Building a self-empowered racing team
In motorsports, almost all athletes are dependent on external sponsors. Especially for female drivers, finding necessary funding to compete is a difficult task. Leveraging the power of community the LMG GT No.1 project set out to change that. Amsterdam Berlin and German 23 y/o racer Laura-Marie Geissler invented the female NFT-funded racing team. The project centres around a car designed to draw attention to women's objectification and outdated need to look pretty for press with a nod to the 1971 Porsche 'Pink Pig'. The outcome – a decentralised, self-empowered, community-driven model – offered a real sponsorship alternative and levelled the playing field for athletes, independent of gender, race or social status. "A decal on the rear side windows reads 'Show Me Your TTs', referencing twin-turbos is an obvious automotive-inspired middle finger to the stereotypes that women in any traditionally male-dominated space are frequently forced to push past." Jonathan Schley, Highsnobiety.
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