Fast Women The Ladies of Auto Racing

This exciting awardwinning documentary explores the history and many acheivements of women in auto racing the fight for recognition in a maledominated field the safety risks the enthusiastic fans family support and encouragement the marketing and sponsorship challenges and the pressure of being a role model Thrilling footage from both historic and current races and interviews with racings most prominent women and men reveal just how far women have come in the field Witness some of these womens horrific crashes and learn what lures them back into the drivers seat Discover how a very shy and timid women expertly handles a monster machine zooming at 220mph across a salt bed Hear the touching tale of driver Kimberly Myers a women who races against her own clock and Cystic Fibrosis Meet Shawna Robinson Janet Guthrie Lyn St James and Tammy Jo Kirk along with other pioneers of womens racing