My name is Chris. I am a moto-journalist who loves motorsports; from drag racing, riding enduros, hot-rodding my '73 Dodge Challenger and '69 AMX to dirt-roading Baja bugs. My passion is riding and building vintage Harleys. I host Throwback Thursdays at the local drive-In and donate my time to many causes. My purpose on this Earth is to make a difference in the lives of others as ACTION is what makes the presence of GOD felt in this world!
First Burnout Contest I entered. I was the only woman and I came in 5th. I actually ran out of gas since I had a manual fuel pump. My car is the blue 78 Z-28.
Ever
felt like you were the only woman on Earth who loved the machine? Have
you spent your entire life looking to find others who felt the same way
you did when it came to ANYTHING with an engine? ME TOO! Well, there
is now help and a magazine dedicated to just that very thing. Doni
Langdon along with Latricia (Trish) Horstman are continuing their search for more
women who are into the machine. They
started a magazine called Throttle Gals. It is all about the woman,
along with the ride that she races, drives, off roads and wrenches on.
The commonality in the publication is that all the vehicles featured are
Hers. The variable is the ride itself. The ride will range from
traditional hot rods, to choppers, Jeeps, trucks, different styles of
race cars, dirt bikes, etc. This magazine focuses on the woman and her
history with the vehicle, or her involvement in the automotive world.
Trish on her Ironhead "Hellcat"
It
is presently being published once a year and issue 6 will be released
at Autorama Extreme in February 2013. (That is the issue that I will be
in!!!)
Doni on her Ironhead "The Love Child" that was featured in The Horse magazine
Some
of you may remember her from working at The Horse (that's where I first
saw her). Doni got the idea for a women's motor magazine while she was
working there and mentioned it to her boss but that didn't go so well.
So she did what any gearhead female would do- SHE STARTED HER OWN
MAGAZINE! She then teamed up with Trish Horstman who also is a gearhead
who works at Baker Drivetrain. Both girls ride Ironheads- Trish a 1972
model that she calls "Hellcat" and Doni a 1974 Ironhead, "The Love Child". Doni is presently working on a 59 Chevy project and Trish has got an old Ford pickup that she is wrenching on. Just like any gearheads, both girls love four-wheeled machines just as much as they love their bikes.
Doni working under the hood of her new project
When
Doni was in high school, she felt out of place. Splitting her time
between her printing/ photo classes and wrenching on bikes with her dad,
she felt isolated from the other girls in her high school. Although
she knew she couldn't be the only girl who liked to work on cars, there
justhadto
be other females out there with the same interests. She decided to
turn her love of motorcycles and cars into a magazine to empower other
women. Some of the women she has featured are nationally known, such as
Athena "Chickee" Ransom who owns and builds bikes at Vagabond Choppers
in Florida. Other women featured are drag racers, bike racers and women
who are passionate about the machine. Besides being founder and "head
chick in charge" of Throttle Gals, Doni also owns a printing company,
"Milkhouse Press" and works full time. The magazine is also now in
Australia.
Trish
grew up around Harleys and when it was time to get her own bike, she
built her '72 Ironhead from a basket case with some help from her dad
and a couple friends. She owns a tattoo shop, "My Little Needle
Tattoos", has worked at Baker Drivetrain since 2005 and is one of the Garage Girls along with Sara Liberte and Jody Perewitz.
Trish working on her Ironhead
Throttle Gals has a very active page on Facebook or you can go to their website-www.throttlegals.com.
They also have a wide variety of clothing just for the Throttle Gal,
from "Girls Can Wrench too" T-shirts and cap sleeves to hoodies and
"Girls Can Weld too" apparel. Christmas is coming up and I know EVERY
female gearhead would LOVE to have anything from Throttle Gals. Put
your apparel order in, order back issues or preorder for the upcoming issue. Throttle Gals is a MUST HAVE for ANY girl
or female that could use some empowering or to any current lady gearhead who
could just use the motivation. We women should stick together and
support one another- especially when there are still so FEW of us in the
industry!
Throttle Gals hoodies for sale to support the magazine
A couple of videos from Youtube for your viewing pleasure: