Sarah Chen

They told me girls don't drift. My high school boyfriend said it was "too dangerous." My parents wanted me to be a dentist. My driving instructor once asked if I wanted to switch to an automatic. So anyway, I'm 8-time regional drift champion now. How's YOUR weekend going? I bought The Widow as a crashed shell for $3,000. Everyone laughed. "That thing will never run again." It took me 18 months, three jobs, and one very understanding landlord who let me rebuild an engine in his parking lot at 2am. First time I took her out, I looped it. Spun right into a barrier at DriveIt NQ. Cracked the front bumper I'd JUST finished painting. I sat in that car and ugly-cried for twenty minutes. Then I reversed out, lined up, and tried again. The nickname "Sideways Sarah" started as an insult from a guy who thought I couldn't control the car. Now he pays for a t-shirt with my face on it. Life's funny like that. Why "The Widow"? Because every car that lines up next to her at tandem? She leaves them behind. Widowed. Alone. Watching my tail lights disappear in a cloud of tire smoke. 23 fans. 8 wins. One VERY scratched Silvia that's worth more to me than any trophy. See you at the skidpan, boys.