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- Kim Hiskey
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- Kim began racing her Porsche RS America in 1998
after a year of participating in
Seattle Area Porsche
Club Driver’s Education events.
In her first season racing, she was recognized as Novice of the Year
for Northwest Region SCCA.
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- In 1999 she moved up to a 1994 Porsche 3.8 RSR
and captured four regional SCCA titles and Most Improved Driver of the
Year. She also competed
in her first professional races running in the American Le Mans Series
at Portland, Laguna Seca, and Las Vegas.
Along with 2 other Seattle area drivers, the Crazy Redhead Team
took an overall victory at the Timex 12 Hours of Thunderhill.
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- Kim teamed with
Randy Pobst to contest a limited Grand Am schedule in 2000, earning third
place finishes in GTU at both Mid-Ohio and Phoenix, driving a 1997
Porsche 911 RSR against the latest 911 GT3R's of other competitors,
and actually lead more than half the race distance at Mid-Ohio.
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- Kim and Randy also finished fourth in GTU in the
qualifying race for the 6-Hour endurance race at Watkins Glen, coming
in eighth in class in the 6-Hour event. In addition to the Grand Am
schedule, Kim finished the 2000 season second in the GT1 class for
Oregon Region SCCA. Kim also
ran with Alex Job Racing for two American Le Mans Series races.
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- In 2001, in her first appearance at
a Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona Race, Kim finished an impressive 7th in
class and 10th overall in an 80 car field.
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Kim made the record books in
2001 as the first female class winner in the Grand American Road
Racing Series. At the Phoenix Sun Automotive 200, Kim, with
co-driver Randy Pobst, finished first in the GT class, and an
incredible 5th overall.
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Kim is
the only woman car owner/driver in the Grand American Road Racing
series. She plans to
compete for the 2001 Grand Am
GTU championship in her Crazy Redhead Racing 2001 Porsche GT3RS.
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