Katherine Legge is driving progress — on, off the track
Beach party: 3-day event has tons of offerings for hardcore and casual fans She will be inducted into Motorsports Walk of Fame
Thrill seekers from around the world will once again descend on Long Beach's downtown this weekend to get a taste of the high-speed world of racing.
The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, the 49th annual race and a three-day spectacle with tons of offerings for both hardcore race lovers and casual fans, will run from Friday to next Sunday. The Grand Prix is one of Long Beach's biggest annual events, and one of its grandest — which is why organizers have dubbed it the region's “200-mph beach party.”
Last year's event toppled Grand Prix attendance records, with more than 192,000 spectators visiting across all three days. They helped generate around $60 million for the regional economy, city officials said previously.
Initial sales for this year's event were already trending past 2023's markers, according to Jim Michaelian, the president and CEO of the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach.
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The stage is set for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach and the sound of screaming turbocharged IndyCars will swarm through the city streets.
Katherine Legge accelerates, and her world calms. Outside the car, it's a cacophony of screeching tires, popping exhaust, clattering tools, cheering fans. Besides driving, Legge has myriad other responsibilities: Talking to sponsors. Prepping with the team. Reviewing data. Analyzing her competitors. Analyzing herself.
But despite the fortissimo of her career, when she's in the cockpit and the
“I’ve been around for a long time now, which I think is a really cool testament to all the people who have supported me and the work that we’ve put in, and hopefully, I can now start giving back to the next generation, too.” — Katherine Legge, first woman to win the Toyota Atlantic Championship race in Long Beach