In 2018, Erin was introduced to Flying Lizard Motorsports  and became their first female racer to compete at a professional level – perhaps one of the most famous American sportscar teams ever to grace the likes of the American Le Mans Series (now IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship).  There was a plan in the works to send an all-female Audi R8 LMS GT4 team to race the 25 Hours of Thunderhill – one of the more grueling 24 hour races in terms of the weather and hours raced in total darkness, although not as competitive as the historic 24 hour races at Daytona, Le Mans, Nürburgring, and Spa. All it wanted was a female leader and to gather a team. Through a quick collaboration, Erin and Flying Lizard put together a star-studded lineup that included Christina Nielsen (two-time World Endurance Championship winner for Porsche Racing), Aurora Straus (SRO GT4 SprintX Championship winner and BMW Motorsports Ambassador), Ashton Harrison (Global MX5 Cup Racer and Hoonigans star), and Laura Ely (two-time Porsche Trophy West Champion). The team went on to win first in class and finish 4th overall out of 46 cars, finishing at the top of the field among Radicals, GT3 cars, and prototypes.

Riding the momentum of that victory, Erin moved into the Porsche Trophy West GT4 Championship with Flying Lizard. The Porsche Trophy series is highly focused on driver development and coaching, and 2019 was a huge growth year for Erin’s driving. Claiming 15 wins and 16 podiums, Erin grabbed the Bronze Class Championship, often racing and winning against drivers in newer, faster cars. From there she partnered with pro-driver Michael Cooper to pilot a Flying Lizard McLaren 570S GT4 during the 2020 SRO GT4 America SprintX Championship, where the duo claimed multiple top-five finishes among a large and highly competitive field.

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