Sports cars, female racers take center stage for this weekend's Pirelli World ... - Deseret News
Cars ranging from Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Bentleys, Aston Martins, Porsches and American muscle cars such as Mustangs and Camaros will race for the podium with the headline event being the Pirelli World Challenge Championships. “If you love sports cars, you can’t help but love the Pirelli World Challenge,” said Brian Smith, general manager of Miller Motorsports Park, in a press release. Breaking the stereotype of racing this weekend will be Lara Tallman, a mother of two, and 61-year-old Desiré Wilson, women in the sport and proven winners. Tallman will be racing in the Perilli World Challenge in her Nissan 370Z with Wilson racing in the Pirelli GT3 Cup Trophy USA, a semi-pro event for Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. This began my passion to race, and growing up I wasn’t aware that I could race or even that opportunities existed at any level for someone to begin a career in this sport. Conversely, Wilson began racing at age 5, beginning on the dirt in micro-midget cars in her native South Africa. Alan (Wilson/husband) began racing Porsches here at Miller Motorsports Park three years ago. It's one of those difficult things that after you finish a career of professional racing, you don’t have the funds to race like you once were able to. Five years ago, we. Source: www.deseretnews.com
