Not The Usual Hobby

Girls can do drag racing too, right?
Living with my dad for 13 years meant doing all different kinds of things that girls wouldn't usually do. I grew up with my dad drag racing and also owning his own business with building the cars and also fixing them, I was at the drags every weekend supporting and watching my dad race. I use to always look at the girls and boys racing in little junior dragsters and always dreamed of having and driving my own.

I was only seven years old and definitely wanted to be just like my dad, for an early eighth birthday present I was surprised and so excited when my dad had told me he brought me my very own junior dragster to race the next season coming up, as you have to be eight years old to race. I was so excited and couldn't wait to get onto the track! It was quiet a long process to get my license as I had to do many passes on the track to ensure I am capable of driving.

I am very fortunate to be able to do drag racing because it is an extremely expensive hobby. You need a lot of things, including the dragster which usually range from $10,000-$30,000 and all the things that you need to buy to be able to race like seat-belts, a suit, gloves, arm restraints, boots, helmet, neck brace, the cost of entering each meeting which is usually every fortnight ($100), fuel, engine parts and cage padding! But then the optional stylish front runners, tires, paint job, number and name stickers plus more, it's definitely not cheap.

I couldn't think of anything better to do and so happy my dad got me into racing, I have raced for eight years so far and next season is my last season because 16 is the maximum age to race, then it is time to step up into a bigger car.

Drag racing is definitely the most fun, adrenaline rushing thing I have ever done and I don't regret any of it, my personal best is doing a 7.89 @ 136km/h, it wasn't so great because I got disqualified! The maximum time allowed to do is 7.90 so I was just under by .01 of a second. This season (Nov 2012-Apr 2013) is my first season not racing as my dad isn't here to help and support and I can't do it without him! I can't wait to race in my last season of junior dragster, I'm very very excited to get back on the track!