The countdown has begun. My bags are packed, and soon I fly to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the fourth annual Women with Drive Summit.
But Paris, what is Women with Drive? Well, I’m glad you asked.
Women with Drive is part of Women in Motorsports North America, a group better known as WIMNA. This organization strives to create …
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I feel a little ashamed that I've never heard of the Summit before–there are certainly a lot of big names sponsoring the event.
I'm eager to hear more about what you learn, Paris.
MAV-TV (channel 214 on Direct TV) often shows the discussions on its channel. It's pretty interesting to hear from past and current drivers, engineers, etc.
Enjoy the event.
For those who want to see just what is going down at the event and who will be there to speak, here is the agenda.
In reply to Coniglio Rampante :
Thank you! I am very honored to be going. It will also be my first time in Indianapolis, so I'm excited to explore the area while I'm there. Only thing I'm not looking forward to is the weather haha. I am a warm weather girl so I don't think I even have clothes capable of handling 30 degree weather.
In reply to Colin Wood :
It's okay Colin haha. But hey, I think they do live streams of the event so maybe you could show your daughter. She already wanted to sit in all the race cars at HSR so why not have her see all the trail blazing women in the industry.
That's quite a group assembled. Interesting topics, too, many of which are relevant far beyond motorsports. Looking forward to your report after, Paris!
In reply to Coniglio Rampante :
I saw a commercial for the upcoming event on MAV-TV, in fact.