CNN: The Palestinian women racing drivers with a need for speed

July 8, 2010 | Media Coverage |

by Paula Hancocks

A smell of burning rubber hits you as you arrive at the car-racing course in Ramallah.

Souped-up cars spin round the small track, forming figures of eight around traffic cones, smoke pouring from screeching tires.

This is practice day in the West Bank, but the men are merely spectators. Today is for the Palestinian women who feel the need for speed.

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