Charitable Efforts
The Race Track Business Conference – 2015 is pleased to support the Women’s Sports Foundation – Project Podium to help their efforts supporting women in racing continuing achieving success. A donation will be made on behalf of the speakers and attendees at the event to the Women’s Sports Foundation – Project Podium Grant.
About Women’s Sports Foundation – Project Podium – Grant
The leading advocate for women in motorsports, Lyn St. James established the Women in the Winner’s Circle Foundation in 1994 as a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to professional development for talented, up-and-coming young women in racing.
In 2013, the Women in the Winner’s Circle Foundation combined resources with the Women’s Sports Foundation to establish the Women’s Sports Foundation Women in the Winner’s Circle Project Podium Grant. Today, the Women’s Sports Foundation and Lyn share the following vision for the matching-funds grant:
• Increase the number of women winning races and championships in key categories of motorsports
• Enhance the ability of women in racing to gain resources for expanded opportunities
• Create a diverse talent pool in the upper echelon of motorsports
• Highlight racing as a gender-neutral sport and gender-integrated industry
• Empower drivers with ability to generate financial resources to grow and sustain their racing careers
About Race Track Business Conference
The annual Race Track Business Conference (www.racetrackbusinessconference.com) provides a platform for industry leaders to collaborate, analyze, and conceptualize around the business of motorsports. Shared insights from all forms of racing creates dialouge and interaction in an unique intellectual environment.
About National Speedway Directory
National Speedway Directory (www.speedwaysonline.com) is an information source for the motorsports industry. Published annually since 1975, the publication lists information on tracks, sanctions, publications, museums, and race schedules. In addition, they are the developers of Track Guide, a mobile app for the iPhone and Android.
About Performance Racing Industry
Performance Racing Industry, (www.performanceracing.com) monthly business magazine, is recognized as “The Voice of Racing Marketplace.” Targeted at the racing trade, PRI connects manufacturers of racing products and technology with the distribution channels of retailers, builders, distributers, and teams. The PRI Show is the world’s largest auto racing trade show.
