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Women not supported in Motorsport- De Koe

With the World grappling with a new normal due to COVID-19 pandemic, Women are branching out into what was believed to be male-dominated sport not only for fun but as a source of livelihood. Spinner Ellinor de Koe has taken motorsport by storm. Being a single mother with a 17-year-old daughter who is following in her footsteps, Elinor de Koe said she is finding it hard to cope in motorsport as she has to fix two cars out of her own pocket with little to no help from fellow spinners. “It’s tough being a woman in this sport. Sometimes you expect your fellow mates in the spin groups to help you, but sometimes everybody is just for themselves” de Koe said. With Namibia now in stage 3 of the state of emergency, de Koe and her daughter spend most of their time fixing their cars at home, stating that the Namibia Motorsport Federation should get more involved by paying more attention to women spinners and granting them access to spinning grounds in Windhoek while adhering to COVID measures and guidelines. “We don't get the necessary help that we need all the time, I would personally like access to Tony Rust track for a practice session, because Windhoek Spin City is currently the only venue that has an open-door policy for all the spinner “she said. Since it's still difficult to order car parts due to the closure of the borders, de Koe urges her fellow spinners to lend a helping hand and keep her updated on motorsport events and the way forward. Lastly de Koe would appreciate assistance of any kind to help her continue in motorsport and motivate future women spinners as they look up to her for courage. “I would so dearly appreciate help from any sponsor or anybody that can help in any way even if its discount on parts because we really need it” she added. Both de Koe and her daughter Ayanda are looking forward to getting behind the wheels and do what they love once again.

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Erickson Tapiso