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Michele is not only furiously fast; she is smart, eloquent and gorgeous, making her a favorite target of media. She is known all over Asia, particularly in India, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, for her amazing feats in racing...

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3/19/2008      Michele Begins 2008 Season Racing Campaign

Michele will begin her 2008 season racing campaign in the STAR MAZDA SERIES with the first race at Sebring Florida on March 14th which will be a support race for the famous 12-hour of Sebring event. Michele will be racing for JOHN WALKO RACING team and testing starts Monday March ...   Read more »

9/5/2007      Speed lady

Inquirer Lifestyle: US racing sensation Michele Bumgarner is living the dream

MANILA, Philippines—When the alarm clock rings, most high-school students face the same daily battle: fight through the fogginess of their fatigue, find something halfway acceptable to throw on, and prepare for another day of lectures and lab work.

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3/16/2007      Bumgarner to race in US

FORMER Asian karting queen Michele Bumgarner has earned a chance to prove her worth in a bigger international arena in the United States.

After dominating a four-day, six-driver “shootout” race in Phoenix, Las Vegas and Laguna Seca recently, Bumgarner, 17, received an all-expenses paid......   Read full story »

3/7/2007      Michele Plans for Champ Car Atlantic and World Series

Following her impressive debut in the Asian Formula 3 last year, three-time Asian Karting champion Reigning Asian Karting Queen Michele Bumgarner is keen on moving on to full-time single-seat formula racing this season.

The 17-year-old Bumgarner aims to invade the Formula Atlantic scene through the 1st Accelerate Annual Driver ...   Read more »

3/7/2007      Jim Russell Championship Series Results

Michele finished 2nd in her final race group at Jim Russell Championship Series; but it was not an easy adjustment. The Infineon Raceway track is tough and with limited time in the car and on the track a combination which made steep learning curve for Michele.

On Friday afternoon a ...   Read more »

2/13/2007      Michele to Race in Jim Russell Championship Series, USA

Michele Bumgarner has been invited by the ESPN Jim Russell Racing School to participate in the JIM RUSSELL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES first round to be raced at the INFINEON RACEWAY in Sonoma California Feb 16-18th. The management of ESPN Jim Russell Racing School observed Michele participate in the Red ...   Read more »

1/22/2007      4QTR 2006 Roundup

1. OCTOBER 2006:

ANGERVILLE FRANCE: ICA WORLD CUP AT WORLD KARTING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Michele competed at Angerville in the ICA Class World Cup with her brother Mark. The event was marred by bad weather and Michele and Mark never got up to their test speed of a few weeks ...   Read more »

1/13/2007      Philstar's People Asia Feature: Life on the fast lane

She's fast. Very fast. Dubbed Asia's Karting Queen, Michele Bumgarner is psyched to be a Formula I driver by the time she hits her twenties and is willing to go the distance to achieve her dream. ...   Read full story »

9/28/2006      AF3 Sentul Results

For the races on Saturday, there was a bad accident among the leaders (check out the website www.asianf3.net for all the details) and the race was stopped after 1 lap and reschedule for 4 hours later which also meant that the last race was cancelled and moved to BRC in ...   Read more »

9/27/2006      Michele Wins Race 12 in the Promotions Class of the 2006 AF3 Series

Michele won race 12 in the Promotions Class of the 2006 AF3 series held in Sentul Indonesia on Friday September 22nd. She had previously finished 2nd in race 10 and 11 on Tuesday. In race 13 also on Friday she finished 2nd after leading for half of the race and ...   Read more »