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Chelsea Herbert followed her older brother into go-karting, racing those for nine years before moving into the car scene. The Ssangyong ute series was her first foray into that world - an accident in 2015 giving her a bad concussion.
But she continued racing, moving into the country's domestic V8 Championship, then the Toyota Racing Series.
It was at the Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park in Taupo that she became the first woman to win in the BNT V8s in 2017 - taking out top place class 2.
In January this year Chelsea suffered another crash - this time breaking her back in a crash at Invercargill's Teretonga Park, as part of the Toyota Racing Series.
But she says she's determined to be back racing when the season begins next January.
