Cars X Girl

No matter what anyone says, everybody wants to find a place they fit in. Everyone wants to know what he or she is good at naturally, a natural talent that can be further improved upon and ultimately become really good at. The search for praise and acceptance is universal, no matter what one says. (Some people choose to give it up, or can let it go once they find that place… But everyone can relate to the search.)

I’ve finally found my place

It’s taken me years and years and years, but I have finally found my own place. And you know what? I’m super happy in it. In fact, I can hardly believe that I’ve found something that I’m kinda sorta good at (well, not bad at least) and that I thoroughly enjoy.

My place, of course, is with cars and racing.

Feeling at home

When I first started getting into it all, I wasn’t so sure about it. There seemed like a lot more about cars that I could ever understand, and it sounded scary to actually go out and race myself. Slowly, I warmed up to the whole idea… And when I started modifying the Miata, I knew I would then have to make use of the money I was spending on upgrades.

Little did I know that, a full year after my first autocross, I’d have a moderately modified Miata, a project 240SX, plenty of autocrosses under my belt and even my first track experience. It’s been crazy, but I’ve loved every bit of it. 2009 was a very full year as far as cars and racing went!

Now, it’s almost routine to go to an autocross and get ready for it. The nervousness that I feel before I run hasn’t gone away, but I’ve come to feel positive about it, not at all like it’s a bad feeling. The adrenaline is exciting, and even if I don’t have a good run, I still learn a lot… And no matter what, I was still out there and doing it, not on the sidelines just talking about it.

It helps to be rewarded

I definitely give a lot of credit to the people who have supported me so far. Especially my husband, for being patient with me through the, “Well, I might be into cars…” phase, until I finally took the leap, got the mod bug and haven’t looked back since. I’m also thankful for all the various mentors I’ve had from the autocrosses, for all the compliments and helpful tips, they really made me feel proud even when I thought I was having a really bad day. And, of course, the comments on this blog… They always make me happy.

However, I love having the few trophies and things that I do to look at when I’m feeling down. They remind me that hard work and effort does get rewarded, and that I can get even more if I take the time, work at it and persevere through the down days.

Then again, I never had anything with my name on it as a kid. You know how everyone who plays sports or belongs to a club in high school has a shirt for it with their name on it? Well, I never had that… I missed out on that sort of thing. Now, though, I have it… It was definitely worth the wait!

And I have to say, being a racer sounds a whole lot cooler than any “regular” sport to me.

I'm definitely glad to have the hobby that I do!

(And while I’m not a huge fan of sharing pictures… Well, why not, right? I’m not all that bad looking I suppose. )

Meg

In 2007, Meg began learning about cars. Two years later, she had a very modified '97 Miata and a '90 240SX project car, as well as the Rookie of the Year autocross title. Life now completely revolves around cars and she wouldn't have it any other way. CarsxGirl is her way to encourage others to get into racing (it's not horribly expensive!), to document & share her car builds, an outlet to share & improve her automotive photography skills and to show that real car girls do exist!

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