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{ Q & A } Ida Zetterström
BY DAVID BEITLER
Ida Zetterström is a name you should remember . She ’ s a young , ambitious woman from Aland Islands , Finland , on a mission to become a household name in Top Fuel racing . Zetterström started racing at age 8 in the Jr . Dragster class and earned her Super Comp license at the age of 16 .
But the fearless woman from Aland didn ’ t stopped there and started to race in the European Super Street Bike Series from 2017 on . Just two years later she took home the Scandinavian championship trophy only to became the first-ever woman to run in the 6-second zone one year later .
But Zetterström is still hungry for more and still chasing her ultimate goal : to compete in FIA Top
Fuel . We sat down with her at England ’ s Santa Pod Raceway during the European Finals Shootout just before her second licensing attempt to talk with her about her career and the near future .
What sparked your interest in drag racing ?
I ’ ve been at the track since I was 3 weeks old . My dad has always raced or crewed for teams or just been around racing events , so I was kind of born into it . My sister was too , but she didn ’ t get the same spark for it as I did . I always looked up to the drivers racing in the real fast classes and always had a thing for speed and adrenaline . So really early I wanted to run Jr . Dragster when it was possible . My dad built me one and we started
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