Female only racing series?
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ahelaborate said:
Does anyone know of any female only racing series around, apart from F1 Academy?
My daughter has been involved in karting for a few years now, mainly mixed grids. I'm just wondered if there are any stepping stones to F1 Academy which are female only?
Cheers.
Not that I know of. My daughter has been involved in karting for a few years now, mainly mixed grids. I'm just wondered if there are any stepping stones to F1 Academy which are female only?
Cheers.
I am in two minds on this subject, I am all for females doing well in the sport and we should try our best to help them progress, but I am not sure female only series achieve this.
ahelaborate said:
Does anyone know of any female only racing series around, apart from F1 Academy?
My daughter has been involved in karting for a few years now, mainly mixed grids. I'm just wondered if there are any stepping stones to F1 Academy which are female only?
Cheers.
I did see David Coulthard being interviewed by Jodie Kidd and he’s founded More than Equal to help females in motorsport. My daughter has been involved in karting for a few years now, mainly mixed grids. I'm just wondered if there are any stepping stones to F1 Academy which are female only?
Cheers.
Could be worth a look?
https://www.morethanequal.com/
sinbaddio said:
I did see David Coulthard being interviewed by Jodie Kidd and he s founded More than Equal to help females in motorsport.
Could be worth a look?
https://www.morethanequal.com/
That's great thank youCould be worth a look?
https://www.morethanequal.com/
Drumroll said:
Not that I know of.
I am in two minds on this subject, I am all for females doing well in the sport and we should try our best to help them progress, but I am not sure female only series achieve this.
Personally, I am a great believer in women's sport, and I don't see why motorsport should be any different.I am in two minds on this subject, I am all for females doing well in the sport and we should try our best to help them progress, but I am not sure female only series achieve this.
ahelaborate said:
Drumroll said:
Not that I know of.
I am in two minds on this subject, I am all for females doing well in the sport and we should try our best to help them progress, but I am not sure female only series achieve this.
Personally, I am a great believer in women's sport, and I don't see why motorsport should be any different.I am in two minds on this subject, I am all for females doing well in the sport and we should try our best to help them progress, but I am not sure female only series achieve this.
I’m not aware of any female-only series outside of F1A, but they are also outreaching down into karting at the moment, trying hard to identify future talent which has always been their plan.
They’re also looking outside drivers, for promising engineers and other motorsports skills. My understanding is that they have sponsorships and scholarships available.
More details: https://www.f1academy.com/Discover-Your-Drive
There are some series that require a man and a woman in a team, such as Extreme E https://www.extreme-e.com/ But that’s aimed at pro drivers rather than juniors.
They’re also looking outside drivers, for promising engineers and other motorsports skills. My understanding is that they have sponsorships and scholarships available.
More details: https://www.f1academy.com/Discover-Your-Drive
There are some series that require a man and a woman in a team, such as Extreme E https://www.extreme-e.com/ But that’s aimed at pro drivers rather than juniors.
Drumroll said:
Sorry, if it wasn't clear in my post, but am I an advocate of women in Motorsport (my wife was a member of the British Women Racing Drivers Club). All I am saying Is that I personally don't believe women only series achieve this.
Inclined to agree, apart from beginner / club level where it can help women feel more confident giving it a try - my local club runs a few autocross / grass beginner events that are set aside for women and under 18 beginners only, they seem quite popular.At a more competitive level, a women only racing series basically tells you the organiser thinks the women aren't good enough to compete against men. I'm all for more women competing in motorsport but I don't think that's the way to do it.
Edited by GravelBen on Sunday 26th July 12:21
ahelaborate said:
Does anyone know of any female only racing series around, apart from F1 Academy?
My daughter has been involved in karting for a few years now, mainly mixed grids. I'm just wondered if there are any stepping stones to F1 Academy which are female only?
Cheers.
Bit late to this but the Kyojo Cup in Japan has been running for nearly a decade now and recently switched from small prototypes to a unique hybrid engine Formula 4 car.My daughter has been involved in karting for a few years now, mainly mixed grids. I'm just wondered if there are any stepping stones to F1 Academy which are female only?
Cheers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyojo_Cup
It's become popular with a 20-car grid this season and an international field, with drivers from Australia, Finland, China and America taking part.
The sorry answer is there aren't any.
The longer answer and area of discussion will always be one of credibility. If you're only competing against 50% of the population, even the fastest could be miles off the pace.
Female only series will identify and develop good female racing drivers and that's it. Looking at it purely from a numbers perspective, most junior kart grids are 20:1 boy to girl. That is as equal as it gets. Then as they progress, as one girl drops out, that ratio just increases. Then you add in testosterone and money, opportunities and misogyny and it's not surprise that there are so few women in the higher echelons of motorsport. The barriers are higher and there are more of them.
Were i the father of a karting daughter, I would focus on GTs or Historics as soon as possible. Its quite possible to carve out good results on a budget and Le Mans is an achievable target. Neither have the barriers that apply to F3/2/1
I see so many karters of both genders say they want to get to F1 and know that none of them will make it based on their talent and families wealth. Expectation management. Do they want to be a racing driver or an F1 racing driver?
That all said, i hope she makes it!
Sharon Davies' book iabout sport and gender is an excellent read
The longer answer and area of discussion will always be one of credibility. If you're only competing against 50% of the population, even the fastest could be miles off the pace.
Female only series will identify and develop good female racing drivers and that's it. Looking at it purely from a numbers perspective, most junior kart grids are 20:1 boy to girl. That is as equal as it gets. Then as they progress, as one girl drops out, that ratio just increases. Then you add in testosterone and money, opportunities and misogyny and it's not surprise that there are so few women in the higher echelons of motorsport. The barriers are higher and there are more of them.
Were i the father of a karting daughter, I would focus on GTs or Historics as soon as possible. Its quite possible to carve out good results on a budget and Le Mans is an achievable target. Neither have the barriers that apply to F3/2/1
I see so many karters of both genders say they want to get to F1 and know that none of them will make it based on their talent and families wealth. Expectation management. Do they want to be a racing driver or an F1 racing driver?
That all said, i hope she makes it!
Sharon Davies' book iabout sport and gender is an excellent read
This is exactly what Jamie has done if you read between the lines.
She tried NXT and was successful without being dominant, she could easily have got an Indy car ride in my view but found it too difficult physically, that is a hard thing to admit in her position, others would just shrug it off.
She saw the next level as Endurance, and events like Le Mans are actually bigger profile than before now, WEC is huge and she may be able to carve a career for herself in at least GT but hopefully in he Hypercar, but that is a huge step.
She tried NXT and was successful without being dominant, she could easily have got an Indy car ride in my view but found it too difficult physically, that is a hard thing to admit in her position, others would just shrug it off.
She saw the next level as Endurance, and events like Le Mans are actually bigger profile than before now, WEC is huge and she may be able to carve a career for herself in at least GT but hopefully in he Hypercar, but that is a huge step.
bergclimber34 said:
This is exactly what Jamie has done if you read between the lines.
She tried NXT and was successful without being dominant, she could easily have got an Indy car ride in my view but found it too difficult physically, that is a hard thing to admit in her position, others would just shrug it off.
She saw the next level as Endurance, and events like Le Mans are actually bigger profile than before now, WEC is huge and she may be able to carve a career for herself in at least GT but hopefully in he Hypercar, but that is a huge step.
Yes, Indy cars decision that the IR28 still like past Indy cars will continue not have power steering when F1 has had if for over a decade is fool move.She tried NXT and was successful without being dominant, she could easily have got an Indy car ride in my view but found it too difficult physically, that is a hard thing to admit in her position, others would just shrug it off.
She saw the next level as Endurance, and events like Le Mans are actually bigger profile than before now, WEC is huge and she may be able to carve a career for herself in at least GT but hopefully in he Hypercar, but that is a huge step.
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