{"id":490113,"date":"2008-07-01T14:00:42","date_gmt":"2008-07-01T14:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=52098"},"modified":"2024-12-27T12:45:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T12:45:50","slug":"1994-lola-t9400","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1994-lola-t9400\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyn St. James’ Favorite Racecar – 1994 Lola T94\/00"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Al Holbert\u2014winner at Daytona, Sebring, and many times at Le Mans; Peter Gregg\u20144 times winner at Daytona; and Jim Busby\u20142 times winner at Le Mans, were the great drivers I looked up to, and tried to learn from when I first went racing. Yes, they are all men, but the gender issue has never been anything that has meant much to me. I just wanted to be the best racing driver out there, male or female. My first thought was to be able to consistently run at a speed of most of the guys, maybe get some good finishes, and which may lead to a deal. To get the Ford Motor Company as a sponsor in 1981, and maintaining that deal until 1994, on one-year contracts, was a huge thing for me. In some ways, the gender thing was a help; in others it was a hindrance; there was nothing I could do about it other than just get on with my racing.<\/p>\n

Motor racing is all about relationships, synergy, and creating win\u2013win situations, so that\u2019s what I did. In every drive, I had to earn my way. I think that goes for all drivers though, male and female alike. I am really pleased to see the current crop of female drivers coming through: Sarah Fisher, Danica Patrick, and Erin Crocker. All these drivers came through my driver-development program. It is important, especially in this day and age, for youngsters\u2014male and female alike\u2014to start with karts and become part of a program that prepares them not only for racing but for other elements of the sport, which once didn\u2019t exist but are now commonplace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n