Katherine Legge
Katherine Legge
Katherine Legge is a British auto racing driver. She is also featured in Richard Hammond's Crash Course...
beast drive improve physical pit rookie toward year
It's all so new to me. I have to be more physical to drive the car, and the whole thing is just a different beast with the pit stops, push-to-pass and strategy. ... I just want to be rookie of the year and improve toward 2007 and see where we are as a team.
daughter expected
She's been very supportive, but I don't think this is what she expected her daughter to do,
learning period short sure
It's been a blast. I'm not really sure where I am or what day it is, but I'm learning a lot in a short period of time.
pass tough
It's really tough to pass here. I was lucky.
airport car crashes incredible similar slot starts track turn
The slot car track was amazing. It was incredible how similar the track was to the real thing at the airport where we landed. We even had some crashes in turn one on the starts so you know it was authentic.
hard
I'm very excited. It's going to be hard and it's going to be interesting, but it's about long-term not just about 2006.
both car cars champ climbing drive formula goal growing mine moment powerful prove until walls
These are the two most powerful and challenging cars to drive in the world. Growing up in England, it was always a goal of mine to drive a Formula One car. At the moment I'm just climbing the walls to get back into a car. Until I prove myself some more I know that both Champ Car and Formula One are out of my reach.
bad charles good gotten past whether
I don't know whether I would have gotten past Charles if he hadn't had the problems. I feel bad for him but good for me.
drive f1 goal mine
It's always been a goal of mine to drive an F1 car.
accustomed car champ driving good happy opportunity thankful time work
Overall, it was a good day. I'm getting more accustomed to driving a Champ Car and I'm very thankful to PKV for this opportunity and their help. I'm a little disappointed that I didn't get my time down into the 51-second range, but the day went well and I'm happy with the way I drove. We still have some work to do tomorrow.
both common
The only thing we really have in common is that we're both female.
beginning build people relieved year
What an experience. I'm kind of relieved to have it over and done with. From the beginning of the year it's been a build up to this race, there's been a lot of pressure. People have had a lot of expectations of me.
crying missed money spent stop
To think that it all started when I was 9 and he spent all of his hard-earned money on my go-karts and then he missed that win, ... He was crying on the phone, and I told him he had to stop because he was making me cry.
achieved car driver female finished great guys less mistakes needed novelty overall race racer record trying
We achieved what we needed to achieve, we finished the race and finished well but I'm a racer and you always want to do better. I made some mistakes but overall I have to be pleased. I think for me, the record is great but the less of a female novelty that this thing becomes, the better. I'm just trying to be a race car driver and do what these guys do.