Horsepower & Heels Fact Sheet

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The Horsepower and Heels team strives to break the barriers and obstacles for the female racer by being a competitive force on the track.  With support from fellow racers and sponsors, driver Erica Ortiz races to make a competitive presence in the NHRA professional racing world, and continues to set and break records in Pro-Mod racing.  The Horsepower and Heels teams hopes to attract fans and industry respect while Erica burns rubber in her 2007 Pro-Mod style Mustang in races all across the country for the Horsepower and Heels Web Show and races for the '07 - '08 season.
 
The Stats

After entering her first PRO race at Fun Ford Weekend mid-season in 2006, Erica quickly paved the way for the Horsepower and Heels team, by finishing 2nd place in the season's championship series.  Erica's most notable stats are:

• Holds the record for first female into the 6's and over 200mph in FFW

• Finished in 2nd place overall in her rookie year in the Pro 5.0 class

• Finished 2nd in Drag Radial in 2003

• Went 8.42 @ 175mph in the "street" car, and was the first female in the 8's on a radial tire

• Finished 2nd in the Bracket 3 Category her very first race at the largest Ford Race of the year, "World Ford Challenge"

 
Watch and Follow Erica's Season

Erica is a regular contributor to PNN.com, a publishing website for Personal News stories, and you can keep up with Erica's latest adventures in racing by visiting her website on PNN.com at horsepowerandheels.PNN.com.

There you can read Erica's latest posting, check her schedule, and watch the video clips from the Horsepower and Heels web TV series, conveniently called Horsepower and Heels.  Viewers can follow Erica and her teammate, Debbie Denny, behind the scenes of the ins and outs of being a drag racer: from in the pits, to behind the wheel, to meeting the crews.  Read Erica's feature article in Latina magazine and watch for the series and also check out the Horsepower and Heels upcoming season schedule online on horsepowerandheels.pnn.com.