Female IndyCar engineer talks ‘intimidating’ career

February 11, 2015

Posted By: Team CK

In week two of 24-Hour News 8’s Indy Trailblazers series, we take a look at one of the only female engineers in IndyCar.

Women working behind the scenes of IndyCar are few are far between that’s what makes Ganassi engineer Kate Gundlach so special. She’s one of only a few female engineers on the circuit and the only one helping call the shots on the timing stand for Charlie Kimball’s No. 83 car.

“Kate’s the one that I ask about drive styles, the comparisons she sees in the data,” said Kimball. “She’s the one that looks at where I’m losing time, where I’m making time.”

She’s also in charge of fuel strategy.

“There’s so much she has to do,” said lead race engineer Brad Goldberh. “She has to help me make sure that the car is competitive and fast day in and day out, so her job description is very tough.”

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