"I eat, sleep, and breathe motorsports" Hilary Anderson.
She began her journey into motorsports in 2006 shortly after starting school for automotive technology at Penta Career Center. Later that year, she was invited to her first autocross where she couldn’t drive. Being only 16, she wasn't able to drive without consent from her parents, but she had a plan. When she was 18, her dad helped her with the purchase of a 1993 Toyota MR2. "I loved that little car; it was a great car to teach me the ropes”.
Less than a year later she attended her first ProSolo and was hooked on the National Solo series, and has attended every Solo National Championship event since 2009. Shortly after joining, she began helping the Region by taking on worker chief duties and going to meetings. This led to many roles from event chair to course designer. In 2016, Hilary tried her hand at Solo Chairperson for the Milwaukee Region. "We had an event with 221 entrants, and we managed to get six runs each. I'm proud of my team that allowed us to make that happen". While autocross may be referred to as "Solo," Hilary recognizes that it's truly a team effort to make events happen.
In 2022, she joined the SCCA Women on Track Executive Committee putting together a great group of women for the Solo committee. "I love my group. I look forward to every meeting where we discuss ways to make SCCA Women on Track even better." When asked to expand on her experience in motorsports, she explained, "It's really hard to summarize everything I've done in motorsports since 2008 into a few paragraphs. I've been behind the wheel in Solo, RallyCross, Road Racing, Ice Racing, and Track Nights. I've also been behind the camera for all those activities, as well as some professional motorsports such as NASCAR, IMSA and TransAm. I really do live motorsports."
"In short motorsports has saved my life. I came for the cars but stayed for my lifelong friends!"
Birthday
January 10, 1990
Hometown
Napoleon, OH
hilaryandersonracing@gmail.com
Interests
Media and Marketing
Motorsports
Mechanics
Photography/Videography
Profession
“Hilary is very dedicated in the world of motorsports, building her own car and staying motivated behind the wheel. She is very smart and has been a great representative of the sport and of Kumho Tire” - Aaron Quine - Kumho Motorsports Marketing Specialist
“Of all the drivers I know, Hilary has the most excellent skills in translating what the car is doing and what can be done to make it better. She has been a great representative of our club, our sport, and her sponsors by devoting time and effort into everything she has accomplished.” - Mike Nachtigal - Driver in SCCA Solo Series
“Hilary has been a great addition to the EXEDY team of sponsored drivers. Hilary has helped EXEDY increase followers on all forms of social media. Her presence at the SCCA National Events has been a great growing experience for the EXEDY brand.” - Steve Kaminski - Technical Coordinator EXEDY USA
“Hilary has a lot of positive energy with everything she does, that energy radiates to Ave Motorsports. She has the skills to build her own car, drive it and market it. She continues to be a great ambassador for Ave Motorsports.” - Tony Ave - Owner of Ave Motorsports and Driver in TransAm
Hilary has really helped JXB Performance engage with the racing community. Her ability to foster long-term relationships through her connections and go out and make new connections is second to none. Her rapport with the online community and ability to make meaningful, engaging social media posts is a great asset to JXB. - Jay Bullington - Owner of JXB Performance
This 2001 BMW 325 Ci wears a couple unique hats. In the winter she shreds the ice on some aggressive studded tires. In the summer she is an autocross and track rat.
For ice racing the sky is the limit on what I can do modification wise. I just have to have a RWD car and on studs to run RWD Spec Studs and not exceed the limit of numbers of studs for the size of my tire. See the spec stud build sheets here.
For Autocross the main goal is to make it in to the shoot out at King of the Mountain at UMI Motorsports Park. The sky is the limit at King of the Mountain when it comes to the rules! Weigh 2900 pounds with driver, be on 200tw tires and bring a helmet. So, I want to aim for the moon for 6.0!
When it comes to the SCCA end of things I will fall in to the XA class, or XU if I want to get spicy!
The goal for 2025 is to have a N54 engine and 6 Speed ZF transmission mounted up and ready to go by May. It might be a tough goal but I think it’s very achievable with the information that is out there on this swap.
With the help of this swap and a tune for E85 we should be able to hit the 500whp and 400wtq which will allow us to keep up with the competition in all of our plans for 2025 and beyond.
Additional plans for 2025 will be upgrading wheels from a 17x9 to an 18x11, this will allow us to run a 315/18 tire compared to a 255/17 which will allow us to have additional grip!
2025 Schedule pending the release of the 2025 Schedules.
*Schedule subject to change due to vehicle attrition. Schedule may also have events added.
