Inside the SCCA: Pakistan's first female racer
On episode 214 of Inside the SCCA presented by RaceSchool.com, we talk with one of the SCCA’s newest drivers and she is a trailblazer. Arshia Akhtar, born in Pakistan and grew up in Saudi Arabia, it's believed Arshia is the first female Pakistani race car driver. We talk about becoming a race car driver from a part of the world where, until recently, women couldn’t even drive. She fills us in on her journey starting out in racing and with the SCCA, and how the club works hard to give new members the full club experience. We also talk about the amazing work she does off track… and how it relates to my mom. You can’t help but like Arshia’s spirit and drive to be successful.
Brian Bielanski
Brian Bielanski has lived a parallel life of motorsports and journalism for more than 30 years. He started in motorsports in 1986 as his father’s 16-year-old “crew chief” on SCCA FV, Sports Renault and IT Honda CRX efforts. He has also competed in, and plans to compete again, in SCCA Club racing, Autocross and Road Rally. As a journalist he’s worked in news in network staff positions with CNN and CBS and local news in seven markets from LaCrosse, Wisconsin to New York and Los Angeles. In 2009 he founded RacingWire, one of the first web-only motorsports news services given credentialed access at NASCAR, IndyCar, and NHRA events. He currently hosts several podcasts including “Inside the SCCA” and is an editor/producer for KNX 1070 NewsRadio in Los Angeles.
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