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Growing
up with two budding race car drivers in the family, it’s
no wonder Jennifer Starr Revson, youngest sister of
Peter and Doug, fell head over heels for speed. Every
time she rode in car with them, whether to school or
on an errand, be it on a country road, or a crowded
parkway, it became a spine-tingling experience to look
forward to.
At
seven years old she was elected their official timer,
and would enthusiastically clock the boys racing over
their long gravel driveway, drifting into turns around
the old stone walls, chasing after their dreams.
Bitten by their infectious adrenaline rush, “The
Littlest Revvie”
received her own car, a turquoise Thunderbird Junior,
at eight.
Although
never a professional race car driver, Jennifer earned
her SCCA and NHRA licenses for the fun of it. The
latter being the most thrilling, in a Super Comp
dragster at the Frank Hawley school in Pomona.
Jennifer keeps connected to motorsports, by serving as
a trustee for The Motorsports Hall Of Fame Of America,
located in Novi, Michigan. This prestigious
organization honors champions on land, sea, and in the
air, and in 1996 inducted Peter into their sports car
category, with Jennifer receiving the bronze Heroes Of
Horsepower statuette, on his behalf. She also attends
current and vintage racing events throughout the year,
including The Indianapolis-500, Watkins Glen Vintage
Grand Prix, Sebring 12-hour, Lime Rock Vintage
Festival, Road America International Challenge, and
Trans-Am, Can-Am, and Formula 5000 anniversary
milestones.
Another
great passion for Jennifer is writing. Blessed with a
creative wit and a keen sense of the absurd, she
chronicles her racing travel adventures with behind
the scene anecdotes. Currently, she’s developing her
trademarked Speed With Style line, and plans to pen
the definitive Revson book in the future. |