Petite driver runs with the monster truck big dogs

Candice Jolly was the reverse stereotypes, because it was a little girl in a karting race.

It is 8 years old, and those who control the game given orientation session for new drivers. Once the girls in the race, Jolly reminds people that a certain action: "Now, girl, if you're afraid to get all this noise, you can drag and drop here.

"And I turned my father and said:" this guy really? "Jolly recalled.

"When we first came to the Monster Jam, it was so," she added.

Her family owns a circuit in Naples, Florida, and Jolie, the oldest of seven girls who grew up with fast cars. Sister Kortnev retired racer, and another sister barrel horse racer. But female drivers from karting circuit until it was - and remains - a rare.

Jolie, who attend driving school at 15 Lynn St. James in Indiana, and at 16 became the youngest women in Florida, a sports club licensing behavior-American, currently a kind of racing vehicles for 20 years, except for the nine months break late 2004 and early 2005 that her son, Chase.

Her career in turn, accepted in 2006, when the present case, Jolly Monster Jam, and falling in love with powerful trucks. Feld Motor Sports, sponsor of the Monster Jam, flew her to North Carolina for listening and Jolie was one of the two women to compete in this event. Another driver Madusa them.

Jolie said that not much formal training for the Monster Jam drivers - all drivers coming from a racing background. But it was a new type of vehicle, and very different set of skills.

"All I did was race on earth, on the oval," Jolly said. "I never jump!" That was a lot to take in. This method of trial and error. "

As a woman in chains was an additional challenge.

"In the beginning it was a great fight," she said. "I am only 5 feet 3 inches, so everything had to be cut for me. Now all this has done for me, and I have a crew size is my head - it is still one of my crew are little boys and girls.

"The other man, Mike, a big boy. He can get in my truck at all."

Jolie and her Custom-Fit Car, Monster Mutt Dalmatian, found a rope. Although some may debate whether the Monster Jam events, sports or entertainment, Jolly firmly on the side of the sport.