Malissa
Humanic, 8-year-old daughter of Ken & Christy Humanic and
sister of KHR ProStock driver; Jackson, made her racing début in kart this
weekend at Pine Hill Speedway in Shippensville, PA.
She did a fantastic job for her first time on the
track, finishing 6th in a 10 kart line-up. In the below, left photo
Malissa and crew member; Destiny take time for a cold drink between races.
It was lots of fun
watching her take charge of the track, handling the counter-steering
situations as they arose and keeping her head when she slid out. She
never lost her concentration nor did she waiver when racing side-by-side
with other competitors.
In her first heat race, Malissa started
in the pole position. This was her first time on a racetrack and she did
a really nice job, finishing 7th at the checkered flag out of a 10 kart
field. The second heat race put her in the 9th starting position. Once
again she did a tremendous job of driving the kart, finishing in the 7th
place slot. Starting 7th in the feature race, Malissa had her work cut
out for her, but she hung in there, made some good moves and finished in
6th place for the night! Well done, indeed, for her first time on the
track!
She certainly will
be a force to be reckoned with in the racing community!
Dad; Ken, and crew member; Destiny, are
shown in the photo left congratulating Malissa for her good run in the
first heat race. Destiny is a valuable asset to the team and we all
feel very privileged that she has joined up to help make this race team a
success!
Malissa was a wonderful competitor as
well as a joy to watch on the track. We are all looking forward to
watching this rising star develop.
Pine Hill Speedway, located in
Shippensville, PA., races every other Saturday evening. Malissa runs in
the First Year Rookie class
