, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS (May 19, 2008) – Milka Duno, IndyCar Series driver with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, qualified Saturday, May 17, for the 92nd Indy 500. Driving her #23 CITGO Honda Dallara IndyCar, Duno recorded a four-lap average speed of 220.305 m.p.h. which secured the 27th starting position and her second start in the classic 500-mile race.
“I’m so relieved and very happy with our qualifying run,” said Duno. “It was our goal to earn a place on the grid, and, with the help of my outstanding team, we did it. There was some wind to fight off, which made the car a bit slower. Even with the weather conditions, we came through to qualify for the world’s largest race with four consistent laps. I am more than excited to compete in my second Indianapolis 500.”
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Milka Duno to make speedy cameo in “Speed Racer”
May 20, 2008
Not that it’s easy to spot them among the massive display of visual effects, but the recently released “Speed Racer” is the film debut for two beloved Latin non-actors: race car driver Milka Duno and sportscaster Andrés Cantor.
“It was a small part, but I loved it,” says the Venezuelan Duno, who lives in Miami.
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MILKA DUNO’S STRONG PERFORMANCE CUT SHORT DUE TO INCIDENT AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
March 31, 2008
Miami (March 30, 2008) - Milka Duno, IndyCar Series driver with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, finished early in the lap 125 of 200 at the IndyCar Series season kickoff GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday, March 29.
She was forced to exit as a result of an incident caused by the car #34 driven by Franck Perera of Conquest Racing. [Read more]
DRIVEN MILKA DUNO KEEPS CHANGING GEARS
March 8, 2008
March 6, 2008 — You got to love a chick that drives a car at 220 mph. And Milka Duno does that and more. The foxy race-car driver is the first woman in history to win a major international sports-car race in North America by capturing the overall win at the Grand Prix of Miami in 2004.
And she has the highest finish for a female driver in the 46-year history of the 24 Hours of Dayton race. Her Indy 500 average is a whopping 220 mph. But cars are not he only toy this Venezuelan export loves.
She almost hesitantly admits to owning “something like 200″ sunglasses, “many, many, many, many” belts and “a lot” of jeans.
“But why is that important?” asks a buff Duno.
“I have many other accomplishments. Fashion is just part of my Latin culture. All Latin women like to look their best. That’s only normal for us. There are a lot of other more important things about me than fashion.”
This accessory aficionada is a naval engineer by trade who earned four master’s degrees (organizational development, naval architecture, aquaculture and maritime business) by the age of 25 before her life unexpectedly took a sharp turn.
“I went with some friends to race, you know, just for fun,” she explains. “I was the only girl in the group.” And after just a few more tries, she says, “I was winning.”
This year, she is ventureing beyond the race-car circuit.
She plays driver Kellie Gearbox in the upcoming “Speed Racer” flick. And her bilingual kids book, “Go, Milka, Go!” hits stores this month.
“My book is meant to inspire kids to study and earn an education,” Duno says.
Indy Cars’ First Latin Female Racer Milka Duno to Drive the Number 11 Vois.com Car at the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona January 26-27, 2008
January 22, 2008
Vois Inc. (http://www.vois.com) (pronounced “Voice”) (OTCBB: VOIS) (OTCBB: VOISW), one of the faster growing, global social networking communities for people ages 25 to 50, announced today that it has sponsored the Number #11 Vois.com Pontiac Riley Daytona Prototype with SAMAX Motorsport. The car is to be driven by world renowned drivers Milka Duno and co-drivers Ryan Dalziel, Tomas Enge and Harold Primat. Milka Duno was the first woman to win a major international sports car race in North America. Milka entered the IndyCar Series in 2007, racing alongside Danica Patrick, and became the first Latin women to qualify and race in the Indianapolis 500. Milka has competed in racing series including Panoz GT, American Le Mans Series and Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series. 2008 sees Milka racing in her fifth consecutive season in the Rolex Sports Car Series and last year Milka and her co-drivers came in 2nd place at Daytona. Milka Duno can also be seen in the May 2008 live-action movie “Speed Racer,” based on the classic anime series of the 1960s, where she has been set to play the role of Gearbox. The film, written and directed by the creators of “The Matrix” trilogy, will follow the adventures of young race car driver Speed in his quest for glory. For more on Milka Duno see http://www.vois.com/index.php/profile/index/mysession/dXNlcmlkPTczMjE3. At the 46th anniversary of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, fans will see many of the biggest names in motorsports to compete in the toughest and most prestigious sports car race in America. The Rolex 24 is attracting racing stars from across the world to compete. Helio Castroneves, who drives the No. 3 Penske Racing Dallara/Honda in the IndyCar Series, made his Rolex 24 debut last season. The 32-year-old won back-to-back Indianapolis 500s in 2001 and 2002 and recently captured the “Mirrorball Trophy” as the 2007 champion of ABC-TV’s reality series “Dancing With The Stars.” Another major name to commit in the upcoming Rolex 24 is Jimmie Johnson, who was just crowned the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champion for the second straight year. The kickoff event is also attracting actor Patrick Dempsey, the star of the hit ABC show “Grey’s Anatomy.”
SPEED and FOX Sports will offer 17 hours of team coverage from the 46th running of the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona on Jan. 26-27, beginning at 1:00 p.m. EST on FOX with the first 90 minutes of the event simulcast on the 1,400-square-foot screen at One Times Square in New York.
About SAMAX Motorsport
SAMAX Motorsport, based in Pompano Beach, Florida, is in its third year of competition in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. More information on SAMAX Motorsport is available at www.samaxmotorsport.com.
About Vois, Inc.
Vois.com (pronounced “Voice”) is one of the faster growing, publicly traded global social networking communities for people ages 25 to 50. Vois was just awarded Favorite Photo Sharing Website and was a finalist for Favorite Large Scale Social Network at the 2007 Open-Web-Awards. — http://www.vois.com
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