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Race Car Driver Talks About Life in the Fast Lane

Posted on April 15, 2010

Race Car Driver Talks About Life in the Fast Lane

Race car driver Milka Duno talks with Jeffrey Bergh, a member of the Formula SAE team during her visit to campus on April 14, 2010.

Milka Duno knows the rush of going 220 mph down the straightaway and feeling the G-force as she heads into a turn. She also knows the lifelong value of an education – and she was on campus on April 14 to share both experiences. Duno, who races full time on the IndyCar circuit and has four master’s degrees, told engineering students that the skills and knowledge they acquire in college will serve them regardless of the career they pursue. 

She should know.


Race car driver Milka Duno visits the College of Engineering to speak about Latinos and engineering on April 14, 2010.

The Venezuela native was working as a marine engineer until, at 26, she participated in a Porsche driving clinic, liked the feel of speed and sense of competition, and changed paths. Her engineering background proved invaluable on the track, she says. 

“Engineers are trained to analyze and study. We look at data and we know telemetry” – critical skills in navigating a race track. 

She had this advice for future engineers, advice that applies to life on the track as well: “Don’t put limitations on yourself. Don’t let anybody intimidate you. If they say no, you say yes. … The challenge may be difficult but it’s not impossible.”

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