SA’s Tasmin Pepper has been confirmed as one of 18 drivers to compete in the inaugural international W Series single-seater championship for women in 2019. Hailing from Johannesburg, Pepper, 28, is SA’s reigning Volkswagen Polo Cup Masters champion. Despite her young age, she has vast motorsport experience, having started karting at the age of five before moving into single-seaters and saloon cars. The W Series will make history by being the first all-female single-seater racing series, and the 18 women represent 13 nationalities. Pepper made the cut out of an original 64 candidates from around the world in a rigorous selection process driving Formula 3 cars at Spain’s Circuito de Almeria last week. The series will see the 18 finalists competing against one another in identical single-seater race cars in a six-round championship around Europe as part of the DTM roadshow, starting at Hockenheim in Germany on May 3-4. “I am beyond grateful for this amazing opportunity and can’t wait f...

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