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First Ever GS Series All-Female Team will Race Audi

Daytona is going to be extremely busy this week, but among all the rolling thunder there will be a first. For the first time ever an all-female team will race for the chequered flag in the Grand Sport class.

The racers are Ashley Freiberg and Gosia Rdest, whose surname is missing at least one vowel. The pair will race one of Audi’s brand spanking new R8 LMS GT4s for the 4 Hour Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge in Daytona on Friday.

“I feel very privileged and honored to drive progress for women in motorsports,” said Rdest. “I have always thought that it’s not the gender, but the passion, endurance and hard work that are the mainstay of any winner.”

The pair comes to the event with no shortage of experience. Rdest finished first at the Dubai 24-hour race just two weeks ago racing in the GT4 class. Freiberg, meanwhile, was the first woman to win an overall race in Daytona in the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge.

“Women are few and far between in motorsports, so the opportunity to join an all-women team with Audi is really exciting,” said Freiberg. “I think we’ll be a strong team, not because we’re female, but because we’re drivers that are ready to do the job well.”

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