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"Belinda
is Driven" -Women
in Sports Magazine April, 2003
"California's
Golden Girl of Motor
Racing" -Women in
Sports Magazine
Oct. 8th-9th Infineon Raceway, Napa CA
It was a beautiful weekend at Infineon Raceway.
The weather was perfect.
The #99 car got some new fenders, hood and grill
after the punt to the wall at Thunderhill, and it
was colorful. Didn’t have time to get it
painted but I didn’t care, it’s not
visible from the cockpit.
I haven’t been to Infineon in years and was
so glad we were able to practice on Friday.
Infineon is one of the toughest tracks out there,
very technical. Another thing I need to work on is
the shifting of this stock car. I am very
proficient at heel toe and with this transmission
you only need to left foot break, breath to neutral
and down shift. Up shift is a breath to neutral and
up. Easy. For me the down shift is something that I
will be working on, and the left foot braking, that
is something I only do in karts, so I’ll be
working on that as well. I know getting that right
will knock off some good chunks of time. And to be
competitive that’s the name of the game. I
didn’t practice this at this event because if
I do that to my Mazda, Boom! There goes the
transmission. So I felt it wasn’t worth it.
But it looks like I might be running the #99 car
next year and not the Mazda. So I have my homework
cut out for me.
I felt very comfortable after the last session
on Friday and was looking forward to a great race
weekend.
Saturday I qualified 10th out of 19 entries. Not
impressed, but confident that I would come along in
stride. In Saturday’s race I finished 8th.
Sunday during Practice I developed a 2nd gear
problem. The crew worked hard on it but the problem
continued. In the qualifying race, I dropped to the
back of the pack, not wanting to mess up the others
race, and not knowing how bad the gear problem was.
So I raced with out 2nd gear and yes, I was slow!
Finished 14th.
Never made the start of Sundays main race. We
backed the car out only to find that the gearbox
would not engage in any gear accept reverse. Back
in the garage I went, still saddled up, with the
car jacked up, the crew under the car, and all I
could see was the ASC racers come around turn 11.
My heart sunk, I really wanted to be out there! The
crew desperately tried to get me back on track, but
to no avail. I took my belt and helmet off and
headed up to turn 2 to watch with JD, Nick and
Ross. I’m glad I did, I got to really see some
excellent driving and some exciting moments. There
are a few things I learned sitting up there
watching, as my heart so wanted to be out on track.
A few new things to work on in my driving
craft.
Next race is at Buttonwillow, Nov 12-13th. We
will be ready.
Source: www.godswhls.com/articles.asp?Cat=1
Belinda
Endress
will be competiting in a GT-2 Mazda at her local
venues this year.
Nine years experience in
auto racing in professional and amateur events.
Expertise in driving instruction for major racing
schools, National Auto Sports Association, Sports
Car Club of America, BMW, Mercedes, and other car
clubs. She is also a test driver for a major
automotive suspension manufacturer. Effective
spokesperson and team player able to be competitive
both on and off the track.
The car is spec built and
will run with the Super 7 Series. The car is
currently being tested and will be ready to hit the
green flags on March 19th at Buttonwillow Raceway.
P.O. Box 501, Newbury
Park, CA or
805.499.3977 or
www.godswhls.com
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Summary
Nine years experience in auto racing in
professional and amateur events. Expertise in
driving instruction for major racing schools,
National Auto Sports Association, Sports Car Club
of America, BMW, Mercedes, and other car clubs. She
is also a test driver for a major automotive
suspension manufacturer. Effective spokesperson and
team player able to be competitive both on and off
the track.
Professional Racing Experience
2003 Rolex
MBR Motorsports, Pontiac Firebird
• July 3rd, Daytona Beach, FL. “Paul
Revere 250”, 11th place finish in GT Class
2003 Grand-Am Cup
• Oct. 3rd Virginia Int. Raceway, 6th place
finish in STI Class, BMW M-Coupe
HRP Motorsports, Acura Integra
• Sept 19th, Mont-Tremblant 250, Quebec,
Canada, Won STII Class
• Sept 11th, Sunoco 94 Mosport 3 Hour,
Ontario, Canada, 3rd place finish STII Class
• June 28th , Mid-Ohio Twin 200’s, 5th
place finish in STII Class
• June 6th-7th California Speedway,
Fontana, CA “Lexus 250”, 3rd place finish
STII Class
2002 Grand-Am Cup
Global Motorsports, BMW
• April 23rd Phoenix Int. Raceway, Phoenix,
AZ. Completed 107 laps. Mechanical DNF
• March 21-24th California Speedway,
Fontana, CA. Qualified 17th finished 8th in Class
and 8th Overall
2001 Proformance Series
• Nov. 23-24, Phoenix Int. Raceway,
Phoenix, AZ, Qualified 2nd finished 2nd GTA
Class
2001 Panoz GT Pro Series
Finished 3rd Overall in Series for the year
• December 8-9th, Road Atlanta, GA,
qualified 3rd, 3rd place finish
• May 25-26th, Road Atlanta, GA, qualified
2nd, 1st place finish
• May 4-5th, Sebring, FL, qualified 2nd,
2nd place finish
• March 14-16th Sebring, Fl. Started last,
5th place finish
• February 24-25th, Road Atlanta, GA.
Qualified on the pole, 2nd place finish
2000 Panoz Winter Series
• February, Road Atlanta, GA, qualified
4th, mechanical DNF
• January, Road Atlanta, GA, qualified 2nd,
1st place finish
• December, Road Atlanta, GA, qualified
3rd, 2nd place finish
2000 Women's Global GT Series
• October 28th, Las Vegas, NV. Qualified
2nd, 2nd place finish
• September 29th, Road Atlanta, Braselton,
GA. Qualified 5th, 2nd place finish
• September 2nd, Texas Speedway, Ft. Worth,
TX, qualified 1st, mechanical DNF
• July 23, Sears Point, CA. (Grand Prix of
Sonoma) qualified 6th, 4th place finish
• April 1, Lowe’s Speedway, Charlotte,
N. C. (Grand Prix of Charlotte) qualified 4th, 2nd
place finish • March 17, Sebring, FL,
qualified 6th, 5th place finish
2000 American LF Mans Series
G&W Motorsports Porsche
• September 30th, Road Atlanta, GA. Petite
Le Mans, 10 hr endurance race. First ever all
female driving team. Finished 5th in class out of
16, and 20th overall
2000 24 Hrs of Moroso
• December 30-31, West Palm Beach, FL. 1st
place finish SSB Class
2000 Motorola Cup
Alegra Motorsports Porsche 944
• March 18, Sebring, Fla., 3 hr. endurance
race. Mechanical DNF
2000 Pro-Racing Series
Mistress Motorsports Corvette • April 22nd,
Las Vegas, 3 hr. endurance race. 2nd place
finish
2000 Proformance Racing Series
• August 6th, Seattle International
Raceway, finished 2nd in both races, winning First
overall
• September 10th, Portland International
Raceway, qualified 2nd, mechanical DNF
1999 Women's Global GT Series
• Finished 8th in point standings in field
of 37 drivers. Named “Most Improved
Driver”
Amateur Racaing Experience
Regional Road Racing/Time Trials
• 1999 - San Marino Touring Car Club title,
Club Racing with BMWCCA, Ferrari & Pantera
Owner’s Club, Driving Instructor for BMWCCA
and Driving Concepts
• 1998 - Winner of All Class Events Entered
at Touring Car Racing Association Events
• 1997 - Fastest lap at Skip Barber Racing
School class at Laguna Seca
SCCA Pro Solo/Solo 2
• 1998 - E Street Prepared Ladies National
Champion, Southern Pacific Division Overall
Men’s Champion.
• 1997 - Undefeated F-Stock Regional
Champion, Winner of Overall Women’s and
Men’s Championships.
• 1996 - 2nd place in F-Stock Ladies
National Championships, Winner of Pro Solo II
Ladies Challenge, Wendover, Utah.
• 1995 - F-Stock Ladies National Champion,
Winner of Solo II F Stock Ladies divisional class
title San Diego Pro Solo II Ladies title and Denver
Solo II Ladies Challenge. Named Valvoline
“Driver of the Month.”.
• 1994 - F-Stock Ladies National Champion,
F-Stock Ladies Regional Champion
Non-Racing History
Cinema & Graphic Arts: her
living successfully owning and operating a video
& film production business, specializing in
capturing the thrills of action sports. Her skills
range from in front of the camera to behind the
scenes in both product knowledge and
development.
Promotion: She has done extensive
promotions for various organizations ranging from
her own business, sports entertainment, charity
functions, school presentations, both on and off
the track. Including trade shows, television,
documentaries, radio and print work.
Education: Driving instructor for Panoz,
Saab, Subaru, BMW, AMCI, Driving Concepts, and
NASA. Is currently working on education of
alternative career development, and goal setting
for students of all ages.
Modeling: Started at age 14, posing for
pictorials, industrial ads, and fashion for top
publications.
Acting: Enrolled at College of the
Canyons in Castaic, Saddleback College in Orange
County as well as UC Irvine.
Equestrian: She competed successfully in
endurance races. Became an exercise rider and
assistant trainer at So. Calif. ranches, the west
coast fair circuit’s and at Santa Anita,
Hollywood Park, and Del Mar racetracks. Briefly
rode in races at Pomona, and Los Alamitos. Off
track worked with Lay ups, and re-broke stock for
both competition and pleasure riding.
Stunt Work: Performed fighting and
driving stunts for various film studios, and has
done extensive video and film work. Continues to
work in sports entertainment.
Wrestling: Broke into women's pro
wrestling as "Tornado Red." Today she uses
wrestling and kick boxing workouts to stay fit and
trains fitness and self-defense to clients.
Skiing: Took up snow skiing and became
good enough to win several slalom races at Mammoth
Mountain, Calif.
Running = Biking - River Rafting: Has
competed in 800 meters and cross-country. Continues
to trail run and has completed the Sierra Madre to
Mount Wilson and back event. Also enjoys long road
and mountain bike rides. Favorite rafting spot is
the one used in Indiana Jones movies.
Motorcycling: She likes sport biking,
owns and rides a Honda CBR 600 F-2, rides canyons
all over California. Has attended many track days
at local tracks to improve her skills.
Power Boat Racing: Has raced a small
hydro in APBA, won her first event.
Other Auto Racing: Has driven all kinds
of showroom stock, stock cars, vintage cars, Spec
Racers and Legends cars. Has driven in drag
races.
Religion - God comes first: "Everything
will fall into place when you've got your
priorities straight."
Source: www.godswhls.com/bio.asp
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