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FBMW Germany - 3rd Round This weekend was the 3rd Formula BMW race weekend. Once again, I watched it live from home. It is something different to watch the races you are actually supposed to be racing.
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June 25th, 2007
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I am learning to deal with the fact that my racing career has taken a one-year-brake. I am neither racing karts nor cars. Of course I have done some testing, also drove some kart races. Not to forget The Mallorca Cup, where I finished 5th under the Rookies. But I was meant to drive Formula BMW Germany in 2007. Which did not happen because of a Sponsor dropping out. At first I had a big problem dealing with not sitting in an FB02 cockpit for 2007.
Now I see it as a challenge. I have time until 2008 to find a decend Sponsor, who will support me for a longer time in my racing career. I have enough time to get my body with fitness training into great quality. I am testing different cars on different race tracks, that is always a plus. And one more positive thing: I get to see how my "next-year-competitors" are acting on and off the track.
I am taking this "one-year-brake" as a golden opportunity. I am a volunteer at the german Speed-Magazin.de as a writer and photographer. Speed-Magazin.de is a big online motorsport magazine in germany. I am also attending many events, not only to meet new people, but also to get the name JACKIE WEISS out to the world. Beginning of June 2007 I started with my personal training at the Sports Clinic Bad Nauheim. It is the number one place for race car drivers. All the F1 BMW drivers attend there, also the drivers from Willi Weber and many other great race car drivers. Lately I was there doing my training program and Nico Huelkenberg was just beside me, doing his sports program. I said "Hi, you did a great race at the weekend!" - and he said "thanks" and smiled....
I am keeping my head up and stable ;)
I can barely wait for 2008, when I get to show the guys from Formula BMW how a lady drives...
Jackie Weiss
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GERMAN TV films Jackie in FR1600,
Oschersleben/Germany
My second time turning a "couple of laps" at Oschersleben. This time I'm leaving the racetrack with a bigger smile! I had to show RTL (big european TV Channel) what I got. I drove the FR1600 from the Motopark Academy. |
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The day started out already in stress. We couldn't find a seat for "small-Jackie"!! Right before we were about to give up and call it a day, we found a descend seat. Then I got the car the first time explained to me and ready to go! The TV crew came to the racetrack at 8am; we had a timeframe until 12pm, since the video was going to be broadcastet on TV the same day at 6pm. RTL mounted 2 cameras on my car. One had a cockpit view, the other was down by the right front tire. They followed me with a Safety Car around the 3,667km long track in a Volkswagen GTI and filmed me
from the front and the rear. Top finish of the day, the reporter Kim Höhne got to drive in a Ford Fiesta ST Cup with Instructor and ex driver Patrick Bernhardt from the Motopark Academy. Her face expression is priceless. To see it for yourself click on my link.
To sit in a formula car again, since a month break, was an amazing feeling to have back! Now I am really excited for the 5-day test in Southern Korea with the 2.0 Liter Renault from Team E-Rain.
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RADIO ENERGY interviews Jackie
The german radio broadcaster RADIO ENERGY made an interview with Jackie about the topic "females in motorsport". You can listen to the audio stream (.mp3). The interview was taken in her mother language german. | May 16, 2007
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Radio Energy Germany
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NKN NATIONAL KART NEWS Issue August 2006 The largest print magazine in the karting business, the NKN National Kart News covered the Progression of Jackie Weiss in their August Issue on one entire page.
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NKN National Kart News
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R/T 2000 Skip Barber Advanced 2day Race Activities Road America | July 3-4, 2006
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I made the 2day racing school which bridges the gap from the 3day racing school to the race weekends. I qualified to practice and race with the winged R/T 2000 (sequential 5-speed gearbox and BF Goodrich tires).
Photos from the 2 days at Road America
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SKIP BARBER
3-day Racing School, Speedway Las Vegas
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June 2-4, 2006
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Incredible what I learned during these short and very hot 3 days!
To drive a Formula Dodge was harder than I thought. Many new friends and a lot of new knowledge was the result of this weekend.
Photos of the 3-day Racing School
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Willow Springs
KART CLUB, California
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May 28, 2006
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This race didn't have that many Rotax Junior Drivers. The heavy winds from yesterday with the Gatorz Cup on the track died down, so our times have been better: I got into the 44seconds and finished 2nd.
Results WSKC Round 5
Photos WSKC Round 5
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GATORZ CUP Round four
Willow Springs, CA
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May 27, 2006
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An exciting race with 15 Rotax Junior Drivers on the grid! We were all very close in times; me and Michael Leib had a great battle.
...Mrs Hawaii Tropic International raced in the TAG class!
Results Gatorz Cup 4
Photos GATORZ Round4
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ChampCar RotaxKart Challenge #4
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May 21,2006
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It was a cool b-a-c-k-w-a-r-d-s Race at the XPlex - we had a lot of fun!
I made in quali, pre-finals and finals 2nd and this time my sis Daisy was very close to me, getting 3rd in all races.
Results!
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LVKC Las Vegas Kart Club
The first Night Race 2006 at the Speedway
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May 13,2006
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I snatched the lead in the Main Race after 4 laps - crucially ahead of Carmyn Schottmuller and Casey Neuman - and led the whole race with a comfortable 20-second cushion until the flag.
It was a good race at the Speedway last night:
My sister Daisy tooked the pole position for the Heat with a best time of 43.520sec meantime I had a power problem and ended up in second to last.
In the first lap of the Heat Race I lost my chain, but managed to finished 4th.
LVKC Las Vegas
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GATORZ CUP Round three Grange Motor Circuit, CA
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Apr 29,2006
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I started 5th and was up to 3rd when Jeff Pesner ran over me: my exhaust popped out and I had to stop and kick it back in.... I lost 1:40min with this incident, but I finished the race with an exciting 5th place!
Results GRANGE April 29, 2006
Peeple, PTK, Race Photos!
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LAKC CalSpeed Fontana Champ Car Rotax Challenge
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Apr 23,2006
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I finished 4th place in heat and main race in my new TonyKart Chassis at the LosAngeles KartClub in Fontana. I know I need more practice with the new chassis, because it's way different to handle, especially
the brakes.... We met a lot of nice people in Californa and I'm looking already forward to Grange on the next weekend!
Results LAKC April 23, 2006
Pics, Pics, Pics!
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Crash in the Heat for the Champ Car Rotax Challenge
at the XPlex
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Apr 9,2006
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4 Races in this season so far at the XPlex, and the second red flagged race! I had a great start in my heat race, went from 3rd to 1st by the first turn. Too bad it only lasted a couple of laps: I got passed by
Austin Isaac for 1st. When I went on to get my position back, I nailed a dirt pile and flew out of my kart. Luckily I was ok. I wish I could say the same for my kart and my helmet....
Results Champ Car Rotax Kart #3
Pics Qualifying, Races
People, Power, Pits at the XPlex
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Jackie Weiss: Top Finishes 2005 |
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Endurance Karting Sprint Races - Oct 25,2005
5 sprint races with Johan Schwartz at XPlex Racetrack, Las Vegas.
Look up the Results
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6hr Endurance Richard Hearn - July 9,2005
I tooked the checkered flag after 347 laps for our Team.
Photo Gallery
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XPlex Championship #8 - Nov 20,2005
I finished 1st in Qualifying; 1st in Heat Race and 2nd in Main Race.
Photo Gallery from the Final XPlex Championship
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Vegas 300 6hr Endurance - Oct 24,2005 Our Team "The Banana" finished 2nd with a gap of 0,0022 sec!
Look at Photos in Jackies Blog here
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Rotax Max Challenge - 2005 Season
3rd place points winner 2005 Rotax Junior Class, Southern Nevada.
More Infos
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6hr Endurance Richard Hearn - Dec 3,2005
Las Vegas Speedway: We finished 3rd in the coldest race of 2005!
Look at the Pictures here
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XPlex Championship #6 - Aug 13,2005
This was a hot race - I finished 3rd at the XPlex Racetrack
Huge Photo Gallery from the XPlex Championship #6
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XPlex Championship #4 - June 4,2005
My first night race - and my first podium finish!
Photo Gallery
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the XPlex Racetrack Las Vegas
6hr Enduro Johan Schwartz (8mb)
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Risky Karting - 8.3mb
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Flip over Kart - 767kb
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2007 will be my first formula car race season. I am very enthusiastic and highly motivated for the upcoming months. When I started kartracing 3 years ago I made a lot of new friends and met many professional racers who helped me with their experience to
improve my performance. At this point I want to thank all of you who
gave me inspirations and also many thanks to my supporters like Alpinestars
who is my first sponsor and helped me with all of my racing clothes. And by the way: it's fabulous to wear!! Of course also many thanks to my parents and especially my sisters who sometimes have a 'hard time' with me and my schedules! If you want to be informed what's going on in the formula car world, step by on my new website at http://www.jackieweiss.com or have a
look in the german online motorsport magazine http://www.speed-magazin.de
See you there!
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Info: female race car driver and former kartracer jackie weiss with rotax 125cc junior at the xplex motorsports racetrack in las vegas, nevada. my laps with rotax max 125cc junior. kartracing with 125cc moto-shifter, rm1 125cc superkart at the
xplex race track. xplex championship race schedules and race results, along with the driver points for the kartracer of the xplex championship and the rmax challenge world finale at the website www.jackieskart.com. find under the 'all about racing-links' websites from the race track in kerpen, germany, the xplex
racetrack motorsports in las vegas, nevada and the las vegas motor speedway, along with the links to racekart clubs in the whole wide world. my first race school was the endurance karting from johan schwartz. You should take this race school to improve your performance in kart racing. johan schwartz offers the latest racing
karts and equipment, also the fr125 motors in his karts. according to the mychron3 gold from jackie weiss: my best lap time was 0:47.8 on the xplex racetrack. I improved a lot since my first laps at this race track, because I am driving nearly every day at the xplex. my second race school was the 3day skip barber school at the las vegas speedway in a formula dodge. It was a whole new experience for me driving a stick and I learned a lot at the skip barber racing school. I am looking forward to make the 2day advanced skip barber racing school at the road america. and the next step is the formula bmw in valencia, spain. my sister jeannette has her own website now with the picture gallery from her paintings; she made
some awesome kart paintings with the rotax 125cc junior. you can see her kart art at www.jeannetteart.com |
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