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Judy Ray, President
She brings a strong entrepreneurial background and a passion for motor sports to Driving Concepts. A native of Kentucky and a long-time resident of Houston, Texas, Judy has been actively involved in motor sports since 1981 where she has enjoyed a successful relationship with both the Porsche Club of America and the BMW CCA. She is a highly skilled driving instructor and has competed successfully with both the PCA and BMW CCA in local and national autocross and club racing programs. She is also an endurance racer and high performance driving instructor with NASA and has enjoyed driving at many famous tracks across the country as well as the Nurburgring in Germany.
In 1999, Ms. Ray was a participant in the Women's Global GT Series, a part of the American LeMans Sports Car Series. She was featured in a two-hour special program on women in racing aired on the Oxygen Television Cable Network, has been in a national commercial for a well-known energy drink, and a guest on the Barry Maguiar "Car Crazy" show on Speed Channel. Her articles on racing with emphasis on women in racing have been featured on the Oxygen Website and in local and national publications of both the Porsche Club or America and the BMW CCA.
Judy has also been quoted in the WALL STREET JOURNAL in a study on vehicle dynamics. Additionally, throughout the l999-2001 racing series, Ms. Ray has worked as a hot pit reporter for both the print media and television networks, including NBC, ESPN and Speed Channel.
She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management and has successfully operated numerous family businesses and is currently at Crevier BMW. She is frequently called on to be a motivational speaker to various community organizations and draws on her experience as a mother of five, an entrepreneur, and years in motor sports as a source of entertaining presentations. Ray continues to be involved in racing but takes pride in her focus on driver development and especially focused on addressing issues regarding teenage driving programs. | 