Paige Raddatz Races Formula Cars in Japan

Topic: Motor Sports

Friday, July 17, 2026, at 5:48 am

Paige Raddatz is racing formula cars in Japan, a dream she always believed in.

Racing formula cars has been Paige Raddatz's dream since she was a little girl.

Paige Raddatz is living her dream in Japan, competing in the Kyojo Cup.

The road to racing at Fuji Speedway was not easy.

Paige Raddatz started racing karts when she was seven years old.

Paige Raddatz's family was into racing, and she wanted to do it too.

Paige Raddatz started racing karts because of her family.

Paige Raddatz never stopped racing after she started.

Paige Raddatz returned to racing in 2025 after a few years off.

Racing karts was Paige Raddatz's childhood, and she got better over time.

School and work made it hard for Paige Raddatz to keep racing.

Paige Raddatz stopped racing karts for four years because it was too hard.

Paige Raddatz said the four years she didn't race were the worst of her life.

Many young Australian female drivers are doing well in racing.

Time away from racing made Paige Raddatz want to race again.

A new female racing series inspired Paige Raddatz to start racing again.

Paige Raddatz thought about racing cars after seeing the new series.

Seeing women race inspired Paige Raddatz to try it too.

Paige Raddatz got to race formula cars in India last year.

While in India, Paige Raddatz got a chance to try out for Japan's Kyojo Cup.

Paige Raddatz joined the Fujisan Shizuoka Racing team in Japan.

Racing in Japan was a surprise for Paige Raddatz when she started again.

Paige Raddatz is grateful for the chance to be a full-time driver.

Paige Raddatz never takes her racing for granted.

Racing is everything Paige Raddatz wanted for the past four years.

Paige Raddatz reminds herself to be grateful when things get tough.

Paige Raddatz is grateful for her racing opportunities.

Paige Raddatz wants to do better in the next Kyojo Cup race.

The next Kyojo Cup race is at Fuji Speedway.

Paige Raddatz was frustrated with her first race, but she learned from it.

Paige Raddatz found some positives in her first two races.

Paige Raddatz is looking forward to the rest of the season.

Paige Raddatz always dreamed of driving a formula car.

Paige Raddatz sees a future in professional racing, but it won't be easy.

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