Racing driver Caitlin Wood feels a rush of adrenaline as she waits for the lights to indicate ‘Go’. Everything around her slows down, she can hear her heart beat in her chest. Suddenly she’s off, leaving nothing but a cloud of dust in her wake. “It’s addictive,” Caitlin tells WHO of her chosen career as a racing driver.
For 26-year-old Caitlin, from Newcastle, NSW, racing is what she grew up destined to do. Ever since she can remember, she’s spent her weekends around the