South African Woman Breaks Motorsport Boundaries

Twenty-one years ago, Fabienne Lanz swapped ballet to do something very different, especially for a woman in Africa: motorsport. Now, the 29-year-old is the best on the continent in her chosen discipline, having recently won the African Open Karting Championship… competing against male racers. Lanz is the first woman in the history of motorsport in Africa to hold this title. And now she’s preparing to take on the world. Pounding music accompanies a practice session at Zwartkops...

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