Nicole Drought Heads Stateside to tackle two 8 Hour Endurance Races!
Nicole Drought flies to the United States to compete in two 8 hour races with the American Endurance Racing series.
The UK TDC Champion received an invitation to join the HC Autosport Team in their BMW at the Summit Point Raceway in West Virginia. She will arrive at the circuit this morning to meet the team and will have a short test before going straight into qualifying. On Saturday she will take the wheel for at least three stints during the race and she will do the same on Sunday. Some 40 cars will take to the two mile track on Saturday morning for the opening race and Nicole is really looking forward to it.
Nicole Drought: “I’m really excited about this one. The last time I was in the States was to drive John Campion’s Jordan F1 car, Lancia LC1 and March 83G and I have always wanted to compete there. I’m glad I have been training so hard because temperatures are going to be around 35, even more inside the car. The team have been really helpful and have sourced me a suitable drinks bottle, cool shirt etc. The car is good and HC have had some good results, so all going well, we will be aiming for a podium finish.
As ever, a huge thanks to my sponsors who help me to do things like this!”
Nicole is backed by Gem Oils, ITM Naas, Siltex Safety, Joe Mallon Motor Group, RAC Air Conditioning, Mondello Park and IEC Solutions.
Nicole returns to the UK TDC Championship, which she leads, at Donington Park on July 19th
Nicole is the reigning TDC Champion and, having taken wins in Snetterton and Silverstone, leads the 2025 Championship too.
Nicole celebrates with the LOH Motorsport team after taking victory at Bishopscourt
About Nicole Drought:
Nicole Drought, from Roscrea in Tipperary, is Ireland’s top female racing driver. She has won in Circuit Racing, Endurance Racing, Rallycross, Stage Rallying, Endurance Trials and Autotesting.
In 2024, Nicole won the UK MSVR Trackday Trophy Championship winning races in the UK and Spain on her way to the title. In doing so, she made history as the first woman ever to win the championship. Having won at Snetterton and Silverstone, she currently leads the 2025 Championship also.
She is also double, and reigning, Open Clubman Rallycross Champion, a former double Endurance Trial Champion and has won races in a variety of different cars. She was the first woman to win in Irish Touring Cars, the UK Citroen C1 Challenge and the UK EnduroKA series. She has also won in Clubsport Enduro, Trackday Trophy and scored a class win in the UK Race of Remembrance.
She has also driven two F1 cars, three Group C Endurance cars and a variety of Historic race cars such as a Lola T70, Lancia LC1, Spice SE86 and March 83G
Nicole is an Ambassador for Joe Mallon Motors, Gem Oils, ITM and Siltex Safety Solutions. She is an Accountant by trade and currently works as the Finance Manager at Mondello Park Racing Circuit.
Image from Michael Chester
