The Queen of Smoke
tive comments.
“I wanted to show them that I could be a success and that as a female I could do as well as a male,” said Stacey-Lee.
Now she is pursuing a law degree at Unisa.
“I was bullied at school so when I matriculated, my dad thought that if I could spin a car, it would boost my confidence.
“My mom wasn’t too keen. She said I should leave this sport to the guys. But I decided to give it a shot anyway.”
Stacey-Lee says it took just an hour to get the hang of spinning.
“The first time I ever spun a car, my dad and some of his friends had taken me to an empty parking lot in Eldorado Park.
“They showed me what to do and I did it, but when I stopped my legs were shaking uncontrollably.”
But cars have always been a part of Stacey-Lee’s life. “My dad is a tow-truck driver and my mom works at a car dealership so we are always surrounded by cars.
“I’ve also been going to spinning events since I was very young. My dad is a keen spinner so as a family we would go and watch him in action at these events.”
Stacey-Lee hopes to inspire other women in Eldorado Park and South Africa to take up the sport.
“I want to show people from Eldorado Park that even if you come from a poor community you can achieve so much with a little hard work.”
Her dream is to open spinning clinics around the globe. “I’d love to travel the world and teach people from other countries how to spin.
“It’s a proudly South African sport and it would make me happy to see it grow and to become a recognised sport around the world.”
People were shouting at me and telling me I can’t spin