The start of Women on Track? An SCCA meeting, a long hallway and a goal for women in motorsports.
“In 2014 one of the things that we had been tasked with was how do we help regions grow the SCCA solo programs,” recalls Velma Boreen, one of the founders of the SCCA Women on Track program. “We talked about …
Sydney Davis Yagel - has made a huge impact on SCCA racing. She started out helping her dad.
Sydney attended her first racing school at 17 years old before getting her SCCA license six months later at 18. Within a few years, she expanded her participation by serving as Race Chairman for the Houston Region for both local club events and assisting with the operations of pro events. After more than 10 years behind the wheel, Sydney found herself in a unique position. She was too busy putting on events to continue to drive. As her career expanded to working more events, she hung up her driving gloves.
Sydney has served as Marshal Coordinator, Race Control Coordinator, National Steward, and Deputy Clerk of the Course for FIA events and National Championships. Most recently she served as Championship Manager for the F4 U.S. & FR Americas Championships and the Vice President of Event Operations for Parella Motorsports Holdings, the parent company of Sportscar Vintage Auto Racing (SVRA) and the Trans Am Series. In 2023, Sydney took a step back and focused on her roots as she took on the role as Volunteer Marshal Facilitator for the SCCA. The position allowed her to also take on additional stewarding opportunities with Nitrocross, Formula E, and the F1 Academy. In addition, Sydney has started consulting with various organizations on their operations and logistics.
AND she is married and has one beautiful child on top of all the above!
Sydney is a true role model and goes to show that there are great opportunities outside the car to make a great full time career in racing!
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