Plastic on track: Barbie's history in motorsport.
Maybe it was speedway winnings that scooped her the sweet Ferrari the next year , but then, Barbie’s never been shy about whippin' hot metal. Her first Porsche 911 pulled into the garage a few years later, in 1992, and two years later she had a gloriously pink, sparkly Jaguar XJS, a chassis famous for Trans-Am and touring-car racing with roaring V-12s.
“Suddenly the checkered flag falls… Barbie has come in first! A true NASCAR winner! It’s a championship season for Barbie Racing.”a dominant team owner . The tie-in, from NASCAR’s perspective, is made clear further in the box blurb, with a nod to a fact many racing fans still fail to understand: this sport is for the girls.
Just a girl with a dream. And her own racing team but hey, that’s a grand motorsport tradition. Barbie must’ve impressed because she got another season in 1999, apparently hanging out with Bill Elliot, whose racing number and McDonald’s livery she borrowed for her subsequent doll appearance.“The thrill of racing is in her blood! Barbie pulls on her helmet and straps herself into her car as the roar of the engine competes with a thunderous applause from thousands of loyal NASCAR fans.
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