Motorsports is known as a male dominated sport, with very few exceptions. In the NHRA, you have the Force Sisters (Brittany and Courtney) defeating male racers on a regular basis.
O K S A N A Shavaryn-Sharkey Oksana is from a small Village by Ternopil, Ukraine. She is planning to make history as not only the first Female Soviet Born Driver to race at Le Mans, but, the first ever Ukrainian to race there.
Now, from Ukraine, a female team owner and racer is working her way up the racing ladder to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Never has a Soviet Born Female competed at the famed Le Mans track. That is about to change.
The Goal Oksana’s dream is to use the proceeds from racing to build a state-of-the-art Cancer Center in her hometown Ternopil, where Ukrainians can receive first rate cancer treatment for free. Her ambitious goal caught the attention of some influential people. She was invited to meet and discuss her racing and philanthropic plans with the Mayor of Ternopil, Serhiy Nadal, and secured support and a donation from the former Florida Governor, Jeb Bush. RUSSIAN TIME MAGAZINE
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