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My dad was a professional track racer. It's in my genes, and my first memories as a baby were in a velodrome.

Unlike my grandfather or my brother, I've actually been able to make some money at a racetrack.

With my father and uncle so involved in racing, it was the only thing I ever knew, so I'm sure that had a huge influence on me. However, my father had more influence on me just by the way he lived, because the way he was at the racetrack was the way he was in everyday life.

Sportswriters. They were all my friends. They were racetrack guys and so was I.

Right about when I turned 13, I realized that women could be jockeys, from my travels to the racetrack with my dad.

My father was a motorsports journalist and a motorbike fan. He gave me my motocross bike.

I have been going from one racetrack to another for years, since I was 14.

All my life, I have been surrounded by the track. The week I was born, Dad took me to training. I do recall at some stage being pushed around in a pram on a track. I have a lot of inspiration from him. To see him carrying the Sydney Olympic torch really ignited my dream. As a coach, he knows the in and outs of race walking and technique.

I've loved car racing all my life. I watch NASCAR regularly, and drag racing because we have Raceway Park in New Jersey. I think I got it from my father.