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Kim Kuzma grew up in a racing family watching her Grandpa Kuzma, her father, Bob, and brothers race circle tracks in the Pacific Northwest. Her Uncle Eddie Kuzma built FIA, USAC, and Indy Car and midget chassis and was inducted into the Indianapolis Hall of Fame posthumously in 2003. Kim is active with three Portland, Oregon based amateur race clubs and serves with Cascade Sports Car Club as Active Chair and their Race Official Division representative. She is an on-track marshal, Assistant Chief Starter and her professional race marshal series experience includes Formula 1, IndyCar, American Le Mans, NASCAR, and Champ Car World series duties. She has been on the Start Team for the past two years at Circuit of the Americas USGP and she is the Team Manager for Lucky Dog Racing Series team Worker’s Revenge. In 2014, Kim was awarded SCCA Worker of the Year for outstanding performance.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • Ironclad Performance Wear • Christopher Kimball Financial Services
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE
Change is scary; it’s freaking terrifying. I know the next part of my journey won’t always be easy, but I had to take this step to be the very best version of me. -Daniel Ricardo
CAREER & LIFE CHALLENGES
Kim shares about the struggles of being a female in a male-dominated sport.
FIRST SPECIAL VEHICLE
Plymouth Arrow
Kim also shares about her first, special racing job.
BEST AUTOMOTIVE ADVICE
Whenever you get the call for a pro-series team, always say, “yes.”
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE
Join a racing club. SCCA.com, Cascade Sports Car Club, Oregan Region SCCA, Friends of PIR
RECOMMENDED BOOK
Stand on It: A Novel By Stroker Ace, by William Neely
The Last Open Road, by Burt Levy
The Art of Happiness, by Dalai Lama
PARTING WORDS OF ADVICE
All women can be a part of racing. Don’t give up!
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