An award-winning look at women in the world of professional auto racing, director Laurie Agard's Fast Women offers an entertaining chronicle of an under-appreciated aspect of sports history. Well-known, pioneering distaff drivers such as Janet Guthrie and Lyn St. James are limned and stories of their triumphs and disasters--including the crashes that some say fuel auto racing's public popularity--are interwoven with human interest angles such as Kimberly Myers' perseverance in the face of her affliction with Cystic Fibrosis. DVD extras include a director's commentary track, capsule biographies of many of the drivers mentioned in the main program, and biographical sketches of "Fast Women in Other Sports." Excellent fare for auto racing fans and a prime source of information on women athletes competing in a sport traditionally dominated by men, this thoroughly professional production is recommended. Aud: C, P. (M. Tribby)
Fast Women
(2004) 60 min. VHS: $19.98, DVD: $24.98. View Video (tel: 800-843-9843, web: <a href="http://www.view.com/">www.view.com</a>). Color cover. ISBN: 0-8030-2701-X (dvd). August 9, 2004
Fast Women
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