Betty Klimenko

Photo Credit: Brodie Campbell


Betty Klimenko’s dreams became a reality today as three of her AMG E-Class V8 Supercars hit the track this morning at the Clipsal 500.  Betty Klimenko (pictured above) is the owner of Mercedes-Benz’s Erebus Motor Sport Team.  News stations around the world are stating that Betty “The Boss” Klimenko has “single-handedly brought Mercedes-Benz AMG to V8 Supercars.”

“I’m proud to be the first woman to bring a team in, I really am,” stated Betty Klimenko is an interview with The Advertiser.

Betty has a long and respectable 13 year history in motorsports.  In 2011, she became the first woman and first person to purchase a SLS AMG GT3 outside of Europe.  This event lead to the founding of the Erebus Motorsport Team.

Fans and friends of Betty Klimenko speak very highly of her personality, character and hard work.  She is known for being a hands-on owner that is not afraid to get in on the action when it comes to getting dirty, turning wrenches and the rest of the hard work that comes along with racing and motorsports.

“If there is something that needs to be done, I’ll do it,” stated Betty, “If they need a hand putting the garbage out, I will do that, because that’s what an owner does in my eyes.”

The Clipsal Adelaide 500 is an annual motor racing event for V8 Supercars.  The event is held in the east end of Adelaide, South Australia.  It is a shortened form of the Adelaide Street Circuit which was the former Australian Grand Prix track.

Source: The Advertiser/Adelaidenow

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