Hey everyone!
Welcome to my new website! I will be posting all of my racing updates and thoughts on this page.
As some of you know, sponsorship(money!) is crucial in the world of motorsports; you can't advance to the next level without it. Although I raced in a couple of events at the beginning of this year, I have been struggling to find sponsorship (which is not an unusual struggle in this business) to take my career to the next level.
This year has been an interesting one for me. I am originally from Chicago and am now living in Vermont, which is going from the midwest and cornfields to the east coast and mountains. Moving to Vermont exposed me to new experiences and being out on my own. So not only am I getting used to living in an entirely new place, but I am working two jobs just to pay for everyday life, and on top of that I am trying to find money for my racing career. My time here in Vermont has been a wonderful experience. I am figuring out who I am as a person, meeting new people, learning about everyday life, and finding new interests in things I never thought I would do. I have been hiking up mountains, learning how to cook amazing food (in case you did not know, I LOVE food!), I started cycling on my new road bike, and even learned how to ski last winter! Vermont is also extremely beautiful... Mountains, rivers, rock ledges, winding hilly roads... not a day goes by when I don't spend a moment to enjoy the scenery. Simply amazing.
I have been continuing moving forward with my racing career talking to teams as well as keeping up with my fitness, just in case I get "the call" to jump in a car the next day. It is difficult for me to properly convey how much I want to have that feeling of being tightly strapped into my seat so that I can feel exactly what the car is telling me in every moment and every inch of pavement I drive over. The smells and sounds of racing, the way simply sitting in that seat takes me to a whole different universe within my mind, where the only thing I can think about is driving the car to it's maximum capability, the way it feels when you go through a corner perfectly... missing it so much it gives me the strength to keep pushing to make myself better and stronger in every aspect... to keep making phone calls, writing emails, talking to team owners, media, managers, or anybody who could help, to keep promoting myself, and pushing harder at the gym. It makes me happy knowing that everyday I do something to help my racing career, I am moving towards getting back in a car again.
I am determined to be in a racecar. I have my fingers crossed that it will be soon.
Yours Truly,
Ashley
Welcome to my new website! I will be posting all of my racing updates and thoughts on this page.
As some of you know, sponsorship(money!) is crucial in the world of motorsports; you can't advance to the next level without it. Although I raced in a couple of events at the beginning of this year, I have been struggling to find sponsorship (which is not an unusual struggle in this business) to take my career to the next level.
This year has been an interesting one for me. I am originally from Chicago and am now living in Vermont, which is going from the midwest and cornfields to the east coast and mountains. Moving to Vermont exposed me to new experiences and being out on my own. So not only am I getting used to living in an entirely new place, but I am working two jobs just to pay for everyday life, and on top of that I am trying to find money for my racing career. My time here in Vermont has been a wonderful experience. I am figuring out who I am as a person, meeting new people, learning about everyday life, and finding new interests in things I never thought I would do. I have been hiking up mountains, learning how to cook amazing food (in case you did not know, I LOVE food!), I started cycling on my new road bike, and even learned how to ski last winter! Vermont is also extremely beautiful... Mountains, rivers, rock ledges, winding hilly roads... not a day goes by when I don't spend a moment to enjoy the scenery. Simply amazing.
I have been continuing moving forward with my racing career talking to teams as well as keeping up with my fitness, just in case I get "the call" to jump in a car the next day. It is difficult for me to properly convey how much I want to have that feeling of being tightly strapped into my seat so that I can feel exactly what the car is telling me in every moment and every inch of pavement I drive over. The smells and sounds of racing, the way simply sitting in that seat takes me to a whole different universe within my mind, where the only thing I can think about is driving the car to it's maximum capability, the way it feels when you go through a corner perfectly... missing it so much it gives me the strength to keep pushing to make myself better and stronger in every aspect... to keep making phone calls, writing emails, talking to team owners, media, managers, or anybody who could help, to keep promoting myself, and pushing harder at the gym. It makes me happy knowing that everyday I do something to help my racing career, I am moving towards getting back in a car again.
I am determined to be in a racecar. I have my fingers crossed that it will be soon.
Yours Truly,
Ashley
