K&N-Sponsored Kart, Sprint Racer Breaking Records as Only Girl in Sport
- Dec 13, 2016
“He bought me a Trophy Kart in 2011 when I was 12 and taught me how to drive it before I participated in any events,” she said. “The car had a shifter and three-gears and I had to master that as well as down shifting in the turns. Once I got the hang of it, I went into competition.” She actually raced in two different classes in the kart division – Modified Go-Kart and Trophy Kart. She proved to be pretty good in her first year winning races and a championship. Some of those victories included races at Glenn Helen in which both UTVs and karts competed. “That was a big deal,” she said. She also won races at the Lake Elsinore Speedway in Southern California, in Arizona, and in Utah. An amateur, Cori has her own racing team, Cori Andrews Motorsports, which she and her dad started close to two years ago. “We work on the car and manage the team together,” she said. “I handle my own promotion on Facebook and Twitter and I work with the sponsors.” She also does a regular video blog about her exploits in racing and posts it on Youtube. Many of her video blogs have been posted under “Team Two Two.” “That’s my nickname and my car’s number is 22,” she added. “22 is my dad’s birthday – January 22.” Other big wins for her include the Midget Lite Main Event at Antioch Speedway, in Antioch, California, on April 2015 and the Lightning Sprint Race at the Perris Auto Speedway in Perris, California in May 2014. She has won a total of 12 races between 2011 and 2015.
“I expect to run more World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series races,” she said. “They have a tour from state-to-state. So we plan to travel with the tour. These are pro races and every race is huge.” She is the only female competing in sprint races on the west coast. She was the first woman to win many of her 12 racing victories. She also held the record for fast time for a woman at the Arizona Speedway. “That was a huge deal in Mini Sprint Racing,” she said. She didn’t have much trouble actually getting to race as the pioneer woman in the class. However, there was some friction when she began to win. “People said that I cheated when I won a race and that I can’t run this race because I’m a girl. There was some intimidation, but I got through all of that.” She spreads out her preparations to last an entire week when she is scheduled to compete on a weekend. She added that there are few contests that take place on weeknights. Her preparation includes a lot of motor work such as cleaning the air filter, checking the valves and springs, and making sure that the nuts and bolts are tight, and more. K&N Engineering has been sponsoring Cori throughout her racing career. “The relationship has been amazing,” she said. “I love all the guys there and love the products. They’ve been awesome.” She noted she has used K&N air boxes, air and oil filters, and K&N air filter cleaning products. Her other sponsors include: • Hostile Wheels • SJR • Wilwood Brakes • Sparco • Mitchell Insurance Company • Black Beard • Lucas Oil • T-Shirts by Timeline • Driven Graphics • D.H. Graphics • Henchcraft • Rosson Racing • Crew Safety Gear • Tisler Engines She does compete in race series that include a points competition. “You have to run in races consistently in order to build your point score, but going after points can lead to problems. You can mess up your car and tear up equipment. My goal is to get seat time,” she concluded. | |||
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