A Sicamous girl has found her hobby and it’s a fast one.
Ten-year old Ashley Clark recently competed in her first, non-sanctioned drag race at the Wine Country Racing Association’s racing event on Sunday in Osoyoos. Pitted against Jordyn Lombardi of Houston, B.C., Clark was able to keep the pedal to the metal and cross the finish line first.
“It felt awesome, and it felt really fast,” said Ashley. “It was really cool that I was able to do that.”
A driver’s licence is not required to compete in a non-sanctioned race, which is open to ages eight an up.
Ashley’s mother, Christy Clark, said her daughter originally became interested in drag racing through family friends who are involved in the sport.
“I’ve always liked fast things so I just decided to do it,” said Ashley.
The vehicle Clark drives tops out at about 144 kilometres an hour, and she said she was a little nervous the first time she raced.
“I was nervous, but I was also really excited – more excited than nervous,” said Ashley.
Ashley says her favourite part of attending race events, besides driving fast, is that she gets to meet new people.
Now that she’s tasted victory at the track, Ashley plans to continue racing cars.
“I think she’s found her little niche,” said Christy.
