Origin
Many children grow up in households where Sunday = Race Day and the TV is tuned to whatever channel shows formula 1. As a result of this, many young children catch the racing bug and grow up to be lifelong motorsport fans. Most of these children tend to be boys; but a growing number of them are girls, like myself.
Being a racing nut has left a bit of a mark on my lifestyle. I spend much of my free time watching races, visiting tracks, and talking motorsport. This used to drive my non-racing friends very nearly crazy, because in their eyes my Twitter messages were always filled with gibberish. It was one of them who first suggested that I start a second account, dedicated solely to racing, so all things motorsport would be separated from my daily life. At first I thought it’d be too much of a hassle, which was why I declined. But when I ran into an annoying man on the internet who straight up told me that girls should NOT talk racing, I changed my mind.
Welcome to the world, @girltalksracing!
Form
Girl Talks Racing (GTR for short) started out as a twitter account, via which I attempt to show motorsport through female eyes. I also use it to report on all the interesting things I see and hear during race visits as well as my daily life. Today twitter remains my main means of communication, but over the years Girl Talks Racing has slowly expanded to other forms of social media. It now also includes an Instagram gallery, a blog, a Periscope account and a YouTube-channel. This website was created in early 2018 to keep all those different bits easily accessible.