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Pushing the Limits
Mar 10, 2026
15 min for read
“I love living on the edge of life and death because I am not afraid to die.”
The Early Chapters
“It Was a Beautiful Feeling Being in Control of Something Quite Dangerous”
Le Pit Club first met Lindsay Rudisill at our member-exclusive Supercar Track Day at the Sonoma Raceway. Le Pit Club’s founder had Lindsay as his driving instructor out on the track. We were immediately captivated by Lindsay and wanted to introduce her, and her incredible story of challenges, successes, and hard-earned wisdom, to our community. It’s a story worth the ride, so sit tight and buckle up.
A Volvo, a 16-year-old girl, and a motivation off the charts—the beginning of now 30-year-old Lindsay’s inspiring journey in the motorsports world…
In high school, Lindsay got her first car, a 2004 Volvo S60; and what do all teenagers do with their first car? Race it with their friends through the winding mountain roads of Tennessee, of course. Opening up, Lindsay shares with us that she did not receive traditional support from her parents. It’s important to look back and “recognize why we are the way we are,
” she states. Had this been different, she believes she would have felt more comfortable and ultimately complacent. Instead, she found herself feeling at home behind the wheel and enjoying pushing boundaries: “Like any true driver, we are risk-takers, wanting to find our limits and the car’s limits.”
The more she drove, the faster she became. Feeling the gravity and the weight transfer of the car as she pushed her speeds higher, she reveled in the pilot-type feeling it gave her. However, chasing the thrill did not come without consequences. Multiple tickets led to her joining a special defensive driving course, designed to teach her more about safety. While practicing drills, she was able to balance the car on turns, lifting one wheel off the ground. Her instructors, who ended up being Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) coaches, were so impressed with her skills they told her she should join their club. A course her parents hoped would bore her actually opened up many doors within the car world.
The SCCA led Lindsay to autocross, which was, “the only way I could get into racing at the time due to finances.” From there, she participated in drives at Chattanooga and Nashville with just a number on the side of her car. Years later, she even went back and volunteered as a coach!
What was one of the most difficult experiences you had behind the wheel?
“When I hit an entry speed too fast for a section of off-camber turns, I slid and bounced into a guardrail that could have led me off the mountain. I was ashamed and defeated and it left me with a big cosmetic project on the Volvo, which I will admit I thoroughly enjoyed working on.” Instead of taking it to the shop, she taught herself how to fix her car: “It is amazing what you can accomplish when you are your only resource.” A devastating moment led to Lindsay discovering her love for more than just driving, but also the mechanics of her vehicle and the thrill she received when working on it.
Where Passion Met Opportunity
“My Whole Life is like a Happy Accident”
After high school, Lindsay attended Appalachian State University to study business and music. She loves music and the arts but still wanted to find a way to continue driving. Her brother recommended her to the Appalachian State Solar Vehicle Team, Sunergy, who was seeking a driver.
One of a team of ten, she helped build the team’s prototype race car! Sunergy used the sun to charge the car. As a team, they were also able to harness that energy and store it for races in rainy or cloudy conditions. They also made it “adaptable for the consumer and made it street legal.” When Lindsay wasn’t driving the solar car, she was working in the pits—her first crewing experience.
What was one of your favorite memories involving cars?
It was the last stage of the American Solar Challenge…
“I was driving the entire six-hour leg for Appalachian State...This stretch would complete the 1,975-mile endurance race. It was pouring down rain the whole day…but the team would sing the Rocky theme song and other inspirational tunes over the radio to keep up our endurance for the mountain climb. Going down the mountain, the windshield was fogging up constantly and the visibility had decreased drastically with the incoming fog. Our prototype had no headlights, so I requested a taillight follow from the lead car—a minivan filled with mechanics and technicians. Moving at speeds up to 90mph, water was spewing up onto my feet through the Nomex, carbon fiber and fiberglass walls…As we completed the descent, the fog lessened. The lead car parked and my team ran alongside me as I drove across the finish line, placing first in the stage. I still get teary-eyed thinking about the amazing comradery, heart, and effort the team put into the race.”
She jokes that the team was held together by “dental floss and bubblegum.” Having to get their own funding, without the schools help, they had to get creative when competing against engineering schools. Lindsay notes that she applies the techniques she learned on this team to everything she does today.
Read more about their journey and the team placing 2nd at the Circuit of the Americas here.
Seeking an internship during her last semester, Lindsay moved to North Carolina where she “quickly realized [her] dream of being a financial music mogul was not going to work out.” Her success in this realm would rely on musicians rather than herself. So, she got a job at a Porsche dealership instead. There, she met a man named Wyatt who mentioned that he had a car, a vintage 911, that he raced but found difficult to manage by himself. This later led to Lindsay becoming his “right hand man” and brought her into crewing at the Porsche Club of America.
Career and Self-Determination
“Enjoy the Journey While Going Somewhere Spectacular”
Moving back to Atlanta after college, Lindsay found herself still wanting to be involved in racing, but it being such an expensive sport that dream fizzled out. Looking for a job, Lindsay reached out to the Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta but was unfortunately told she needed more training. To be involved with driving in some way, she took a job at a karting facility, where she could use the karts on her own time and “have a better understanding of a CG.”
While driving is a huge part of Lindsay, it wasn’t everything. “While racing in college, I was fast, I won trophies and awards, but it wasn’t just about that for me. What encouraged me was the technology we were using that could benefit the future of transportation as a whole, and it did! Solar panels are now on many popular manufacturer models.” She entered into corporate tech and other various jobs where she utilized all avenues of her knowledge and interests to make extra income. Alongside tech work, she eventually began working at the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) with an Atlanta race shop. There, she remained close to the action but was never behind the wheel. She used her PTO to travel to races and loved it!
How did you first get involved with IMSA?
“Through Wyatt, actually. At a PCA race at Road Atlanta, he had hired a local team for a fire safety position that was starting an IMSA team. I didn’t have a fire suit, so I was in charge of cold pit work. At the time, I was doing statistical analysis for my full-time job but previously had consulting work for startups in the blockchain industry. I figured I could manage something
technical, but also something hands on with the race car. The owner invited me to try out and learn some data systems in Spec Miata first. After that, we confirmed I would join IMSA for the Michelin Pilot Challenge as their data analyst. With me having minimal experience, it was incredible to be able to be a part of the team and add it to my resume. It helped that the team felt like a family too.” Here she worked on data engineering, such as driver inputs, watching for failures and areas that could be improved on the car. She also was able to learn more about driving techniques.
Lindsay was always grabbing at every opportunity she could to expand her knowledge, while also remaining smart with her income. It was incredibly inspiring, especially as a young woman myself to hear what Lindsay had accomplished and still is in the process of accomplishing. Her own determination has carried her far.
Who is someone you admire from your motorsports journey?
“Becky was a teammate of mine in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge. During her final weeks before her passing, I was across the country at the time and unable to go visit while she was in hospice. I was surprised to receive one-on-one updates from her husband. I didn’t think I was that important, but he mentioned to me that she had admired me very much, and once she understood that I wanted to learn, she really cared for me. We loved many of the same things, not
just cars, but surfing too. I have always looked up to her.”
From Lindsay’s post about Becky, a lesson she taught her...
“To be brave and never give up. Persevering can be difficult sometimes. It seems to me that a lot of courage is needed to keep going when the outlook is not in your favor. I can attest that when I have been struggling to pull myself back up before, I have thought of you, and I will think of you again when I need that courage.”
Read the full post here.
From Road to Runway
“Would You Rather be a Fish or a Bird? A Bird”
As you may or may not know, at Le Pit Club we are Vehicologists™ who appreciate all vehicles and that includes airplanes! When the pandemic began, plans shifted and Lindsay was introduced to flying. At first, she was thinking about being a pilot for the US military. She completed her first flight lesson and fell in love. She was determined, but through training, realized she could not give the military 100 percent of her focus. Old injuries from playing volleyball started resurfacing, and the idea of being stuck at a desk if things intensified was Lindsay’s worst nightmare.
She kept her commitment to being a pilot, deciding on the civilian route instead, and chose a flight instructor who was a C-130 engineer with a military background. “Aviation is as dangerous as riding a motorcycle. We basically get trained on how to save yourself when the engine fails,” Lindsay remarks. I remember asking her if she was an adrenaline junkie, simply because I could not imagine doing some of the things she has. Lindsay expressed that she does not think she is, she is simply “in control of an intelligent and demanding machine” and while she thrives off of that feeling, she doesn’t necessarily seek out danger.
Flying is expensive. How do you manage?
“I have always had at least one full-time job and one or two additional side gigs for income while in flight training. It is taking me longer to finish my licenses, but I continue to time build when I can, and hours are everything. If you want nothing more than to fly and that’s your only goal, a loan and going straight through is a smart idea. However, if you have other sources of income that you could still participate in once you are a pilot, you might not want to take your finger off the pulse for those.”
Lindsay with her current car!
While completing her lessons, Lindsay remained in the car world and continued to work with IMSA teams, although at times, the teams found it hard to secure a budget. So, she moved on to working with Toyota and their hydrogen gas cars, partaking in demo drives and expos while on trips.
As the amount of available jobs with Toyota slowed down, she decided it was a good time to contact the Porsche Experience Center once again. This time, she secured a spot! They valued that she could coach but also perform. Currently, you can find Lindsay at both the Atlanta and Los Angeles center. This is also when her journey with the coaching company where we met
Lindsay began. There, she traveled around the country to different racetracks, coaching drivers with all levels of expertise.
While coaching is rewarding, Lindsay does say she would rather be driving. The complexity with how far she can go depends on the driver’s knowledge and which company she is working with at the time. But above all else, she says, “It brings me joy to teach others how far they truly can go. Nothing matches how rewarding and fun it is to be the coach that demonstrates the boundaries they can play with.” The boundaries that she has tested her whole life has led to her
coaching others to do exactly the same.
Lindsay informed me of a recent driver she had coached, who signed up for the experience as a bucket list item. She was a stage 4 pancreatic cancer patient and “it was her last wish to have that experience, and I do believe it was fate that I was assigned her coach. During my time with her, we kept it shamelessly real. We were in a brand new 911, she was dying, and that was the reality of it. Her friends kept me up to date with her situation, and I was asked to drive her home from the hospital in a Porsche as her last drive. I had a friend reserve a Porsche for her, but unfortunately the circumstances ended before we could make the final drive. It was this experience that truly showed me the impact I can make on someone’s life.”
Advice and the Future
“Never Take Your Finger off the Pulse of Something You’re Passionate About”
Any advice on getting into the car world?
“You’re not the smartest person in the room; you don’t want to be. At the same time, you might have skills you don’t think you have. Even if you are just into car culture, go to shows and network.” People often look at Lindsay as doing a “man’s job,” since her interests and career tend to be male dominated. It is important not to let something like that stop you. Let Lindsay be the leading example that women are successful in this field as well.
She also mentions, “if you have support utilize it,” but if you don’t, like she did “DIY” everything. You are your own best tool. Whatever car you own, you can do something with it, like join the SCCA. Even if you don’t have a car, you can “co-drive and offer to help pay for something, like gas or tires.”
What are you doing now?
“For work, I am focusing on bringing my two lives into one—automotive and technology. I’m building out my company, DriftTech Consulting, which pairs all of my jobs under one roof: motorsports and performance driving, and on the other end, IT (Information Technology) strategy and delivery. I plan to continue my part-time coaching job with the Porsche Experience
Center, scheduling at my own pace. I am also wrapping up training for my Commercial Pilots License.
Slowing down and recognizing how far I have come is essential in being able to relax and remotivate myself to be able to raise the bar. I have a fantastic group of friends that come from all walks of life that are just heartwarming to come back to after my travels. For fun, I consistently play beach volleyball with a great group of people I call my best friends. I also get
my time in the gym and participate in the newest sports recovery methods.”
What is your life looking like in the next few years?
“I look at every decision I make as weighing risk vs. reward. Long ago, I realized racing would be out of the picture as a career, but it could be achievable as a lifestyle. That realization has led me through all the steps I have taken to reach this point in my life.
I will continue the necessary flight training to qualify for paid pilot positions. Once that is achieved, I would hope to continue with something steady with DriftTech Consulting, not knowing exactly what that looks like yet. All while somehow still fitting in beach volleyball and quality friends/family time. I’m already doing everything I love; this plan is only just building
further on it.”
Although I have detailed a lot about Lindsay’s life and her amazing accomplishments, she is far from done. Her journey is only just beginning, and she is going to go far with the mentality and determination she possesses, while inspiring others along the way. I have absolutely loved getting to share her story and getting to know Lindsay, and I hope you have too! And you never know, you might see more of her in the future, so keep an eye out.
Keep up with Lindsay’s adventures here.
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Pushing the Limits
Mar 10, 2026
15 min for read
“I love living on the edge of life and death because I am not afraid to die.”
The Early Chapters
“It Was a Beautiful Feeling Being in Control of Something Quite Dangerous”
Le Pit Club first met Lindsay Rudisill at our member-exclusive Supercar Track Day at the Sonoma Raceway. Le Pit Club’s founder had Lindsay as his driving instructor out on the track. We were immediately captivated by Lindsay and wanted to introduce her, and her incredible story of challenges, successes, and hard-earned wisdom, to our community. It’s a story worth the ride, so sit tight and buckle up.
A Volvo, a 16-year-old girl, and a motivation off the charts—the beginning of now 30-year-old Lindsay’s inspiring journey in the motorsports world…
In high school, Lindsay got her first car, a 2004 Volvo S60; and what do all teenagers do with their first car? Race it with their friends through the winding mountain roads of Tennessee, of course. Opening up, Lindsay shares with us that she did not receive traditional support from her parents. It’s important to look back and “recognize why we are the way we are,
” she states. Had this been different, she believes she would have felt more comfortable and ultimately complacent. Instead, she found herself feeling at home behind the wheel and enjoying pushing boundaries: “Like any true driver, we are risk-takers, wanting to find our limits and the car’s limits.”
The more she drove, the faster she became. Feeling the gravity and the weight transfer of the car as she pushed her speeds higher, she reveled in the pilot-type feeling it gave her. However, chasing the thrill did not come without consequences. Multiple tickets led to her joining a special defensive driving course, designed to teach her more about safety. While practicing drills, she was able to balance the car on turns, lifting one wheel off the ground. Her instructors, who ended up being Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) coaches, were so impressed with her skills they told her she should join their club. A course her parents hoped would bore her actually opened up many doors within the car world.
The SCCA led Lindsay to autocross, which was, “the only way I could get into racing at the time due to finances.” From there, she participated in drives at Chattanooga and Nashville with just a number on the side of her car. Years later, she even went back and volunteered as a coach!
What was one of the most difficult experiences you had behind the wheel?
“When I hit an entry speed too fast for a section of off-camber turns, I slid and bounced into a guardrail that could have led me off the mountain. I was ashamed and defeated and it left me with a big cosmetic project on the Volvo, which I will admit I thoroughly enjoyed working on.” Instead of taking it to the shop, she taught herself how to fix her car: “It is amazing what you can accomplish when you are your only resource.” A devastating moment led to Lindsay discovering her love for more than just driving, but also the mechanics of her vehicle and the thrill she received when working on it.
Where Passion Met Opportunity
“My Whole Life is like a Happy Accident”
After high school, Lindsay attended Appalachian State University to study business and music. She loves music and the arts but still wanted to find a way to continue driving. Her brother recommended her to the Appalachian State Solar Vehicle Team, Sunergy, who was seeking a driver.
One of a team of ten, she helped build the team’s prototype race car! Sunergy used the sun to charge the car. As a team, they were also able to harness that energy and store it for races in rainy or cloudy conditions. They also made it “adaptable for the consumer and made it street legal.” When Lindsay wasn’t driving the solar car, she was working in the pits—her first crewing experience.
What was one of your favorite memories involving cars?
It was the last stage of the American Solar Challenge…
“I was driving the entire six-hour leg for Appalachian State...This stretch would complete the 1,975-mile endurance race. It was pouring down rain the whole day…but the team would sing the Rocky theme song and other inspirational tunes over the radio to keep up our endurance for the mountain climb. Going down the mountain, the windshield was fogging up constantly and the visibility had decreased drastically with the incoming fog. Our prototype had no headlights, so I requested a taillight follow from the lead car—a minivan filled with mechanics and technicians. Moving at speeds up to 90mph, water was spewing up onto my feet through the Nomex, carbon fiber and fiberglass walls…As we completed the descent, the fog lessened. The lead car parked and my team ran alongside me as I drove across the finish line, placing first in the stage. I still get teary-eyed thinking about the amazing comradery, heart, and effort the team put into the race.”
She jokes that the team was held together by “dental floss and bubblegum.” Having to get their own funding, without the schools help, they had to get creative when competing against engineering schools. Lindsay notes that she applies the techniques she learned on this team to everything she does today.
Read more about their journey and the team placing 2nd at the Circuit of the Americas here.
Seeking an internship during her last semester, Lindsay moved to North Carolina where she “quickly realized [her] dream of being a financial music mogul was not going to work out.” Her success in this realm would rely on musicians rather than herself. So, she got a job at a Porsche dealership instead. There, she met a man named Wyatt who mentioned that he had a car, a vintage 911, that he raced but found difficult to manage by himself. This later led to Lindsay becoming his “right hand man” and brought her into crewing at the Porsche Club of America.
Career and Self-Determination
“Enjoy the Journey While Going Somewhere Spectacular”
Moving back to Atlanta after college, Lindsay found herself still wanting to be involved in racing, but it being such an expensive sport that dream fizzled out. Looking for a job, Lindsay reached out to the Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta but was unfortunately told she needed more training. To be involved with driving in some way, she took a job at a karting facility, where she could use the karts on her own time and “have a better understanding of a CG.”
While driving is a huge part of Lindsay, it wasn’t everything. “While racing in college, I was fast, I won trophies and awards, but it wasn’t just about that for me. What encouraged me was the technology we were using that could benefit the future of transportation as a whole, and it did! Solar panels are now on many popular manufacturer models.” She entered into corporate tech and other various jobs where she utilized all avenues of her knowledge and interests to make extra income. Alongside tech work, she eventually began working at the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) with an Atlanta race shop. There, she remained close to the action but was never behind the wheel. She used her PTO to travel to races and loved it!
How did you first get involved with IMSA?
“Through Wyatt, actually. At a PCA race at Road Atlanta, he had hired a local team for a fire safety position that was starting an IMSA team. I didn’t have a fire suit, so I was in charge of cold pit work. At the time, I was doing statistical analysis for my full-time job but previously had consulting work for startups in the blockchain industry. I figured I could manage something
technical, but also something hands on with the race car. The owner invited me to try out and learn some data systems in Spec Miata first. After that, we confirmed I would join IMSA for the Michelin Pilot Challenge as their data analyst. With me having minimal experience, it was incredible to be able to be a part of the team and add it to my resume. It helped that the team felt like a family too.” Here she worked on data engineering, such as driver inputs, watching for failures and areas that could be improved on the car. She also was able to learn more about driving techniques.
Lindsay was always grabbing at every opportunity she could to expand her knowledge, while also remaining smart with her income. It was incredibly inspiring, especially as a young woman myself to hear what Lindsay had accomplished and still is in the process of accomplishing. Her own determination has carried her far.
Who is someone you admire from your motorsports journey?
“Becky was a teammate of mine in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge. During her final weeks before her passing, I was across the country at the time and unable to go visit while she was in hospice. I was surprised to receive one-on-one updates from her husband. I didn’t think I was that important, but he mentioned to me that she had admired me very much, and once she understood that I wanted to learn, she really cared for me. We loved many of the same things, not
just cars, but surfing too. I have always looked up to her.”
From Lindsay’s post about Becky, a lesson she taught her...
“To be brave and never give up. Persevering can be difficult sometimes. It seems to me that a lot of courage is needed to keep going when the outlook is not in your favor. I can attest that when I have been struggling to pull myself back up before, I have thought of you, and I will think of you again when I need that courage.”
Read the full post here.
From Road to Runway
“Would You Rather be a Fish or a Bird? A Bird”
As you may or may not know, at Le Pit Club we are Vehicologists™ who appreciate all vehicles and that includes airplanes! When the pandemic began, plans shifted and Lindsay was introduced to flying. At first, she was thinking about being a pilot for the US military. She completed her first flight lesson and fell in love. She was determined, but through training, realized she could not give the military 100 percent of her focus. Old injuries from playing volleyball started resurfacing, and the idea of being stuck at a desk if things intensified was Lindsay’s worst nightmare.
She kept her commitment to being a pilot, deciding on the civilian route instead, and chose a flight instructor who was a C-130 engineer with a military background. “Aviation is as dangerous as riding a motorcycle. We basically get trained on how to save yourself when the engine fails,” Lindsay remarks. I remember asking her if she was an adrenaline junkie, simply because I could not imagine doing some of the things she has. Lindsay expressed that she does not think she is, she is simply “in control of an intelligent and demanding machine” and while she thrives off of that feeling, she doesn’t necessarily seek out danger.
Flying is expensive. How do you manage?
“I have always had at least one full-time job and one or two additional side gigs for income while in flight training. It is taking me longer to finish my licenses, but I continue to time build when I can, and hours are everything. If you want nothing more than to fly and that’s your only goal, a loan and going straight through is a smart idea. However, if you have other sources of income that you could still participate in once you are a pilot, you might not want to take your finger off the pulse for those.”
Lindsay with her current car!
While completing her lessons, Lindsay remained in the car world and continued to work with IMSA teams, although at times, the teams found it hard to secure a budget. So, she moved on to working with Toyota and their hydrogen gas cars, partaking in demo drives and expos while on trips.
As the amount of available jobs with Toyota slowed down, she decided it was a good time to contact the Porsche Experience Center once again. This time, she secured a spot! They valued that she could coach but also perform. Currently, you can find Lindsay at both the Atlanta and Los Angeles center. This is also when her journey with the coaching company where we met
Lindsay began. There, she traveled around the country to different racetracks, coaching drivers with all levels of expertise.
While coaching is rewarding, Lindsay does say she would rather be driving. The complexity with how far she can go depends on the driver’s knowledge and which company she is working with at the time. But above all else, she says, “It brings me joy to teach others how far they truly can go. Nothing matches how rewarding and fun it is to be the coach that demonstrates the boundaries they can play with.” The boundaries that she has tested her whole life has led to her
coaching others to do exactly the same.
Lindsay informed me of a recent driver she had coached, who signed up for the experience as a bucket list item. She was a stage 4 pancreatic cancer patient and “it was her last wish to have that experience, and I do believe it was fate that I was assigned her coach. During my time with her, we kept it shamelessly real. We were in a brand new 911, she was dying, and that was the reality of it. Her friends kept me up to date with her situation, and I was asked to drive her home from the hospital in a Porsche as her last drive. I had a friend reserve a Porsche for her, but unfortunately the circumstances ended before we could make the final drive. It was this experience that truly showed me the impact I can make on someone’s life.”
Advice and the Future
“Never Take Your Finger off the Pulse of Something You’re Passionate About”
Any advice on getting into the car world?
“You’re not the smartest person in the room; you don’t want to be. At the same time, you might have skills you don’t think you have. Even if you are just into car culture, go to shows and network.” People often look at Lindsay as doing a “man’s job,” since her interests and career tend to be male dominated. It is important not to let something like that stop you. Let Lindsay be the leading example that women are successful in this field as well.
She also mentions, “if you have support utilize it,” but if you don’t, like she did “DIY” everything. You are your own best tool. Whatever car you own, you can do something with it, like join the SCCA. Even if you don’t have a car, you can “co-drive and offer to help pay for something, like gas or tires.”
What are you doing now?
“For work, I am focusing on bringing my two lives into one—automotive and technology. I’m building out my company, DriftTech Consulting, which pairs all of my jobs under one roof: motorsports and performance driving, and on the other end, IT (Information Technology) strategy and delivery. I plan to continue my part-time coaching job with the Porsche Experience
Center, scheduling at my own pace. I am also wrapping up training for my Commercial Pilots License.
Slowing down and recognizing how far I have come is essential in being able to relax and remotivate myself to be able to raise the bar. I have a fantastic group of friends that come from all walks of life that are just heartwarming to come back to after my travels. For fun, I consistently play beach volleyball with a great group of people I call my best friends. I also get
my time in the gym and participate in the newest sports recovery methods.”
What is your life looking like in the next few years?
“I look at every decision I make as weighing risk vs. reward. Long ago, I realized racing would be out of the picture as a career, but it could be achievable as a lifestyle. That realization has led me through all the steps I have taken to reach this point in my life.
I will continue the necessary flight training to qualify for paid pilot positions. Once that is achieved, I would hope to continue with something steady with DriftTech Consulting, not knowing exactly what that looks like yet. All while somehow still fitting in beach volleyball and quality friends/family time. I’m already doing everything I love; this plan is only just building
further on it.”
Although I have detailed a lot about Lindsay’s life and her amazing accomplishments, she is far from done. Her journey is only just beginning, and she is going to go far with the mentality and determination she possesses, while inspiring others along the way. I have absolutely loved getting to share her story and getting to know Lindsay, and I hope you have too! And you never know, you might see more of her in the future, so keep an eye out.
Keep up with Lindsay’s adventures here.
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Pushing the Limits
Mar 10, 2026
15 min for read
“I love living on the edge of life and death because I am not afraid to die.”
The Early Chapters
“It Was a Beautiful Feeling Being in Control of Something Quite Dangerous”
Le Pit Club first met Lindsay Rudisill at our member-exclusive Supercar Track Day at the Sonoma Raceway. Le Pit Club’s founder had Lindsay as his driving instructor out on the track. We were immediately captivated by Lindsay and wanted to introduce her, and her incredible story of challenges, successes, and hard-earned wisdom, to our community. It’s a story worth the ride, so sit tight and buckle up.
A Volvo, a 16-year-old girl, and a motivation off the charts—the beginning of now 30-year-old Lindsay’s inspiring journey in the motorsports world…
In high school, Lindsay got her first car, a 2004 Volvo S60; and what do all teenagers do with their first car? Race it with their friends through the winding mountain roads of Tennessee, of course. Opening up, Lindsay shares with us that she did not receive traditional support from her parents. It’s important to look back and “recognize why we are the way we are,
” she states. Had this been different, she believes she would have felt more comfortable and ultimately complacent. Instead, she found herself feeling at home behind the wheel and enjoying pushing boundaries: “Like any true driver, we are risk-takers, wanting to find our limits and the car’s limits.”
The more she drove, the faster she became. Feeling the gravity and the weight transfer of the car as she pushed her speeds higher, she reveled in the pilot-type feeling it gave her. However, chasing the thrill did not come without consequences. Multiple tickets led to her joining a special defensive driving course, designed to teach her more about safety. While practicing drills, she was able to balance the car on turns, lifting one wheel off the ground. Her instructors, who ended up being Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) coaches, were so impressed with her skills they told her she should join their club. A course her parents hoped would bore her actually opened up many doors within the car world.
The SCCA led Lindsay to autocross, which was, “the only way I could get into racing at the time due to finances.” From there, she participated in drives at Chattanooga and Nashville with just a number on the side of her car. Years later, she even went back and volunteered as a coach!
What was one of the most difficult experiences you had behind the wheel?
“When I hit an entry speed too fast for a section of off-camber turns, I slid and bounced into a guardrail that could have led me off the mountain. I was ashamed and defeated and it left me with a big cosmetic project on the Volvo, which I will admit I thoroughly enjoyed working on.” Instead of taking it to the shop, she taught herself how to fix her car: “It is amazing what you can accomplish when you are your only resource.” A devastating moment led to Lindsay discovering her love for more than just driving, but also the mechanics of her vehicle and the thrill she received when working on it.
Where Passion Met Opportunity
“My Whole Life is like a Happy Accident”
After high school, Lindsay attended Appalachian State University to study business and music. She loves music and the arts but still wanted to find a way to continue driving. Her brother recommended her to the Appalachian State Solar Vehicle Team, Sunergy, who was seeking a driver.
One of a team of ten, she helped build the team’s prototype race car! Sunergy used the sun to charge the car. As a team, they were also able to harness that energy and store it for races in rainy or cloudy conditions. They also made it “adaptable for the consumer and made it street legal.” When Lindsay wasn’t driving the solar car, she was working in the pits—her first crewing experience.
What was one of your favorite memories involving cars?
It was the last stage of the American Solar Challenge…
“I was driving the entire six-hour leg for Appalachian State...This stretch would complete the 1,975-mile endurance race. It was pouring down rain the whole day…but the team would sing the Rocky theme song and other inspirational tunes over the radio to keep up our endurance for the mountain climb. Going down the mountain, the windshield was fogging up constantly and the visibility had decreased drastically with the incoming fog. Our prototype had no headlights, so I requested a taillight follow from the lead car—a minivan filled with mechanics and technicians. Moving at speeds up to 90mph, water was spewing up onto my feet through the Nomex, carbon fiber and fiberglass walls…As we completed the descent, the fog lessened. The lead car parked and my team ran alongside me as I drove across the finish line, placing first in the stage. I still get teary-eyed thinking about the amazing comradery, heart, and effort the team put into the race.”
She jokes that the team was held together by “dental floss and bubblegum.” Having to get their own funding, without the schools help, they had to get creative when competing against engineering schools. Lindsay notes that she applies the techniques she learned on this team to everything she does today.
Read more about their journey and the team placing 2nd at the Circuit of the Americas here.
Seeking an internship during her last semester, Lindsay moved to North Carolina where she “quickly realized [her] dream of being a financial music mogul was not going to work out.” Her success in this realm would rely on musicians rather than herself. So, she got a job at a Porsche dealership instead. There, she met a man named Wyatt who mentioned that he had a car, a vintage 911, that he raced but found difficult to manage by himself. This later led to Lindsay becoming his “right hand man” and brought her into crewing at the Porsche Club of America.
Career and Self-Determination
“Enjoy the Journey While Going Somewhere Spectacular”
Moving back to Atlanta after college, Lindsay found herself still wanting to be involved in racing, but it being such an expensive sport that dream fizzled out. Looking for a job, Lindsay reached out to the Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta but was unfortunately told she needed more training. To be involved with driving in some way, she took a job at a karting facility, where she could use the karts on her own time and “have a better understanding of a CG.”
While driving is a huge part of Lindsay, it wasn’t everything. “While racing in college, I was fast, I won trophies and awards, but it wasn’t just about that for me. What encouraged me was the technology we were using that could benefit the future of transportation as a whole, and it did! Solar panels are now on many popular manufacturer models.” She entered into corporate tech and other various jobs where she utilized all avenues of her knowledge and interests to make extra income. Alongside tech work, she eventually began working at the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) with an Atlanta race shop. There, she remained close to the action but was never behind the wheel. She used her PTO to travel to races and loved it!
How did you first get involved with IMSA?
“Through Wyatt, actually. At a PCA race at Road Atlanta, he had hired a local team for a fire safety position that was starting an IMSA team. I didn’t have a fire suit, so I was in charge of cold pit work. At the time, I was doing statistical analysis for my full-time job but previously had consulting work for startups in the blockchain industry. I figured I could manage something
technical, but also something hands on with the race car. The owner invited me to try out and learn some data systems in Spec Miata first. After that, we confirmed I would join IMSA for the Michelin Pilot Challenge as their data analyst. With me having minimal experience, it was incredible to be able to be a part of the team and add it to my resume. It helped that the team felt like a family too.” Here she worked on data engineering, such as driver inputs, watching for failures and areas that could be improved on the car. She also was able to learn more about driving techniques.
Lindsay was always grabbing at every opportunity she could to expand her knowledge, while also remaining smart with her income. It was incredibly inspiring, especially as a young woman myself to hear what Lindsay had accomplished and still is in the process of accomplishing. Her own determination has carried her far.
Who is someone you admire from your motorsports journey?
“Becky was a teammate of mine in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge. During her final weeks before her passing, I was across the country at the time and unable to go visit while she was in hospice. I was surprised to receive one-on-one updates from her husband. I didn’t think I was that important, but he mentioned to me that she had admired me very much, and once she understood that I wanted to learn, she really cared for me. We loved many of the same things, not
just cars, but surfing too. I have always looked up to her.”
From Lindsay’s post about Becky, a lesson she taught her...
“To be brave and never give up. Persevering can be difficult sometimes. It seems to me that a lot of courage is needed to keep going when the outlook is not in your favor. I can attest that when I have been struggling to pull myself back up before, I have thought of you, and I will think of you again when I need that courage.”
Read the full post here.
From Road to Runway
“Would You Rather be a Fish or a Bird? A Bird”
As you may or may not know, at Le Pit Club we are Vehicologists™ who appreciate all vehicles and that includes airplanes! When the pandemic began, plans shifted and Lindsay was introduced to flying. At first, she was thinking about being a pilot for the US military. She completed her first flight lesson and fell in love. She was determined, but through training, realized she could not give the military 100 percent of her focus. Old injuries from playing volleyball started resurfacing, and the idea of being stuck at a desk if things intensified was Lindsay’s worst nightmare.
She kept her commitment to being a pilot, deciding on the civilian route instead, and chose a flight instructor who was a C-130 engineer with a military background. “Aviation is as dangerous as riding a motorcycle. We basically get trained on how to save yourself when the engine fails,” Lindsay remarks. I remember asking her if she was an adrenaline junkie, simply because I could not imagine doing some of the things she has. Lindsay expressed that she does not think she is, she is simply “in control of an intelligent and demanding machine” and while she thrives off of that feeling, she doesn’t necessarily seek out danger.
Flying is expensive. How do you manage?
“I have always had at least one full-time job and one or two additional side gigs for income while in flight training. It is taking me longer to finish my licenses, but I continue to time build when I can, and hours are everything. If you want nothing more than to fly and that’s your only goal, a loan and going straight through is a smart idea. However, if you have other sources of income that you could still participate in once you are a pilot, you might not want to take your finger off the pulse for those.”
Lindsay with her current car!
While completing her lessons, Lindsay remained in the car world and continued to work with IMSA teams, although at times, the teams found it hard to secure a budget. So, she moved on to working with Toyota and their hydrogen gas cars, partaking in demo drives and expos while on trips.
As the amount of available jobs with Toyota slowed down, she decided it was a good time to contact the Porsche Experience Center once again. This time, she secured a spot! They valued that she could coach but also perform. Currently, you can find Lindsay at both the Atlanta and Los Angeles center. This is also when her journey with the coaching company where we met
Lindsay began. There, she traveled around the country to different racetracks, coaching drivers with all levels of expertise.
While coaching is rewarding, Lindsay does say she would rather be driving. The complexity with how far she can go depends on the driver’s knowledge and which company she is working with at the time. But above all else, she says, “It brings me joy to teach others how far they truly can go. Nothing matches how rewarding and fun it is to be the coach that demonstrates the boundaries they can play with.” The boundaries that she has tested her whole life has led to her
coaching others to do exactly the same.
Lindsay informed me of a recent driver she had coached, who signed up for the experience as a bucket list item. She was a stage 4 pancreatic cancer patient and “it was her last wish to have that experience, and I do believe it was fate that I was assigned her coach. During my time with her, we kept it shamelessly real. We were in a brand new 911, she was dying, and that was the reality of it. Her friends kept me up to date with her situation, and I was asked to drive her home from the hospital in a Porsche as her last drive. I had a friend reserve a Porsche for her, but unfortunately the circumstances ended before we could make the final drive. It was this experience that truly showed me the impact I can make on someone’s life.”
Advice and the Future
“Never Take Your Finger off the Pulse of Something You’re Passionate About”
Any advice on getting into the car world?
“You’re not the smartest person in the room; you don’t want to be. At the same time, you might have skills you don’t think you have. Even if you are just into car culture, go to shows and network.” People often look at Lindsay as doing a “man’s job,” since her interests and career tend to be male dominated. It is important not to let something like that stop you. Let Lindsay be the leading example that women are successful in this field as well.
She also mentions, “if you have support utilize it,” but if you don’t, like she did “DIY” everything. You are your own best tool. Whatever car you own, you can do something with it, like join the SCCA. Even if you don’t have a car, you can “co-drive and offer to help pay for something, like gas or tires.”
What are you doing now?
“For work, I am focusing on bringing my two lives into one—automotive and technology. I’m building out my company, DriftTech Consulting, which pairs all of my jobs under one roof: motorsports and performance driving, and on the other end, IT (Information Technology) strategy and delivery. I plan to continue my part-time coaching job with the Porsche Experience
Center, scheduling at my own pace. I am also wrapping up training for my Commercial Pilots License.
Slowing down and recognizing how far I have come is essential in being able to relax and remotivate myself to be able to raise the bar. I have a fantastic group of friends that come from all walks of life that are just heartwarming to come back to after my travels. For fun, I consistently play beach volleyball with a great group of people I call my best friends. I also get
my time in the gym and participate in the newest sports recovery methods.”
What is your life looking like in the next few years?
“I look at every decision I make as weighing risk vs. reward. Long ago, I realized racing would be out of the picture as a career, but it could be achievable as a lifestyle. That realization has led me through all the steps I have taken to reach this point in my life.
I will continue the necessary flight training to qualify for paid pilot positions. Once that is achieved, I would hope to continue with something steady with DriftTech Consulting, not knowing exactly what that looks like yet. All while somehow still fitting in beach volleyball and quality friends/family time. I’m already doing everything I love; this plan is only just building
further on it.”
Although I have detailed a lot about Lindsay’s life and her amazing accomplishments, she is far from done. Her journey is only just beginning, and she is going to go far with the mentality and determination she possesses, while inspiring others along the way. I have absolutely loved getting to share her story and getting to know Lindsay, and I hope you have too! And you never know, you might see more of her in the future, so keep an eye out.
Keep up with Lindsay’s adventures here.
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