{"id":45395,"date":"2020-11-11T15:30:50","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T20:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=45395"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:22:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:22:10","slug":"from-power-comes-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/owners-clubs\/2020\/11\/from-power-comes-peace.html","title":{"rendered":"From Power Comes Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tatiana Weiss: Fueled by passion. Fueling raceway feminism. <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, finding your way in life is not as literal as driving yourself to a place of happiness. But for Tatiana Weiss, that\u2019s exactly how it went down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her\njourney began as a young teen in her native Beirut,\nLebanon, with a love of muscle cars and\nracing. But it was by plane that she moved to the states as a young woman.\nWhether that trip detoured her passion for racing or defined it is something\nshe may never know. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It was difficult immigrating from another country and\nacclimating to a new one,” Weiss recalls. “For the longest time, I\nwas yearning for a place of belonging. My life was full, but something was\nmissing.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full her life was and continues to be. Tatiana graduated from law\nschool where she met her husband, Andrew. She has cared for both of her parents\nthrough terminal illnesses, has many friends, loves to travel, and is a busy\nand successful real estate lawyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo credit: Mark Malobay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In 2017, she would find what was lacking: speed.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAndrew and I were traveling and needed to rent a car. We decided on a Dodge Challenger. We had a blast in it, and I knew I had to have one. I bought a 2018 Dodge Challenger Scat Pack with 485 hp in the spring of 2019.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it wasn’t until that summer that the dream of\na teenage girl in Lebanon came full circle. And, for the sake of accuracy, the\ncircle was actually a 1\/8-mile straightway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo credit: Mark Malobay <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When the hot weather arrived, Tatiana discovered her local track at Irwindale, California. \u201cIt was then I had finally found my ‘happy,’ as though my entire life had led me to racing\u2026 I kid you not.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But as\na first-time racer in a sea of male-dominated experience, it’s no surprise\nTatiana’s gut was a little wavy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was\nso afraid when I went to the track for the first time. I knew no one. Not a\nsoul. I had no connections. I had street tires on the vehicle, with no mods. So\nI went against my gut and jumped in with both feet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\npulled into the pit and checked my tires because I read on the internet that I\nwas supposed to. Three guys were standing there and I asked one of them to ride\nwith me. It was the best thing I ever did.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo credit: Mark Malobay <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJos\u00e9 was my race angel.\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This\nguy named Jos\u00e9 jumped in. I never saw him before or after, but I hope one day I\ndo because I would love for him to know I will never forget what he did for\nme.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What he\ndid for her was guide her through her entire first-time race experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, in case you are wondering, her first pass was 8.59. Fast enough for Jos\u00e9 to tell her she needed to wear a helmet, and he couldn\u2019t ride with her again because she drove too fast. But for Tatiana, it wasn\u2019t fast enough. And, it only took that one run for her to be completely hooked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But\nthere was more to the experience than just that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the screaming speed (the “scream” is added from evidence of her excitement on dashcam videos) is the sense of community Tatiana experiences at the track and within the online community surrounding it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo credit: Mark Malobay <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI’d love to have sponsors, a crew and a career in racing. But don\u2019t know yet if I see that for myself. What I do know is that I can make a big difference.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That she is, by reaching out to young women drivers who share her passion. So, she joined a community focused on bringing together female racers at Irwindale. And with that, a \u201cGIRL\u201d<\/a> was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>Gorgeous Irwindale Racing Ladies (GIRL)<\/a><\/strong> <\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI reach out to every girl at the track and try to facilitate a community for all of us. Right now I am a racer, mentor and coach. I encourage the ladies to come together and support one another \u2013 from little girls to women my age and older.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI just follow my heart and see where it will take me. I\u2019m so happy that, as of right now, it has taken me to this place. My soul is in amazing peace.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo credit: Mark Malobay <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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