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Meet 'Racing Barbie', the driver rallying for more girls in motorsport

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In this episode, Janine hears from Nicole Donker Torres, a South African racing driver who first got behind the wheel at just eight years old. Today, she races in the Forza Women’s Single-seater series and co-founded a company that will rally other young women to enter local motorsport. Is it expensive? How does she juggle all of this? Who does she follow these days in Formula One? Finally, Janine ends with her hot take on SA's contentious pick for 2026 Car of the Year. Fresh episodes drop on the first working day of every month.
28 May English South Africa Automotive · Automotive

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