RGR Girl
February 10th, 2009, 21:42
Hi my name is Keri. I am 26 years old and work as a test engineer for Daimler Trucks North America. Headquartered in Portland, OR, I work with a team in Indiana conducting durability testing of semi tractors at the Bosch Proving Grounds on a torture track. Many of the vehicles we test are prototype or pre-series. We see the latest and greatest and are a key role in product development as well as improvement.
I was born and raised in Eureka, Ca and graduated from Eureka Senior High School. In high school my father and I began to volunteer for the SCCA at Laguna Seca Raceway and Sears Point Raceway. As course marshals, we responded to most emergencies on the track, stacking tires, removing debris, sweeping oil, and sometimes providing the tower with pit support by radio. It was during one of the weekends I was working at Sears Point that I discovered my high school had a race team. EHS Motorsports was a club operated by the auto shop instructor, students, and a few volunteers from the community.
It was my love for motorsports and my artistic abilities that lead me to a degree in mechanical engineering. I graduated from Oregon Institute of Technology in June of 2005 with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering technology in Klamath Falls, OR one term shy of four years.
In my college career I was a member of the Society of Automotive Engineer's Mini Baja team for two years. My senior project was a human powered vehicle to compete in the kinetic sculpture race of the Humboldt County area of California. Both of these vehicle projects completed every race they attempted.
I had a 2005 YFZ450 that I rode a lot for a couple of years then I had a hand-breaking incident. I was a little fearful to ride so I sold it, but now I have and am ready to get back to it! Someday. I'm an automotive nut. I've attended a lot of events from the inaugural Las Vegas Barrett-Jackson to SEMA to the SAE World Congress in Detroit, MI.
I met RGR last year and my first race was the Vegas to Reno in 2008. I have been with the team every race since, including our first win, the Parker 425 just 3 days ago! Go RGR!
I love motorsports, adrenaline, the outdoors, hunting, fishing, parasailing (I have one), off-roading (fast or slow), electronics, country music, good food, drinks and friends. I'll try almost anything once, and the best things over and over again. I'd really love to see myself in the drivers seat someday.
I was born and raised in Eureka, Ca and graduated from Eureka Senior High School. In high school my father and I began to volunteer for the SCCA at Laguna Seca Raceway and Sears Point Raceway. As course marshals, we responded to most emergencies on the track, stacking tires, removing debris, sweeping oil, and sometimes providing the tower with pit support by radio. It was during one of the weekends I was working at Sears Point that I discovered my high school had a race team. EHS Motorsports was a club operated by the auto shop instructor, students, and a few volunteers from the community.
It was my love for motorsports and my artistic abilities that lead me to a degree in mechanical engineering. I graduated from Oregon Institute of Technology in June of 2005 with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering technology in Klamath Falls, OR one term shy of four years.
In my college career I was a member of the Society of Automotive Engineer's Mini Baja team for two years. My senior project was a human powered vehicle to compete in the kinetic sculpture race of the Humboldt County area of California. Both of these vehicle projects completed every race they attempted.
I had a 2005 YFZ450 that I rode a lot for a couple of years then I had a hand-breaking incident. I was a little fearful to ride so I sold it, but now I have and am ready to get back to it! Someday. I'm an automotive nut. I've attended a lot of events from the inaugural Las Vegas Barrett-Jackson to SEMA to the SAE World Congress in Detroit, MI.
I met RGR last year and my first race was the Vegas to Reno in 2008. I have been with the team every race since, including our first win, the Parker 425 just 3 days ago! Go RGR!
I love motorsports, adrenaline, the outdoors, hunting, fishing, parasailing (I have one), off-roading (fast or slow), electronics, country music, good food, drinks and friends. I'll try almost anything once, and the best things over and over again. I'd really love to see myself in the drivers seat someday.