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Women Racers In CNY Are Having Plenty Success
The story of women in racing is nothing new these days. At the three major events taking place nationally, about a dozen different women will suit up with hopes of that all-important trip to victory lane.
The most visible female racer, Danica Patrick, will compete this weekend in Michigan with the Sprint Cup Series. But past results tell you that Patrick's chances of winning are slim at best. In 14 starts this season in cup competition, she has managed just 1 top 10 finish and sits 28th in the points. And in 2012 on the Nationwide Series, she garnered just 4 top 10's in 33 starts.
When the Indy Car Series pulls into Milwaukee this weekend it is possible that four women could be in the field with Simona De Silvestro, Ana Beatriz, Pippa Mann and Katherine Legge all logging laps on the series this season. But all are still gaining valuable experience, so a win by one of them may still be a ways off.
The NHRA is a different story. Female racers have been winning events in almost every category since Shirley Muldowney broke in back in 1965. She has 18 NHRA titles to her credit and three world championships.
Today, the list of winners in NHRA's top divisions is a long one. Brittany Force, Courtney Force, Alexis De Joria, Erica Enders-Stevens and Angie Smith are all capable of winning this weekend and all have reached beyond the point of being a female racer and are more known as racers who happen to be women.
That same sentiment is echoed by the female racers in Central New York. All the women I spoke with said basically the same thing, "We are not women racers. We are racers that just happen to be women." And unlike Danica Patrick, they are winning races this year.
Durhamville's Gerry Newman was the first female racer in our area to gain notoriety and win races. She won amateur track championships at Utica Rome in 1979 and 1982 as well as street stock titles at the Fulton Speedway in 1996 and 1997. Along the way she won over 70 races at places like Brewerton, Five Mile Point, Rolling Wheels and Fonda Speedway, often trading paint with male racers who did not want to get passed by a woman at any cost.
Jessica Zemken, 26, lost the ESS race at the Utica Rome Speedway on Memorial Day Weekend by just a half-a-car length. And if she had won that race it would have been no big deal to any knowledgeable fan as she has over 20 wins to her credit in sprint cars, modifieds and sportsman.
Beth Schneider leads the sportsman points at the Fulton Speedway after switching chassis manufacturers this offseason. The 22-year-old Clarkson graduate has yet to win a race in the division but has had several top 5 finishes this year while starting the feature outside the top 15 on most nights so far. No, she hasn't won yet, but she is surely banging on that door real hard.
Syracuse's Katelyn Kane is a 22-year-old modified rookie at Fulton after moving up from the sportsman ranks. She has three career wins to her credit, although a win this year would be a long shot as she is racing against several drivers who have been in modifieds longer than she has been alive.
Megan Allen leads the points in the micro sprint divisions at Paradise Speedway in Geneva. The 19-year-old college student won the first two races this year and has a huge lead as she hopes to be the second woman to win the championship in a row.
Last year, second-generation driver Alysha Ruggles won the title at Paradise and has notched over 30 micro sprint wins in her career. This year she is competing in the 305 sprint class at Canandaigua and sits third in the points. She has yet to win as a rookie but has finished second and third so you know that win is just around the corner.
Last weekend at the Fulton Speedway, 23-year-old Hilary Ward won her first feature in the novice sportsman division. She postponed her gall bladder surgery until Monday so she could race on Saturday night. If that's not a racer, then I don't know what is.
So if you do want to see some female racers with a chance to win, you can either watch the NHRA on TV, or come out to your local dirt track where there are so many women racers that we don't really make a big deal about it anymore as the results speak for themselves.
The most visible female racer, Danica Patrick, will compete this weekend in Michigan with the Sprint Cup Series. But past results tell you that Patrick's chances of winning are slim at best. In 14 starts this season in cup competition, she has managed just 1 top 10 finish and sits 28th in the points. And in 2012 on the Nationwide Series, she garnered just 4 top 10's in 33 starts.
When the Indy Car Series pulls into Milwaukee this weekend it is possible that four women could be in the field with Simona De Silvestro, Ana Beatriz, Pippa Mann and Katherine Legge all logging laps on the series this season. But all are still gaining valuable experience, so a win by one of them may still be a ways off.
The NHRA is a different story. Female racers have been winning events in almost every category since Shirley Muldowney broke in back in 1965. She has 18 NHRA titles to her credit and three world championships.
Today, the list of winners in NHRA's top divisions is a long one. Brittany Force, Courtney Force, Alexis De Joria, Erica Enders-Stevens and Angie Smith are all capable of winning this weekend and all have reached beyond the point of being a female racer and are more known as racers who happen to be women.
That same sentiment is echoed by the female racers in Central New York. All the women I spoke with said basically the same thing, "We are not women racers. We are racers that just happen to be women." And unlike Danica Patrick, they are winning races this year.
Durhamville's Gerry Newman was the first female racer in our area to gain notoriety and win races. She won amateur track championships at Utica Rome in 1979 and 1982 as well as street stock titles at the Fulton Speedway in 1996 and 1997. Along the way she won over 70 races at places like Brewerton, Five Mile Point, Rolling Wheels and Fonda Speedway, often trading paint with male racers who did not want to get passed by a woman at any cost.
Jessica Zemken, 26, lost the ESS race at the Utica Rome Speedway on Memorial Day Weekend by just a half-a-car length. And if she had won that race it would have been no big deal to any knowledgeable fan as she has over 20 wins to her credit in sprint cars, modifieds and sportsman.
Beth Schneider leads the sportsman points at the Fulton Speedway after switching chassis manufacturers this offseason. The 22-year-old Clarkson graduate has yet to win a race in the division but has had several top 5 finishes this year while starting the feature outside the top 15 on most nights so far. No, she hasn't won yet, but she is surely banging on that door real hard.
Syracuse's Katelyn Kane is a 22-year-old modified rookie at Fulton after moving up from the sportsman ranks. She has three career wins to her credit, although a win this year would be a long shot as she is racing against several drivers who have been in modifieds longer than she has been alive.
Megan Allen leads the points in the micro sprint divisions at Paradise Speedway in Geneva. The 19-year-old college student won the first two races this year and has a huge lead as she hopes to be the second woman to win the championship in a row.
Last year, second-generation driver Alysha Ruggles won the title at Paradise and has notched over 30 micro sprint wins in her career. This year she is competing in the 305 sprint class at Canandaigua and sits third in the points. She has yet to win as a rookie but has finished second and third so you know that win is just around the corner.
Last weekend at the Fulton Speedway, 23-year-old Hilary Ward won her first feature in the novice sportsman division. She postponed her gall bladder surgery until Monday so she could race on Saturday night. If that's not a racer, then I don't know what is.
So if you do want to see some female racers with a chance to win, you can either watch the NHRA on TV, or come out to your local dirt track where there are so many women racers that we don't really make a big deal about it anymore as the results speak for themselves.
Kane Talks about her first modified heat win: Fulton 5/18/13
2nd Annual Girl Scout Night At the Fulton Speedway Was a Huge Success
Girl Scouts were everywhere at the Fulton Speedway this weekend as they enjoyed the 2nd Annual Girl Scout Night at the speedway
May 12, 2013, Fulton, NY– The Mother’s Day weekend treat at the Fulton Speedway was a huge success for the second year in a row. The now annual Girl Scout night gave many local Girl Scouts their first taste of dirt car racing. The girls came out in crowds this weekend as soon troops got to sing the national anthem while others raised money by face painting.
The girls not only get to watch the races that evening, but also get to meet drivers and see their cars up close as well as take many pictures of the entire night.
Modified driver and host of this annual event, Katelyn Kane describes it as “an absolute blast, it is so great to meet all these girls and so rewarding to hear that they have had a great time and can’t wait to get back to the track.”
For more information about Katelyn Kane you can visit her website at www.katelynkaneracing.com where you can get all the latest information about her racing endeavors as well as contact her. You can also visit the Girl Scouts’ at www.gsnypenn.org and Fulton Speedway at www.fultonspeedway.com to stay informed on the latest news from both of them.
May 12, 2013, Fulton, NY– The Mother’s Day weekend treat at the Fulton Speedway was a huge success for the second year in a row. The now annual Girl Scout night gave many local Girl Scouts their first taste of dirt car racing. The girls came out in crowds this weekend as soon troops got to sing the national anthem while others raised money by face painting.
The girls not only get to watch the races that evening, but also get to meet drivers and see their cars up close as well as take many pictures of the entire night.
Modified driver and host of this annual event, Katelyn Kane describes it as “an absolute blast, it is so great to meet all these girls and so rewarding to hear that they have had a great time and can’t wait to get back to the track.”
For more information about Katelyn Kane you can visit her website at www.katelynkaneracing.com where you can get all the latest information about her racing endeavors as well as contact her. You can also visit the Girl Scouts’ at www.gsnypenn.org and Fulton Speedway at www.fultonspeedway.com to stay informed on the latest news from both of them.
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Girl Scouts to Come To Fulton Speedway For 2nd Annual Girl Scout Night
Kane hosting second annual Girl Scouts event at Fulton Speedway
Popular event scheduled for Mother’s Day Weekend
May 6, 2013, Fulton, NY– Mother’s Day weekend will have added meaning at the Fulton Speedway for the local area Girl Scouts. For the 2nd straight year dirt racer Katelyn Kane will host the Girl Scouts with a meet and greet.
After the success of the last year’s Girl Scout Night at Fulton Speedway, Kane was determined to make it an annual running event. After talking with Judi Knowlton, Sr. Community Development Manager of Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways, Inc., and Fulton Speedway’s promoter Cory Reed, the trio has settled on Mother’s Day weekend, May 11th, 2013, yet again for the special event.
“It was a real honor having so many girls there to cheer for me,” said Kane. “It feels great to have these girls look up to me, and I’m thrilled they want to do it again.” Kane then went on to say, “If I can make one more dirt-racing fan out of the girls who attend this event, then it is a success in my book.”
Since planning has started early this year, the trio hopes to make the event bigger and better than last year. The event will be included in the Girl Scouts of NYPENN’s Spring Discover Book, which is a program guide that will go out to the families of over 18,000 Girl Scouts and the event will also be included on Fulton Speedway’s schedule.
As a way to gain more popularity for the event, this Tuesday, May 7th, Kane will appear on the local talk show Bridge Street at 10:00 am with a member of the Girl Scout troop 11013 who has been invited to sing the national anthem at this year’s event. You can watch the talk show live on News Channel 9 as well as visit a tape recorded session on http://www.9wsyr.com.
For more information about Katelyn Kane you can visit her website at www.katelynkaneracing.com where you can get all the latest information about her racing endeavors as well as contact her. You can also visit the Girl Scouts’ at www.gsnypenn.org and Fulton Speedway at www.fultonspeedway.com to stay informed on the latest news from both of them.
Popular event scheduled for Mother’s Day Weekend
May 6, 2013, Fulton, NY– Mother’s Day weekend will have added meaning at the Fulton Speedway for the local area Girl Scouts. For the 2nd straight year dirt racer Katelyn Kane will host the Girl Scouts with a meet and greet.
After the success of the last year’s Girl Scout Night at Fulton Speedway, Kane was determined to make it an annual running event. After talking with Judi Knowlton, Sr. Community Development Manager of Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways, Inc., and Fulton Speedway’s promoter Cory Reed, the trio has settled on Mother’s Day weekend, May 11th, 2013, yet again for the special event.
“It was a real honor having so many girls there to cheer for me,” said Kane. “It feels great to have these girls look up to me, and I’m thrilled they want to do it again.” Kane then went on to say, “If I can make one more dirt-racing fan out of the girls who attend this event, then it is a success in my book.”
Since planning has started early this year, the trio hopes to make the event bigger and better than last year. The event will be included in the Girl Scouts of NYPENN’s Spring Discover Book, which is a program guide that will go out to the families of over 18,000 Girl Scouts and the event will also be included on Fulton Speedway’s schedule.
As a way to gain more popularity for the event, this Tuesday, May 7th, Kane will appear on the local talk show Bridge Street at 10:00 am with a member of the Girl Scout troop 11013 who has been invited to sing the national anthem at this year’s event. You can watch the talk show live on News Channel 9 as well as visit a tape recorded session on http://www.9wsyr.com.
For more information about Katelyn Kane you can visit her website at www.katelynkaneracing.com where you can get all the latest information about her racing endeavors as well as contact her. You can also visit the Girl Scouts’ at www.gsnypenn.org and Fulton Speedway at www.fultonspeedway.com to stay informed on the latest news from both of them.
Kane Modified Pre-Race April 26th
Katelyn Kane Talks about her First Modified Hot Laps at the Brewerton Speedway
Katelyn Kane Talks About Being Named Premier Driver for the RACE 101 Driver
Katelyn Kane Named RACE 101 Premier Driver
January 14, 2013 Hickory, NC– RACE 101’s class of 2012 graduated this past weekend and Katelyn Kane, a modified driver from Central New York, was awarded the top honor; Premier Driver.
“I was not expecting to win this,” Kane recalls. “This is a real honor, and I hope to live up to the standards of the Premier Driver.”
In the past, the Premier Driver of RACE 101 has been given an opportunity to drive an Asphalt Late Model in the North Carolina area. However, this year Tony Blanchard and Adam Ross, instructors of RACE 101, decided to change that. Instead, Kane will now partner with RACE 101 and continue competing in central New York. RACE 101 is an acronym for Research, Analyze, Consult, and Educate, 1 On 1. The year-long program empowers its students to achieve greater success in racing. Through lessons and mentoring with instructors Tony Blanchard and Adam Ross, students are taught tools and confidence required to set and achieve their own racing goals. RACE 101 provides the knowledge, the passion, the skills, and the experience proven to work, and for Kane it translated into success.
“I am really excited for what 2013 holds, especially now” Kane explains. She feels this opportunity coupled with her move up to the Modified Division, the premier division in the Central New York area, can propel her and RACE 101 forward to great success.
Kane and RACE 101 will work together throughout the season focusing on her personal racing endeavors here in Central New York. More about these plans will become available shortly as Kane and RACE 101 further discuss their goals for the coming season. Of course Kane will again be making periodic trips to Denver, NC, where RACE 101 is located, to mentor the new class of 2013 who will be announced in the coming weeks.
For more information on Katelyn Kane, or to arrange an interview please visit katelynkaneracing.com. Also, for more information about RACE 101 and how you can apply please visit race101.net.
“I was not expecting to win this,” Kane recalls. “This is a real honor, and I hope to live up to the standards of the Premier Driver.”
In the past, the Premier Driver of RACE 101 has been given an opportunity to drive an Asphalt Late Model in the North Carolina area. However, this year Tony Blanchard and Adam Ross, instructors of RACE 101, decided to change that. Instead, Kane will now partner with RACE 101 and continue competing in central New York. RACE 101 is an acronym for Research, Analyze, Consult, and Educate, 1 On 1. The year-long program empowers its students to achieve greater success in racing. Through lessons and mentoring with instructors Tony Blanchard and Adam Ross, students are taught tools and confidence required to set and achieve their own racing goals. RACE 101 provides the knowledge, the passion, the skills, and the experience proven to work, and for Kane it translated into success.
“I am really excited for what 2013 holds, especially now” Kane explains. She feels this opportunity coupled with her move up to the Modified Division, the premier division in the Central New York area, can propel her and RACE 101 forward to great success.
Kane and RACE 101 will work together throughout the season focusing on her personal racing endeavors here in Central New York. More about these plans will become available shortly as Kane and RACE 101 further discuss their goals for the coming season. Of course Kane will again be making periodic trips to Denver, NC, where RACE 101 is located, to mentor the new class of 2013 who will be announced in the coming weeks.
For more information on Katelyn Kane, or to arrange an interview please visit katelynkaneracing.com. Also, for more information about RACE 101 and how you can apply please visit race101.net.
