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Real Racers Turn in Both Directions: Women, Autocross, and the Drive Toward Inclusion · BREAK/FIX the Motorsports & Vehicle Enthusiast Variety Show

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Brake Fix's History of Motorsports series is brought to you in part
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by the International Motor Racing Research Center, as well as the
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Society of Automotive Historians, the Watkins Glen Area Chamber of
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Commerce, and the Argettsinger family.
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Real racers turn in both directions.
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Autocross, life skills, and the woman driver.
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By Chris Lizotte.
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After a career in advertising, some of it spent writing commercials, Dr.
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Lizotte earned a master's degree at Eastern Michigan University and a PhD
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from Bowling Green State University.
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Now working as an independent scholar, she investigates the relationship
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between women and cars in a variety of contexts, including women's
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participation in traditionally masculine cultures, including motorsports.
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As well as representations of women and cars in popular culture.
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Dr.
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Lizotte's current project focuses on women's growing involvement in
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autocross, the reasons for women's participations, and the methods by
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which women negotiate entry into a historically masculine environment,
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and how the autocross experience contributes to women's identity.
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Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for your interest in this presentation,
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which focuses on women's participation in the motorsport of autocross.
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I'm Crystal Zahn, an independent scholar.
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The overarching subject of my research is the relationship between women
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and cars and a variety of content.
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Three years ago, in November of 2019, I attended the Yarga Singer Conference
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on the invitation of Don Capps.
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At that time, I had recently accepted an invitation to write a chapter
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focused on the history of women only racing for an upcoming book on the
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history and politics of motorsports.
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I called up on the conference, therefore, not only to become better informed
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regarding motorsports scholarship, but to also conduct research at
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the IMRRC, a big shout out to Jenny Ambrose who helped me in that endeavor.
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As part of my investigation for this book project, I interviewed a number
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of women who posted about their involvement in motorsports on the
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SCCA Facebook Women on Track page.
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While the women participated in many motorsports arenas, the overwhelming
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majority, I discovered, ran an autocross.
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As motorsports are historically unwelcoming to women, I was intrigued
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by the notion of a motorsports venue that was somewhat effective
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in attracting female participants.
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As one of my primary research interests is women who successfully negotiate
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entry into masculine car cultures.
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such as muscle cars and pickup trucks.
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I thought that an investigation of women who participate in autocross
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would be an interesting, perhaps, revelational project to pursue.
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Of course, shortly after that conference, COVID closed everything down, including
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a large number of motorsports events.
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So I had to wait a couple of years before embarking on the autocross study.
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I began attending motorsports events in the fall of 2021 and just recently
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completed the transcription of the last of 31 one hour interviews conducted
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with female autocross drivers.
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I also spent a great deal of time on social media and locations such
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as the aforementioned Women on Track Facebook page where women
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asked questions, posted results, and provided support for one another.
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This presentation today is a first attempt to introduce my initial findings.
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The study of women in autocross is important for a number of reasons.
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Scholarship on women in motorsports tend to fall into two camps.
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Sexist attitudes and practices which create barriers to women's
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professional motocross participation and monographs focused on the success
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of exceptional women who have made it in the masculine world of motorsports.
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Amateur motorsports as a potential stepping stone to professional
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aspirations as a male dominated activity in which men participate.
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or as a source of female identity and empowerment has not been examined.
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Although women comprise over 50 percent of licensed drivers, women's participation
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in motorsports at all levels and all types of events is less than 4%.
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However, women have at times represented nearly 20 percent of autocross
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participants on a national level.
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This suggests that there are qualities of autocross that are particularly
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appealing to women drivers.
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And that women have developed successful strategies to become integrated and
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accepted into the autocross community.
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How women negotiate entry in a traditionally hypermasculine culture
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such as motorsports has relevance not only to activities associated with
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the automobile, but to any location in which masculinity and male culture
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hampers women's participation.
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Therefore, as I began this investigation into women's autocross
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participation, my initial objective was to address the following questions.
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Who are the women who participate in autocross?
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What strategies do women call upon to gain entry into the autocross arena?
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What are the qualities that attract women to autocross?
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How do women benefit from autocross participation?
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What are the obstacles to women's autocross participation?
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And how does women's participation challenge and reshape autocross culture?
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So what exactly is autocross?
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Although I suspect most of you are familiar with it, I
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thought I would provide a short description for those who are not.
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Autocross is a timed competition in which drivers navigate one at a time through a
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unique course defined by cones or pylons.
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Autocross events are typically held on flat paved surfaces like parking lots or
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airport tarmacs with few obstructions.
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Unlike racetracks, autocross courses vary in size, surface, and layout.
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Each event presents a new challenge.
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Events typically have many classes that allow almost any vehicle,
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with the possible exception of SUVs and pickup trucks, to compete.
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While speeds are generally no greater than those encountered on the highway, success
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at autocross requires concentration, precision maneuvering, and quick reflexes.
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Autocross welcomes drivers of all ages and all abilities.
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The only equipment required is a driver's license, approved helmet, and vehicle.
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Although I have not participated in Autocross as a driver, I observed at two
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local Autocross events held at a driver's education lot and a regional pro solo
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event which took place at the Toledo airport to gain a better understanding
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of Autocross and the women who run in it.
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Who are the women who participate in Autocross?
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The women who contributed to this project were recruited from local events as well
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as the SCCA Women on Track Facebook page.
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They ranged in age from 23 to 72, with the largest group,
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30%, from the 30 to 39 range.
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The women varied in autocross experience levels from less than
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one year to nearly 50, beginners to national championship winners.
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84 percent were married or partnered, but just 23 percent had children.
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20 percent identified as non white and 90 percent as heterosexual.
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While women in warm weather states were in the majority, no doubt due
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to the extended racing seasons in those climates, women in other areas
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of the country were well represented.
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In terms of political ideology of those who provided an answer, 60 percent leaned
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left, 25 percent were moderate, and 15 percent identified as conservative.
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While the sample size is not large enough to be generalizable, the
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demographics do provide an interesting contrast to the white male conservative
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population that makes up the overwhelming majority of the motorsports population.
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This disparity does not only explain why women often have difficulty
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entering the motorsports arena, but also suggests that, in greater numbers,
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women have the potential to alter the motorsports culture to be more
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diverse, inclusive, and supportive.
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So what strategies do women call upon to gain entry into the autocross arena?
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An interest in automobiles in general, and motorsports in particular, is not
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cultivated in the majority of young women.
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Not only are gendered practices regarding toys that move enforced at a very young
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age, but women who express more than an average fascination with cars are
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often labeled unnatural or freakish.
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Consequently, women are often unaware of motorsports as something in which they can
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participate, unless encouraged by someone or something with knowledge or interest.
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While a few of the women came from racing or car centric families, Most
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were introduced to autocross through car clubs, work environments, other
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racing communities such as motorcycles or more often by male significant
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others, fathers, brothers or co workers.
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Many of the men considered the participation of their wives or
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girlfriends as a way to rationalize their own autocross habit as well
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as an opportunity to spend more time together doing something they enjoyed.
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The women, who often shared cars with husbands or boyfriends,
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appreciated the male support and found pleasure and excitement in
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the shared autocross experience.
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So, what are the qualities that attract women to autocross?
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The first is affordability.
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Autocross is the most affordable of all motorsports.
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When starting out, many of the women use daily drivers to see if autocross
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is something they might want to pursue.
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Car sharing is encouraged in autocross.
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Couples often co drive cars and carless women will usually find
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someone with whom to share a vehicle.
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Autocross entries are less expensive than other motorsports and there
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is less wear and tear in the car, although avid autocrossers
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go through a whole lot of tires.
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Autocross Historically and culturally, women have been
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directed toward practical vehicles.
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Consequently, it is often difficult for them to rationalize spending
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money on something as impractical and excessive as a race car.
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The use of a daily driver and the ability to car share makes the money directed
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toward autocross easier to justify.
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The woman also mentioned the accessibility of autocross.
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Experience and special driving skills are not required.
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Autocross is very much a learn as you go motorsport.
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There are always individuals on hand eager to ride along with novice drivers, provide
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instruction, and explain the basics.
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Many of the women began by attending autocross events with boyfriends or
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husbands as spectators, eventually proclaiming that I can do this
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and taking the wheel themselves.
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Another quality that attracts women is safety.
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Numerous studies have demonstrated that as a population, women
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are safer drivers than men.
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Culturally, women are considered responsible for family safety and are
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encouraged to purchase vehicles with an abundance of features that will
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protect their family and loved ones.
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It is no surprise, therefore, that most of the women mention safety as an important
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component of autocross participation.
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Safety in autocross takes two forms.
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First, autocross organizations have established policies and procedures
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to make sure people on site, in cars, and on the course are safe.
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Secondly, the course itself is designed to minimize conditions that could cause harm.
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Cars are run one at a time on a flat, closed course without obstructions.
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The only object which could cause car damage is a plastic cone.
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As a test of coordination, concentration, and driving skill,
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rather than power and performance, cars rarely get above 60 miles an hour.
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Many of the mothers in the group mention that autocross relieves
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the worry that something will happen to them on the track.
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Although most racing events are associated with high speed, risk,
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and daring, autocross is promoted and experienced as an exciting, exhilarating,
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adrenaline pumping, yet ultimately safe way to experience more sport.
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The most popular quality that attracts women to autocross is camaraderie.
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Almost all women mention the camaraderie and support of the autocross community
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as a prime motivation for participation.
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As most come to autocross with little experience and a lot of trepidation,
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the support of other autocrossers helps to ease tension, build
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confidence, and become comfortable in the motorsports environment.
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There is a lot of downtime in autocross.
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With just three to five minutes of actual driving each day, the women
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use time spent in the grid and the impound to talk with other drivers,
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discuss what went right and what went wrong, and learn from each other.
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They talk about cars at lunch, at setups, or while working on the site.
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Autocross is a volunteer activity.
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If you run, you have to work.
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So helping with registration, working the course, spending an hour in the timing
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trailer, or volunteering as an instructor provides time to socialize while gaining
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a better understanding of the sport.
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Many of the women are active on social media and develop online friendships.
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Some attend regional and national events, where the large group of
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female entrants provide a sense of solidarity and empowerment.
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Many of the women refer to the autocross community as family,
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and feel that autocross has extended their circle of friends.
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to all corners of the country.
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One of the ways camaraderie is nurtured is the ladies classes.
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However, as an activity in which men and women are segregated,
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there is always controversy.
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Those opposed to ladies classes believe that women can only
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improve by beating the boys.
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Those in favor cite the potential increase in female participation
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generated by ladies classes.
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Many women start in ladies and move to open once their confidence
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and skill levels have improved.
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Some run in open locally where there's often little competition
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in ladies and switch to ladies at regional and national events.
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I attended a regional event at which there were large ladies classes,
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and the camaraderie and support among the participants was palpable.
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The women began the day by joining in a group dance in the grid, then
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congratulated and commiserated with each other in the impound
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after all had completed their runs.
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Photos from the SCCA Solo Nationals held in Lincoln, Nebraska, featured dozens
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of photos with women from all over the country joining together in solidarity.
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As many of the women mentioned, when gathered together in the ladies classes,
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they feel confident and newly empowered.
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So, how do women benefit from autocross participation?
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Many of the women mentioned how autocross changed their relationship
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with the automobile in significant ways.
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Not only does autocross provide the opportunity to understand the car
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better, but it teaches important driving skills that translate to everyday life.
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Autocross also provides an experience unequaled in daily
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driving, the thrill of driving fast.
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The adrenaline of competition, the opportunity to continue to improve one's
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performance, the mental challenge, the chance to be a badass behind the wheel.
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Many of the women enjoy the surprise of others when they discover that
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the mild mannered school teacher or uptight business manager
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autocrosses on the weekends.
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Autocross can change women.
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They become more confident in their skills and in themselves, more outgoing
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and self assured in relationship with others, better equipped to handle stress
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in everyday life, and closer to those with whom they share the autocross experience.
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Those who do especially well in autocross have unique opportunities to compete for
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national championships, test drive cars in other parts of the country, and become
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ambassadors for all autocrossing women.
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What are the obstacles to women's participation?
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In order to consider participating in autocross, one has to know it exists.
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Most women are unaware that engaging in motorsports on such an accessible
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and affordable level is possible.
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Those who do find their way to an autocross event often start out fearful.
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Not by the course or getting behind the wheel, but are nervous
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they will embarrass themselves in front of friends, family, and most
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especially, the men in attendance.
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Positive interactions with newcomers to autocross are
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essential for retaining new drivers.
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Those who have remained in autocross cite the camaraderie of the
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autocross community as responsible for their continued participation.
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The woman I spoke to mentioned how in the beginning, they were able to get
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over their fears through the actions and assistance of more experienced
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drivers, especially other women.
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Now that they have gained confidence as drivers, the women actively play
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it forward to autocross novices.
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Out of the 31 women interviewed for this project, only 7 had children.
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This points to the biggest obstacle in female participation, how to accommodate
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families so that women can drive.
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As culturally women are considered responsible for child care, if someone
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has to stay home with the kids while the other runs at autocross, it is
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almost always the female partner.
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Women within autocross organizations have developed groups to
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specifically address the obstacles that hamper women in the sport.
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One of the key tasks was to create an environment that
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encourages family participation.
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The ladies classes were, in fact, developed in part to address this issue.
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If a couple shares a car but not the same class, one parent can watch
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the kids while the other competes.
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This has allowed women who had reluctantly stayed at home to
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not only have the opportunity to run, but to share in a mutually
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enjoyable activity with the family.
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Historically, motor sports has been dominated by white conservative men.
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As indicated by many of the women, some of the old timers have
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misogynistic views that hamper, if not discourage, females participation.
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Women who participate with male partners are often somewhat
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shielded from this type of behavior.
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Those who don't either learn to avoid such individuals or learn
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to let it roll off their backs.
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Women within the autocross community work diligently to make
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the environment a welcoming one.
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While this has been mostly successful in the ladies classes, There need to be
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more women in autocross on all levels, particularly in leadership positions,
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to effect that kind of cultural change.
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How does women's participation challenge and reshape autocross culture?
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Women in autocross understand that it is on them to increase female participation.
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Often this means gaining respect and working their way into places of authority
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within various motorsports organizations.
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Becoming active in autocross clubs and programs provides the opportunity
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to create and implement policies beneficial to the female drivers.
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Many of the women I spoke to volunteer as committee chairs, club officers,
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program directors, newsletter editors, photographers, graphic designers, social
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media administrators, and a multitude of other positions that provide access and
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influence to the autocross community.
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Others take part on a more basic level by volunteering as instructors
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and creating a welcoming environment for those new to the sport.
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Women led groups within autocross organizations work to serve
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the needs of female drivers.
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They not only develop strategies to recruit more women to
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autocross, but also work to secure sponsors to create scholarship
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opportunities for novice women.
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By working from within, Women in autocross have the opportunity not only
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to increase female participation, but in doing so, change the culture of autocross
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from a historically white, masculine fraternity to a diverse and inclusive
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community that welcomes all drivers.
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Autocross is an amateur activity.
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Although women have achieved great success on the autocross stage,
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the sport is rarely a route to a professional career in motorsports.
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Rather, it is an activity taken on for its challenges, thrills, uniqueness,
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fun, and most importantly, camaraderie.
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It provides an opportunity to develop friendships with those who
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share an interest from all walks of life from all over the country.
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For those with autocrossing partners, it is a chance to spend time together
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in a mutually enjoyed pastime.
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To the women in autocross, success is not only measured by time on the clock.
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Rather, it's about successfully applying oneself to an undertaking
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that is challenging, invigorating, exhausting, and ultimately rewarding.
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It is about learning and improving skills one run at a time.
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It is about bringing other women into the sport and helping, teaching,
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commiserating, and encouraging them.
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It is about creating a supportive, welcoming, and empowering community,
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not just for women, but for everyone involved in the autocross hobby.
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That concludes this presentation.
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Thank you for your attention, and I am welcome to any questions.
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Can you tell me how to get in touch with SCCA and get my wife involved in this?
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Yes I can.
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I interviewed her.
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Do any of the women involved in autocross move up?
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to another category, like a track racing or rattling?
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Some of them do.
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I was curious about that.
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Some of them do track days, and they do driver's education, but very few of them
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go on to any wheel to wheel competition.
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Problem with those activities is they're more expensive.
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Gasoline's expensive, it's more wear and tear in the car, so
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most of them just stick to autos.
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And a lot of them have been doing it for 40 or 50 years.
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Been doing it for a really long time.
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Some of them are quite good.
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They have national championships.
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So another way to come at this is to look at an organization
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that promotes this kind of thing.
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I was thinking about the Porsche Club of America, as you spoke,
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whose slogan, by the way, is, It's not the cars, it's the people.
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Their propaganda, to all media, is filled with the sense that this is
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a family friendly set of activities.
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Many photographs of men and women, although generally heterosexual couples.
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At the same time, it's pretty clear that the power brokers within the organization
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at various levels are nearly all male.
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And the little bit of marketing information I've seen, particularly if
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you exclude the SUVs, show that nearly all Porsche purchasers or leasers are males.
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It's kind of a difficult situation.
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Right, well I, actually one of the women I spoke to started an
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autocross through the Porsche Club.
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She and her husband drive Boxsters.
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But she mentioned that they don't have ladies classes in the Porsche Club.
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Everybody has to run it open.
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So if you're sharing a car, that becomes problematic.
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It's okay if you don't have children, but if you do, then it's an issue.
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But like I said, most of the women I talked to didn't have
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children, and perhaps that's what made them able to participate in
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this for a long period of time.
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If I missed it, I apologize, but have you done this yourself, or in
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all of the research that you were doing, did you get the urge to get
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behind the wheel and do it yourself?
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Uh, no I have not, and I am too old to start, but I would like
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to ride along with somebody.
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I think that would be alright, but I don't really want to try it myself.
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I'm not that confident of a driver.
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I didn't know it existed when I was younger, so.
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I think it should be pointed out that the national, SCCA National Solo
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Championship is probably one of the largest motorsport events in the world.
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Yes.
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In Lincoln, Nebraska.
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As a former director of SCCA, I've watched this sport develop.
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And it used to be, yes, a lot of people who did autocrossing went into racing.
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It doesn't seem to be that crossover anymore.
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Most of the people who go autocrossing do autocrossing and
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that's, that's as far as they go.
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But it is still an incredibly popular event, and it is, as I say, once again,
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I've forgotten the exact numbers, but I think it approaches a thousand.
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Yeah, I think they hit twelve hundred this year, and they hit a lot of women.
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That sounds right.
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I know some friends who went.
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Yeah, a lot of the women I talked to went.
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That's the event you should go to.
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Yeah, it's in October.
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Hi, my name is Luis Martinez, and I'm very active in the Porsche Club of America.
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I used to be the president of the Finger Lakes region, and I'm a track
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instructor here at Watkins Glen, and I have been for over 20 years.
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Just going to give you a few positive examples of women
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in Porsche Club of America.
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The youngest ever track instructor certified by PCA by Porsche
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Club of America is Ashley Novak.
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She was 18 years old, and she was a track instructor here and elsewhere,
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and now, of course, she's married and has a family and all that.
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Another positive example is Aurora Strauss.
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Her father is Ari Strauss.
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Aurora Strauss, I remember when she was 11 years old, 12 years old, and she was
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being taught how to drive at Monticello Motor Club in Monticello, New York.
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Today, she's a professional AMSA driver as well as a Harvard graduate.
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Just last week, I released a story that went to the PCA Club Racing
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News, which is based in California, about a husband wife club racing
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team, Steve and Mary Schindler.
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Whom I've known and they were here in June and I wrote a story about Mary
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and Steve and they each have what I call his and hers car and they both,
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they change, I mean, they race in different categories, but they do race.
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I could go on with many examples of being active in club racing
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sports for over 50 years.
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Thank you.
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With your background in riding car commercials, I was thinking you
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might be the perfect person to do a presentation or a book on women.
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in automotive advertising.
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Any thoughts on that?
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I'd like to leave my advertising past behind.
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I did write an article that was in the, um, Automotive History Review about my
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time spent at McCann Erickson working on Buick and GMC truck, and I did do
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some advertising that focused on women, which at the time, this was in the 80s,
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which was very unusual at the time.
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But as a book, nah, no.
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But thanks for the idea.
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In which states do most of this autocross happen?
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Well, the women I talked to were, a lot of them were on the west coast,
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but there were also people in Utah, Texas, Georgia, Florida, New York.
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They were pretty much from all over.
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I think they just have a longer racing season on the west coast than
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they do, obviously, in the north.
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But I know they autocross in the rain, I don't know if they autocross on the ice.
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Right.
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