Lajoie eighth in Vegas

By John Hopkins

Nadine Lajoie placed eighth in the Solo Middleweight feature at the WERA West Championship round at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last weekend.

Starting from the third row on her Catalyst Reaction/Concept Five Honda CBR600RR Lajoie got a great start in Saturday's race and actually led into the first corner.

"I was really happy and had a lot of fun during that race, with a lot of battles with three or four different guys," Lajoie said. "I had a blast."

Things didn't go so well on a cold and windy Sunday, however, and Lajoie placed 11th in B Super Stock and 16th in C Super Stock.

A highlight of the weekend came in Friday practice, when on a wet track Lajoie was second fastest in the morning, despite very little running time.

"I was wishing it would rain all weekend, but unfortunately not," she quipped.

Lajoie is currently seeking backing to take part in an International Women's Race that will run as a support event to the French MotoGP round at Le Mans May 15-17.

"This is an opportunity, once in a lifetime, and if you can help in any way possible or if you are a girl who wants to participate, please contact info@nadineracing.com," she said. "They want to have 44 girls on the grid to promote this sport."