For as long as she can remember, Demi Chalkias has always loved anything with an engine.
She is a two-time Pirelli GT3 Spirit Championship winner and just returned from the gruelling 24 Hours of Spa race in Belgium where she was the second fastest female. A self-described competitive person, Chalkias went back to her driving roots and began racing go karts. She then transitioned to race cars, and has quickly climbed the ranks in a sport still largely dominated by men.
“I would serve from 6 o'clock in the morning to 12 midnight and I did that until I could afford my own race car,” she said.
Maria Grazia, Shirley Muldowney, Mariette Delangle. They were racing many years before Demi. Try and do some research.
Cars have gender?
Here's a person that ACTUALLY blazed a trail
Chalkias isn’t blazing a trail. She is following a trail that started back in the late 60’s, early 70’s, blazed by Shirley Muldowney.
and who told you female race drivers are a big deal?