Women Take The Wheel

Sydnie Turner is only 14 and legally can’t drive the streets of Indianapolis, but she can speed down the drag strip at 100 miles per hour. How is that? Sydnie teaches me all about the NHRA Junior Street program and her experience in the class. We also talk with her inspiration for getting into racing, her Papa – Jody Beach.

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Sydnie Turner is only 14 and legally can’t drive the streets of Indianapolis, but she can speed down the drag strip at 100 miles per hour. How is that? The Division 3 Champion teaches me all about the NHRA Junior Street program and her experience in the class. We also talk with her inspiration for getting into racing, her Papa.

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We recorded this week's Women Take The Wheel at the PRI podcast booth in front of a live audience this week. I have the pleasure of talking with Cindy Sisson from Women in Motorsports North America. I am in such awe of her career and what she has done to help women in racing all over the world. We talk about her accomplished marketing career in sports, the inspiration behind the Women With Drive – Driven by Mobil 1 summit, and Cindy tells us one of the most important things you should do, to grow your network. 

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Are you a Taylor Swift fan? Do you have a Swiftie in your life? Lindsey Hennig from Bell Racing Helmets is in studio to tell us about a very special project to teach all the Taylor Swift fans flooding into Indianapolis, about legendary women in motorsports. Find out how you can own a very unique Tay-Tay tribute souvenir, that will help Women in Motorsports North America organization. 

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Julie Nataas is back in the All Indiana Podcast studio. The reigning NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster Champion is making her Top Fuel Dragster debut next week with the Scrappers Racing Team! Julie shares her journey into the Top Fuel seat, what she’s been doing to prepare and how her relationship with the Salinas family actually goes way back to when she was still living in Norway.

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Lauren Gaudion is the VP of Marketing & Communications for Arrow McLaren IndyCar. You can’t miss their team and fans all decked out in papaya! There is so much that goes into her job “on” and “off” the track. We discuss what it takes to maintain and promote a team brand, creating successful social media content, what the Month of May looks like for her, and the growing number of women in IndyCar.

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When you listen to Scrappers Racing Top Fuel Driver Jasmine Salinas talk - you can hear how passionate she is about wanting a career in drag racing. On this episode of Women Take The Wheel, she opens up on career from Junior Dragster to Top Fuel. Hear about the valuable lessons she’s learned over the years from her dad, what it was like getting back in the driver’s seat after her massive A/Fuel dragster crash in Gainesville, her expedited debut into the Top Fuel ranks and the camaraderie among the women drivers in NHRA. 

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Kayleigh Hill-Beakley currently drives in the Super-Comp class, but has plans to keep going faster. Find out when she caught the racing bug, and how the JCM Driver Development Program is helping guide her pursuit to drive Top Fuel some day.

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This week I am joined by Shannon Hill. Some of you may know her better as Mad Maxine! She has embraced the drag racing BUG life, and even taken it to the next level! It is more than just backing up a car. We talk about what it takes to be a BUG, a new ambassador program she has started, and taking on those internet trolls.

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On this week's Women Take The Wheel, I am on location at IRP, catching up with past guest, Maddi Gordon. When we first talked to her a couple years ago, she was working on her Dad’s Top Alcohol Funny Car Driver. Now she is driving that race car – and doing a good job of it! This is kind of a unique podcast as we did our interview in two parts. Before eliminations, we talk about her journey into the seat of the family Funny Car. Then, we pick up the conversation three rounds later, with a very happy winner. 

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