Ill Lajoie battles to top 10s

By John Hopkins

Despite battling a severe cold and competing without the help of any crew Montreal's Nadine Lajoie picked up a trio of top 10 finishes in road racing action at the Streets of Willow race track in southern California Oct. 17.

Lajoie took eighth in the Formula 2 race, ninth in Formula 40 Lightweight and 10th in 600 Modified Production. In the latter event she improved on her practice times by three seconds. This was only her second visit to the Streets of Willow track.

“I wasn’t feeling good and wanted to go home, but didn’t want to give up before starting," Lajoie said about preparing for the races. “It was a good weekend overall. I had no crashes and I went at it despite not feeling good going into the weekend.”