Athletes - Shift Up Now

MEET THE SHIFT UP NOW ATHLETES And management team

Pippa Mann

Grew up racing in the UK and Europe
First female racer to score points in World Series by Renault
7 time Indy 500 Competitor, Indy Lights Race Winner
One of two women with a 230+ mph lap at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2021 class winner at ADAC Total 24 hour race at the Nordschleife, 2022 podium finisher
Returning to the ADAC Total 24 hour race in 2023 for the third year running
Competing with clients in International GT, and the FARA series in 2023
CEO of Shift Up Now, Inc
President of the Shift Up Now Foundation

Erin Vogel

Started racing in her 30s
Class win at NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill (2018)
GT4 racing in SRO America in 2019, Rebelle Rally Rookie Team of the Year in 2020
First female winner in the Pro-Am Class of SRO Series Globally
Race Winner in World Racing League GP1 class with Loni Unser and Sabre Cook
Leading the all female Shift Up Now GTO team in 2023
Goal to lead a female team at the 24 hours of Daytona, and race in the IMSA WeatherTech series
President of Shift Up Now, Inc
Board Member of the Shift Up Now Foundation

Ashley Freiberg

Lives in Las Vegas, NV
5 time karting champion
2 time Skip Barber Series Champion
First woman to win a professional race at the Daytona International Speedway
First woman to win an overall North American Porsche GT3 Cup race
2nd place finish in first attempt at the 12 Hours of Sebring
First woman to win an overall race in the Continental Tire Sportscar Championship
First woman globally to podium in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Series

Hannah Grisham

2019 NASA So-Cal Spec Miata and TMC Championship Winner
First ever female test driver for Pirelli North America
One of the Finalists for the 2020 Mazda Motorsports Scholarship Shoot-out
Competed in select Mazda Mx5 Cup races in 2021 with Hixon Motor Sports and Hagerty, and with Round 3 Racing in their World Racing League program
2022 National and Eastern Champion in the World Racing League GP3 class
Winner of the 2022 Heart of Racing Diversity Scholarship
Competing in SRO America GT4 Sprint X in 2023

Sabre Cook

6x Karting Champion in the USA, first female to qualify for KZ2 World Cup.
First Female Team USA Scholarship Finalist
B.S. Mechanical Engineering from Colorado School of Mines
2019 W Series Competitor – Winner of the Striving Forward Award for most passes made
Only American to compete in the W Series in 2021
Winner of the combined Kelly Moss female driver shoot-out in fall of 2022, Porsche Deluxe Female Driver Scholarship for 2023
Will become the first female racer to compete in Porsche Deluxe Carrera Cup North America in 2023

Loni Unser

Raised in Idaho, calls California home
Winner of the 2020 World Racing League Eastern Championship in GP2 with Round 3 Racing / Shell / Team Cooper Tire
Winner of the 2023 World Racing League Eastern and National Championship in GP1 with Round 3 Racing / Hagerty / Pep Boys / Team Cooper Tire.
Second place finisher her rookie year in the Porsche Trophy by Yokohama class at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Professional driving instructor with BMW and Mercedes AMG
Gave the Acura Integra Type S it’s successful competition debut in the 2023 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Goal to move into TCR or GT4 racing in the near future

Sarah Montgomery

Lafayette Louisiana native, who started racing in dirt oval karts at the age of 12 years old
Graduated from University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a marketing degree, Geaux Cajuns
First female to stand on Global MX-5 Cup Series (2019, 4 podiums)
3 overall wins, 5 podiums in World Racing League in 2022
Member of the all female GTO team in World Racing League in 2023
High performance driving instructor for Porsche and a licensed real estate agent in Georgia
Goal to graduate to IMSA racing

Michele Abbate

West Coast racer from Las Vegas
Youngest female racer to earn a GT1 SCCA National Championship Podium
First ever female racer to stand on the podium in Trans Am TA 2 (West Coast Championship, 2020)
Runner up in West Coast Trans Am TA 2 Championship in 2020, returned in 2021 with support from Lucas Oil and Hagerty
Winner of PMH Diversity Scholarship for 2023 season in TranAm TA2
Competing in TransAm TA2 with Showtime Motorsports in 2023

Sally McNulty

First generation race from Phoenix, AZ
Started out with local track days, rose through the ranks to compete in TC America
Multiple top 5 finishes in her debut TC America season
Moving to the TC class with Hyundai, GenRacer and Ricca Autosport in 2023
Two podium finishes at VIR in the TC class of Touring Car America
Goals are to become the first woman to win in the TC class, and to win a TC America Championship

Laura Hayes

Began racing at 8 years old in karts and quarter midgets
Professional BMW Performance Driving Instructor
Resident Coach and pro-driver with Thunder Bunny Racing in AER and WRL since 2015
Winner of the Mazda Motorsport Women In Motorsport Scholarship in fall of 2021
Rookie Pikes Peak Hill Climb Competitor with Thunder Bunny Racing in 2021
Raced in MX5 Cup with Thunder Bunny Racing in 2022
Driving the 111 Toyota Supra GT4 in WRL in 2023

Hannah Greenemeier

4 Regional and Club Karting Championships, 1 National Karting Championship
First female to win a Superkarts!USA Pro Tour Championship in a premier class
First female to win a Superkarts!USA Pro Tour main event
3 time Rotax World Finals driver for Team USA
Mazda Motorsports Shootout finalist in 2021 and 2022
Currently competing in the United States F4 Championship with Kiwi/Crosslink Motorsports
Professional driving instructor for the Utah Motorsports Campus Lotus Driving Experience
Young driver development coach for Msquared Racing, Speed Concepts Racing and Trackside Karting Services

Amber Balcaen

Grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Started racing in dirt oval karts at 10 years old
1st Canadian female to win a NASCAR sanctioned race in the USA, 13 feature wins total in cars
Top ten finished overall in her debut season in the ARCA Menards Championship with Rette Jones Racing
Returning to ARCA in 2023 with Venturi Motorsports, second fastest in pre-season testing win Daytona
Goal to graduate to top 3 series of NASCAR

Kelsey Rowlings

Shift Up Now’s resident Drift Chick
Discovered drifting in her senior year of High School, and has since been rising through the ranks
Competing in Formula Drift Pro Spec in 2023
Looking to move up to Formula Drift Pro in the near future – the highest level of drifting competition in the USA

Julia Landauer

2X Champion racecar driver from New York City
First female Skip Barber Racing Series champion at age 14
2015 Limited Late Model Champion at Motor Mile Speedway
First woman to lead a lap in the NASCAR Pinty’s Series
Highest finishing American in the EuroNASCAR Series (5th)
Currently racing part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series
Keynote speaker, Stanford graduate, STEM education advocate

Ayla Agren

Originally from Norway, has lived in America for 10 years
First female open wheel Champion in American history (USF1600, 2014)
Multiple top ten finishes in USF2000 on the Road To Indy ladder
Raced in the W Series in 2021, 2022
Race winner with Loni Unser and Round 3 Racing in the GP1 class of World Racing League in 2022
Performance Driving Coach, owner of HRX America

Management

Alongside our Athlete Leaders Pippa Mann and Shea Holbrook, are; Lynn Kehoe and Mandy McGee.

Lynn Kehoe

Founder of Shift Up Now
Started racing in 2016 with the National Auto Sports Association (NASA) in Spec E30
Second place finisher in class at the 25 Hours of Thunderhill with shift Up Now Team-mates
Continues to race in the Champ Car Endurance Series, and in other Endurance events
Co-Founder and Secretary of the Shift Up Now Foundation

Shea Holbrook

Born and raised in Florida
Cut her teeth in Touring Cars – First female race winner at Long Beach
2019 W Series Competitor
Hixon Motor Sports Global MX-5 Cup team manager, owner of BSI
Competing in select events for Round 3 Racing / Hagerty / Cooper Tire in World Racing League
Momma to Shift Up Now’s Youngest Members, Olivia and Cooper
Executive Committee and Board Member of the Shift Up Now Foundation

Mandy McGee

Grew up in Duluth, MN, but currently calls Minneapolis home
Started racing at he age of 35 with NASA, and in the Champ Car Endurance Series
Second place finish in class at the 25 Hours of Thunderhill in 2018 with Shift Up Now Team Mates
Treasurer of the Shift Up Now Foundation