March 02nd, 2010

North Korea’s Female Traffic Cops

North Korea is one of the most elusive and closed off cities. The Dear Leader, who has a penchant for Hollywood movies, spectacular eyewear, and is the best golfer ever (Kim said he got 5 holes-in-one during his first golf game, Golf Digest calculated that the chances of getting one hole-in-one were 12,000 to 1) certainly likes things run with precision. So, we were quite fascinated when we learned about the female traffic cops.

Watch video of these royal blue clad women directing cars with the absolute precision of The Dear Leader’s golf game.

March 01st, 2010

We Heart Jiffy Lube

For the third year in a row, Jiffy Lube is raising money for the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign. They’re looking to raise $1 million by March 14th. Right now they’ve raised nearly $730,000. To donate you can go to a Jiffy Lube near you (click here for participating locations) or click here to donate online.

Did you know that heart disease is the #1 killer of women? Well, Jiffy Lube is doing their part to help make that a statistic of the past. They have started the Maintenance Partners for Life campaign which supports having a healthy heart and a healthy vehicle. What a great idea!

Last year they raised $1.3 million. Hopefully they’ll raise another million this year. Way to go Jiffy Lube!

February 28th, 2010

Sole Female Places 2nd in Tanzania Rally

Sylvia Vindevogel of Rwanda is the navigator for Giancarlo Davite, the pair placed 2nd at the FIA African Rally Championship in Tanzania. Vindevogel was the only woman participating in the rally.

She won the rally in Rwanda last year which made her the first female navigator in four decades to win a round of the Championship.

Kenya is next up in the series and takes place on April 2-4.

February 27th, 2010

Top Women of NASCAR

Foxsports.com rated the top 5 women in NASCAR. Here’s who made the list:

1. Lesa France Kennedy: Kennedy is the vice chairwoman and EVP of NASCAR and also the CEO of International Speedway Corp.

2. Kelley Earnhardt: Earnhardt co-owns JR Motorsports and she also works with her brother Dale Jr. She’ll be very busy this year with her newest driver, Danica Patrick.

3. DeLana Harvick: Harvick and her husband Kevin run Kevin Harvick Inc, they’re running 3 teams in NASCAR this year and have an amazing 26 Truck and 5 Nationwide wins.

4. Danica Patrick: Patrick made the list even before she even raced in the series. Enough said.

5. Gillian Zucker: Zucker is the track president of the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA. She’s the first female president of a track that runs Sprint Cup Races.

February 26th, 2010

Tribute to Women in the Winners Circle

Lyn St. James has partnered with The Henry Ford to create a tribute to women in racing. The exhibition is called Women in the Winners Circle and will showcase drivers such as: Jutta Kleinschmidt, Desiré Wilson, Shirley Muldowney, Sarah Fisher, Louise Smith and Danica Patrick.

The team of James and Ford go way back. In 1985 at Watkins Glen, James was the first woman to win an IMSA race, the Camel GTO division of the Serengeti Drivers New York 500, and she was driving a Ford Mustang.

The exhibition will be first shown at the Daytona 500 experience where it will stay until March. Ultimately it will be part of The Henry Ford’s collection in Dearborn, Michigan.

February 25th, 2010

Buy Naomi Campbell’s Lotus and Save Haiti

Naomi Campbell has teamed up with Lotus to raise money for Haiti. Campbell has formed “Naomi for Haiti” through which she’ll auction off 8 Evoras and donate the proceeds to Fashion For Relief.

The first three cars were auctioned off on February 18th at the Fashion For Relief runway show. The first car was bought by Vladimir Doronin (AKA Naomi’s beau) for nearly $500,000; he wanted to make certain he got number 1. Number 2 and 3 were also bought that evening. The other 5 cars are being auctioned off on the site right now and currently the highest bid is just over $150,000, c’mon you can beat that! Granted the car retails for around $75,000 but this is for charity!

Personally, we’re huge fans of Lotus and we’re intrigued by the new Evora so we’re thrilled to find out not only can they make a great, cost-effective car but they’re charitable too!

These 8 special edition Evoras are complete with “bespoke styling” including: the number of each car in the series, the crest of Haiti on the roof, purple interior door handles and white and gold leather seats, with purple stitching. The bidding ends on February 28th at noon so get to it!

February 24th, 2010

Women Rally in India

The Lavasa Women’s Drive is an all-women’s rally from Mumbai to Lavasa, about 225 km (140 miles). The rally helps spread awareness of the importance of early cancer detection. It will take place on March 7th, but the deadline to sign up is February 27th so if you’re interested you can sign up here. Last year the rally saw over 1000 women participate.

Technically Lavasa is not a race, meaning that it’s not about speed. It’s what is called a TSD or Time/Speed/Distance and it involves calculating the route and driving closely to the ideal conditions—it’s easier than it sounds. You can learn more about TSD rallies here. The entry fee is 1000 rupees ($21) and the winner receives 1 lakh ($2,160).

You can contact the organizers at: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or by phone at +91 - 9867319817.