Mira Erda

Formula Car Racer

Speaker

Mira began racing when she was nine years old. Her first race came after just 25 days of training as she competed in the 2010 JK Tyre National Rotax Max Championship in India. Later that year, she participated in her first international race at the Plus Yamaha SL International Challenge in Malaysia. She managed her first podiums and race wins in 2011, also winning the award for Best Improved Driver of the Year. Through consistent performances, she made her way to the JK Racing Championship 2014 to become the youngest Formula 4 girl driver. Continuing to improve every year, Mira became the Formula 4 Rookie Champion of the Year 2016 and was honoured by FMSCI, the governing body for motorsports in India, with the Outstanding Woman In Motorsports award. In 2017, she became the first Indian woman to race in the Euro JK series, one of the highest classes of Formula racing in India.

Mira has faced the typical Gender bias & stereotypes that Indian women face in sport. Where working out in the gym and developing muscles could make you manly or running and training in the sun could get you a tan and ruin the hope of finding a suitable partner.