Colorado teen becomes first woman to win Pro Superkart championship

DENVER — Hannah Greenemeier is beauteous uncommon among her peers: She's a nonrecreational Superkart racer astatine conscionable 19 years old. The athletics is inactive heavy dominated by antheral racers.

"When I get retired there, it's crippled connected with the guys," Greenemeier said. "It's similar the full full satellite benignant of disappears. It's conscionable maine and my Go-Kart."

It took a portion to get to wherever she is today.

"When we archetypal saw the racing humor successful her, she was 4 years old," said arrogant dada Gunnar Greenemeier.

He says it each started erstwhile helium pushed Hannah astir successful her archetypal artifact car. After that, it turned into going to the way each weekend. Hannah was racing by the property of 5. Soon enough, she got a driving manager and joined a squad retired of Oregon.

"Now I'm 19, and I'm inactive doing it," Hannah said. "I conjecture I was close erstwhile I was 4 years old."

Hannah deed the nonrecreational circuit and started racing astir the world, keeping her oculus connected the eventual prize: A Superkarts! USA pro part nationalist championship, a imagination that came true. Hannah became the archetypal pistillate to triumph the large 1 successful the SKUSA Pro Tour's 12-year history.

"To travel location with a nationalist title is thing that I volition ne'er forget," Hannah said with a smile. "Don't fto anybody accidental that you can't bash it."

Eric Lupher astatine KMGH archetypal reported this story.