Fast Women: The Ladies of Auto Racing (2001)
3.8 of 5 from 46 ratings
0h 45min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
This exciting, award-winning documentary explores the history and many achievements of women in auto racing - the fight for recognition in a male-dominated field, the safety risks, the enthusiastic fans, family support and encouragement, the marketing and sponsorship challenges, and the pressures of being a role model. Thrilling footage from both historic and current races, and interviews with racing's most prominent women and men reveal just how far women have come in the field.
Women from all walks of life share their racing experiences:
- Witness some of these women's horrific crashes and learn what lures them back into the driver's seat.- Discover how a very shy and timid woman expertly handles a monster machine zooming at 220 mph across a salt bed.
- Hear the touching tale of driver Kimberly Myers, a woman 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 women's racing.- Actors:
- Janet Guthrie, Tammy Jo Kirk, Patty Moise, Kimberly Myers, Shawna Robinson, Lyn St. James
- Directors:
- Laurie Agard
- Writers:
- Laurie Agard
- Studio:
- Quantum Leap
- Genres:
- Sports & Sport Films
- Countries:
- Canada