Stefy Bau was born and raised in Italy.  As a child, she barely remembers a time when she wasn’t on a motorcycle.  She was first introduced to bikes by her father at age 4 and by 6, she was hooked on motocross.  At that point, she told her parents that she would one day race professionally and live in the United States.  Because her parents supported her 100% and told her she could be anything she wanted to be, she pursued her dream with great passion. She was successful from the beginning as she won every race she entered.  She was the first woman to win every round ..read more

She was boundless.  She was Betty Skelton – a woman left behind until three determined women worked tirelessly to uncover her story.  Producers Pam Miller (8-time Emmy award winner and NASCAR on FOX producer), Lindsey Mandia (Vice President of Production at FOX Sports), and Cindy Sisson (CEO of GSEvents LLC) are the women behind the woman in this first installment of the docu-series “Left Behind” that was recently released on FS1’s Race Hub.    Skelton was a land speed record holder and aerobatics pilot who set 17 aviation and automobile records. She was known as "The First ..read more

In Episode 15 of our Women Shifting Gears Driven by Hemmings Podcast, we first introduced you to Renée Brinkerhoff and her Project 356 World Rally Tour.  At that time, she had raced in six of the seven continents.  In last week’s show (Episode 39), host Amanda Busick, along with Renée and her daughter Christina, set the stage as they made their way to Antarctica.  In this new episode, Renée and Christina, along with their Valkyrie Racing team, take on the elements and all that goes with sub-zero temperatures.     While they finished the last chapter of their Project 35 ..read more

They had accomplished six out of seven continents in their quest to end child trafficking with their Valkyrie Racing Project 356 campaign.  The last leg was a cold reality… literally.  Even though there had been months (and a COVID year) of preparation, this final journey to Antarctica did not go off without a hitch.  The mother-daughter team of Renée and Christina Brinkerhoff share the unexpected hurdles that they had to overcome in the days leading up to their final Project 356 chapter and the sobering moment when they wrote their “death letters” to their loved ones in case th ..read more

It’s all about the fan experience.  This week’s guest, Jessica Fickenscher, is the Chief Experience Officer for Speedway Motorsports and makes it her daily mission to ensure race fans at their eleven premier NASCAR facilities have an experience of a lifetime.   Speaking of experiences, Jessica has experienced a lot in her 25+ years at Speedway Motorsports.  She first entered the doors as an intern and will probably exit those same doors when she walks into retirement.  Her fans-first initiatives have delivered best-in-class fan experiences and she continues to create w ..read more

TV personality Jamie Little is a woman of many firsts… the first female pit reporter for the Indy 500 and the first-ever female pit reporter to cover both the Indy 500 and Daytona 500 for network TV’s live flag-to-flag coverage in the same year.  Most recently, she became the play-by-play voice of the ARCA Menards Series, making her the first woman in history to call TV play-by-play for a national racing series.   Little has been a NASCAR pit reporter for FOX Sports since 2015 and is now in her 21st year as a broadcaster.   Jamie joins host and fellow FOX Sports reporter Amanda ..read more

She comes from motorsports royalty.  With a racing father in John Force,  Brittany Force and her sisters grew up at all the tracks she’s now racing.  She feels quite at home at these tracks where her team is also her family – a family that she enjoys celebrating the highs with and learning from their lows.  In just five seasons, Brittany Force went from rookie to Top Fuel World Champion by securing the 2017 NHRA Top Fuel world championship. She was only the second woman to hold the world title in Top Fuel and the first in 35 years. Now Brittany holds both ends of the Top F ..read more

Laura Wontrop Klauser is the Sports Car Racing Program Manager at General Motors overseeing the Corvette C8.R, Cadillac DPi-V.R, and Camaro GT4.R cars that race globally. Her responsibilities from prior Cadillac and Camaro GT4.R Racing Program Manager roles have carried over with the additional responsibility for Corvette C8.R program and all future sportscar racing programs.    Laura started working at General Motors as a summer co-op student then hired full-time in 2008 after graduation from RPI. Prior to her racing program manager roles, she held various positions on different pl ..read more

Victoria Thomas is the CFO & owner of Kelly-Moss Road and Race, a Porsche-centric brand specializing in custom Porsche builds, along with over 30 years of on-track success. In addition to managing the fiscal end of a team producing over 100 podiums and 4 National Championships in 2021, Victoria oversees the brand vision and marketing strategy for the company. 2021 saw the launch of the KMR Online Racecar Driver Academy, a vision Victoria had during the pandemic to bring racing knowledge to anyone from the comforts of their own home.  The most compressive online training in the indus ..read more

Are you scared of taking a leap of faith? If so, this is the podcast for you. Guest Sharon Brawner recently took that leap of faith in a career change that makes for a perfect full-circle story.  From growing up around cars and racing, to her 20 years with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville all the way to her new role as President and CEO of the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky, it’s a story of meant-to-be moments that will surely touch your heart. A self-proclaimed “car chick”, Brawner shares her journey for the love of cars, especially the Corvette, and how she ..read more