Throttle Therapy with Katherine Legge

It’s that time of the month and Christina Nielsen is back to talk about representation in racing, the photoshoot she and Katherine turned down, and the drivers they looked up to early in their careers.

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On this episode of Throttle Therapy, Katherine heads to Daytona to compete in the ARCA race. She shares her excitement and anticipation for her first stock car race on a major speedway, and the following disappointment after getting tagged in a crash and ending her race early on the fourth lap. Luckily, she came out of the crash without a scratch and is ready to race another day. 

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This week, Katherine is supporting a select group of sim racers as they try out real life racing as Driver Coach for Guild Racing in the Prodigy Racing League. Seb Hawkins, team leader of Guild, joins Katherine to discuss the role of sim racing in driver development and the skills virtual drivers bring to the track. They also discuss Guild's work with Sky Broadband to bring women into sim racing. 

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Katherine is joined by her dad, A.K.A. “Papa Legge” as he’s known around the paddock. They talk about getting her start with karting and her first races, how he responded to her first big crash, and his advice for other karting dads. 

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Katherine explains how she’s preparing for the Daytona 200 ARCA race, from the process of car fitting to what she pays attention to while watching tape. Davis Adams-Smith, Director of Public Relations for Bridgestone West, joins to discuss the importance of working with brands you align with, and what that means for your personal brand as a driver. 

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Katherine shares what she learned from her first time racing on dirt and her first time racing a midget car at the Chili Bowl. We hear her initial thoughts and anticipation following her first test run, and then her review of how the race went after the fact – including her car flipping.

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Christina Nielsen is one of the few people on the planet who can completely relate to Katherine’s experience as a female driver… in fact, she’s been confused for Katherine more than once on the paddock. Katherine and Christina share some of their early stories from racing, how they met, and how their stubbornness has served them well while competing at the highest levels of the sport.

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Motorsport pioneer Katherine Legge speaks with Brent Cox, owner and founder of Abacus Racing about what she should expect racing on dirt for the first time at the upcoming Chili Bowl. Brent shares how he transitioned from being an accountant to a team owner, and discusses the similarities between the Chili Bowl and the Indy500. 

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