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Last updated 1/24/05
Kat drove a Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the Busch
Grand National Series in the USA.
News Update - - January 2005
Dear Race Fans,
It has been quite a while since I penned
anything for this page. Since I retired from the
sport in 1998 (2000 working within NASCAR back in
NC), I moved back to the Toronto, Ontario Canada
area and carried on with my life. Many
opportunities presented themselves because of my
involvement in sport, and the business world
associated. Aside from my corporate life (being a
venture capitalist) I enjoy, as always, golf,
skiing, real estate hunting and the characters in
my world.
In a manner of speaking I am still racing in my
life, and although it doesn’t involve making a
Chevy or Porsche do something it doesn’t want
too at 180 mph, it is very full. I am fortunate to
have raced, and fortunate to have the life I do
now.
Please feel free to contact me at any time.
Meow
Kat's Notes - - A former downhill ski racer,
31-year-old Kat discovered a love for automobile
racing when a knee injury sidelined her. She
started racing in 1988 in Formula Ford 2000 before
moving into SCCA and the Players GM Motorsports
Series in Canada. Since then, Kat has been involved
with numerous racing organizations such as the IMSA
Factory Pontiac Team and has tested Busch Grand
National cars and Craftsman trucks.
Kat's career goals have changed little over the
past 10 years. Her main focus is to be successful
in the Busch series, then move up to Winston Cup.
Kat says, "I love auto racing, I really do. There
is nothing more wonderful. I'm following my passion
of cars, racing, and the understanding of
them."
In the meantime, Kat's limited 1998 schedule
will let her keep her "Rookie' status into 1999
when she'll compete for Rookie of the Year.
Here's some quick Kat Facts:
Birthday: Dec. 25, 1966
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario - Canada
Residence: Charlotte, NC
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 145
Before going into racing, Kat wanted to be a
writer. In fact, she wrote numerous short stories
and poems as a teenager in the style of Edgar Allan
Poe. Kat's favorite book is John Irving's A Prayer
for Owen Meany upon which the recent movie Simon
Birch is based.
Kat's Tech Notes - - Roof flaps (roof air
deflectors) have become a common part of Busch
Grand National racing. There is only one approved
manufacturer and the installation procedure is the
same for all makes of cars. They are simple to
install and easy to inspect because there are no
electronics involved. The roof flaps are deployed
when the car goes into a spin with sufficient force
to lift the flaps. During inspection, they are
checked to make sure that it takes no more than 2
1/2 pounds of force to lift the flaps. When
deployed, the flaps create turbulence in the air,
the airflow is slowed, increasing the downward air
pressure on the car, eliminating the lift factor,
and keeping the car on the track. The forerunner to
the roof flap, still in use today, is the strakes
on the right and left sides of the roofs. This
small 'fin' runs the length of the roof and down
along the rear window. When the car goes into a
spin, the strakes disrupt the air flow, engaging
the roof flaps quicker. She raced in the Atlantic
series in 1991.
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