1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: Now this weekend the Locomotorsport Club North Australia Motorsports is 2 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 1: holding an event to add Hidden Valley in preparation for 3 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: the upcoming supercarts. The event is going to include an 4 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: in duro race. Now in one of the categories, the 5 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 1: Circuit Excel, there will have They're going to have a 6 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 1: full female run car including both drivers in the ninety 7 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: minute in duo finale. Now joining me in the studio 8 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 1: right now is Dakota Masters and Misty Grimsley. Good morning 9 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: to you both. 10 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 2: Good morning. 11 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:39,199 Speaker 1: Oh, it's lovely to have you both in the studio. Now. 12 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 1: I took you both by surprise by turning the microphones 13 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 1: onto some moment ago you're all expecting, you're expecting a 14 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: bit more prep time, but not, We're straight into it now. 15 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 1: I am. I am really keen to find out, firstly, 16 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: a little bit more about the category of racing that 17 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: you're both in. Tell me a little bit about it. 18 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 2: Go on. 19 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 1: They're pointing at each other, Dakota, you first. 20 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 2: We raced in the XL category yep against yeah, other 21 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 2: exls the same. 22 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: Yeah. So to people out there listening that do not 23 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: know what that means, that are not motorsport fans, what 24 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 1: is the XL category. 25 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 2: It's just like a roadcar basically, but we race it 26 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:26,320 Speaker 2: around the track. It's a high enday excel. 27 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 1: Yeah right, And so it's obviously been what's I don't 28 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:32,959 Speaker 1: know that pimped up the right word, but it's obviously 29 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: been pumped up. Hotted up is what my producers just 30 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:41,400 Speaker 1: told me. It's the right word for it. Mister. You 31 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: tell me a little bit about how fast it guys. 32 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 3: Well, depends what track you're on, yep, but I would 33 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 3: say usually around one hundred and sixty k's would you say? 34 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 2: Yeah? 35 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, right, So you two are racing together, aren't you. 36 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 2: Yeah? 37 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: Yeah? Now, talk me through like how long this It 38 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: sounds like it's going to be quite a long race. 39 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: Ninety minutes and what's you know, what's the aim to 40 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 1: get around the track as many times as you can, 41 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: try and win. 42 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 2: Try try and win within the ninety minutes, but not 43 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 2: running out of field. 44 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: Now, mister, you're here to obviously race with Dakota from 45 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: the Gold Coast. Ye tell me a little bit about 46 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: some of the racing that you do well. 47 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 3: I also do exls down on the coast. Is definitely 48 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 3: more competitive. Here was around thirty to thirty five cars 49 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 3: in each race, and I just went to Bathurst a 50 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 3: few weeks ago and there was fifty one cars, so 51 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:39,639 Speaker 3: that was a lot different. It was the car was straight, 52 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 3: so it didn't crash or anything. That was the main part. 53 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: But yeah, are you like either of you when you 54 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: go away to race? Are there many other cars that 55 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:50,800 Speaker 1: are all female run? 56 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 2: No? 57 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 3: There's never barely any girls really really. 58 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 1: So how did both of you get into motorsport? 59 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 2: Well, my dad used to race, and then he finally 60 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 2: convinced my mum that it wasn't that dangerous when I 61 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 2: was seven and I started racing go karts, and then 62 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:11,919 Speaker 2: when I was fifteen, I got offered to drive the car. 63 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,640 Speaker 2: And yeah, I just started doing it and I'm so grateful. 64 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: How awesome? Now do you mind if I ask how 65 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: old you both are? I'm seventeen, I'm eighteen, so both 66 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 1: old enough obviously to have a driver's license. But I'm 67 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 1: guessing that you're probably on the track well before you're 68 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: old enough to drive on the road, Is that right? 69 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 2: Yeah? 70 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:30,959 Speaker 1: And so how about you, mistery, how did you get 71 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:32,519 Speaker 1: involved in motorsports? 72 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 3: So pretty much my dad's always loved cars. Yep, he 73 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 3: collects them. And then when I was seven, I started 74 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 3: go karting, never got to race because he was too busy, 75 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 3: and then when I was seventeen, I started racing XLS. 76 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: So how good? Now? Talk me through what you're expecting 77 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 1: on the weekend with this race. You're the only girl, like, 78 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: you're the only all female team. I'm talking like female mechanic, 79 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: female owner. It's like it's all females, right, yeah, so 80 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 1: talk me through what's what's going to happen on the weekend? 81 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: This race a ninety minutes. How many laps do you reckon? 82 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: You'll be able to get done? 83 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 2: I don't even know. 84 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:18,279 Speaker 1: I'm not that smat to how fast you go at home? 85 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 3: I do like thirty minutes and that's usually around eighteen laps. Yes, 86 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 3: so yeah, see. 87 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: See here you go, Like, how good is it? 88 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 2: You? 89 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 1: Girls must be like you must feel pretty pumped that 90 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 1: you are the only all female team. Exec you're excited 91 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,359 Speaker 1: and like you're fully mixing it with all the blokes. 92 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 1: I would imagine, Yeah, yeah, you reckon, you can win, Yes, 93 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: you can. You can. You can now talk to me 94 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 1: as well, Dakota, I know that you're heading to Phillip 95 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 1: Island later this year to race in the circuit. Is 96 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:56,840 Speaker 1: it called Circuit Excel Nationals? So when are you going there? 97 00:04:58,160 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 2: In August? I'm pretty sure. 98 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, so August. And do you need some support 99 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 1: from the community. I'm like, I know you've got some 100 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 1: wonderful sponsors already, some awesome sponsors, but I'm assuming that 101 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: you know that any further help is definitely appreciated. 102 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 2: Yeah, we're always looking for sponsors to help with like 103 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 2: cover of the car, like the costs and everything. 104 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 1: And I know, well I know Gary Dempsey and also 105 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:30,160 Speaker 1: Megan and they're are you know, they are super proud 106 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:33,479 Speaker 1: of what you guys are doing. What you girls are doing, 107 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: I should say, but but yeah, they are definitely some 108 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 1: major sponsors and own the vehicle, don't they. Yeah? So 109 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:45,159 Speaker 1: how long how long has it taken for you to 110 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 1: get to the point where you are obviously going to 111 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:50,039 Speaker 1: Phillip Island later in the year to race in this race. 112 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 1: Is it your first time or you've done it before. 113 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 2: It'll be my first time going away and racing away 114 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 2: from home. 115 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, how cool? I reckon, It's awesome what your girls 116 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:01,039 Speaker 1: are doing. I mean what's you know, like, what's it 117 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: like to just fly around the track at the speed? 118 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 3: Look? 119 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: How fast are you going? Hundred and sixty? What's it 120 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:07,599 Speaker 1: feel like? 121 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 3: It feels normal, to be honest, and then you get 122 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,799 Speaker 3: in the road cade, it's like everyone's going so slow. 123 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, oh goodness, mabe, I reckon. It's awesome. I love 124 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: seeing young people do great stuff. I love seeing young 125 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: women doing great stuff. So what's your next race, Misty? 126 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: After this one on the weekend. 127 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 3: Queensland Raceway for Series x three, and then the week 128 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 3: and after I'm doing Track Attack as well, Queensland Raceway. 129 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: Good on you girls. Wonderful, wonderful stuff and you know, 130 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: it's so great to hear that it is an all 131 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:44,159 Speaker 1: female lineup. I hope you'll win on the weekend. Can 132 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 1: you keep me up to date and let me know 133 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: how you go. 134 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 3: We definitely will. 135 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 1: Oh, thank you both so much for joining me in 136 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 1: this studio. Lovely to talk to you. Thank you, thank you.