The situation in these series is quite different due to the necessity of
sponsorship, and the high costs involved in general; barriers that don't exist
in our sport. If you read the articles you'll notice that they have very little
to do with the actual competition.
KeS
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-autox@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-autox@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Rick Brown
> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 12:13
> To: autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Girlie Girl Racing's "Quick Chicks" ( was Re: Some thoughts
> on Ladies Classes)
>
>
> From: Arthur Emerson
> > Alan Pozner <AlanP@identicard.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >Are there ladies classes in the IRL, CART, F1, NASCAR, NHRA?
> > >In other words do other motorsports regard women as inferior
> > >drivers and create a special class for them to play?
>
> I think the difference is you can't just show up at their events, pay your
> entry fee and drive. And what about the women's racing series that many of
> our better ladies are currently in? Somebody obviously felt there was a
> need for a "special" series just for women. Hopefully, these ladies will
> eventually move into the "open" series and continue to open that up.
> Despite the success of ladies like Shirley Muldowney and Lyn St. James and
> the 2 in last years Indy, we still see very few ladies at the pro level.
> Don't know why. Is it the resistance in a male dominated industry? Or the
> lack of good entry level programs to encourage ladies into the sport?
>
> >snip<
> > At these events, they kept pushing the Girlie Girl Racing
> > "Quick Chick" drag racing competition on the PA system. (Girlie
> > Girl is based in Rutherford, New Jersey, and I guess that the
> > gold chain-wearing, IROC-driving, drag racing men in that area
> > have the female founder of the company fooled into thinking
> > that "girl" and "chick" aren't degrading to some women in this
> > era of political correctness.)
> >
> > Anyway, if you want to read the perspective of somebody
> > that's involved with STARTING a ladies class in motorsports,
> > check this interview out:
> >
> > http://www.girliegirlracing.com/html/interview.htm
> >
> > I suspect that her views don't represent the majority of women.
> > I'm just pointing it out for the perspective.
> >
> > What would be the opinion of our women competitors if "Girlie
> > Girl" were to suddenly become sponsors of the ladies classes
> > in Solo-II / ProSolo??? Do any of you "chicks" :-) out there
> > think that this is worth pursuing?????
>
> The screenprinting company I work at did the initial development of Diana's
> logo and printed all her clothing before she moved from Calif to NJ. Note
> that Girlie Girl is focused on drag racing although she may be open to other
> motorsports now. And don't think "the
> gold chain-wearing, IROC-driving, drag racing men in that area" have her
> fooled into anything (especially since she started her company here in
> SoCal), she is a good business woman who seems to know how to market her
> product. She was aware of my involvement in Solo2, but the niche she was
> after at the time was the "chicks" that hang out with the young amature drag
> racers.
>
> Rick Brown
> FP 240Z
>
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