Inaugural FemPowered Driver's Group Takeover!

Saturday the 26th at WeatherTech Raceway was a variety of events all combined into one. Not only did SpeedSF host our SpeedSF Challenge as well as the NorCal 86 Drive Challenge, but the Inaugural FemPowered Driver’s group takeover as well!

FemPowered is a local, grass roots, non-profit organization dedicated to “empowering women to enjoy life at full throttle.” Long story short, FemPowered is all about getting more women involved in Motorsports. The founding ladies all noticed that there simply weren’t that many women participating in track days or HPDEs and all of them thought, wouldn’t it be nice if we could change that?

The ladies of Fempowered filled a group of 26 female drivers and paired those who were new with coaches in order to give them the best experience possible. The driver experience range was wide, from beginner to high intermediate and even advanced drivers, and every one was courteously abiding by the point-by only rules. SpeedSF was honored to be the first event team selected to host them!

SpeedSF is proud to support women in Motorsports and encourages anyone interested to take that leap, no matter your gender! If you have a car, and the desire to drive, SpeedSF will be happy to have you! For the ladies, if you’re interested in the camaraderie, please check out the FemPowered Drivers’ Facebook page and website (www.fempowered.net) for upcoming events and run group takeovers, and please don’t hesitate to come to a SpeedSF event separately as well!

(Big thanks to Jordan of @corkscrewlife for the group photo of the ladies on the day!)