pressdog homezilla Sarah Fisher recently interrupted her busy schedule of jetting here and there as CEO of Sarah Fisher Racing Inc. to answer a few burning questions via email for her super-favorite blogger boy ...
pressdog: First off, just for the record, are we or are we not super tight?
Sarah: J .. I suppose ...
(pressdog note: pretty sure Sarah is just playing it cool here so as not to anger the other bloggers.)
pressdog: I’ve read you’re goal is to at least run all superspeedways. How is the quest for sponsorship going? How has the current economic climate changed the way you approach sponsors?
Sarah: We are trying to do all the superspeedways, but we would like to do more. We just want to keep the outlook realistic. The quest is going well. We have had lots of meetings and interest in who we are and what the series is all about. Trying to continue to increase our value to our partners is always a challenge, but something we all work towards every day.
pressdog: Is there even more pressure than before for drivers to bring their own sponsorship?
Sarah: From our side, we are just trying to achieve the bottom line no matter what. And driving for myself, yes there is a lot of pressure to bring sponsors!
pressdog: How would you say you are different as a driver now from when you first broke into IndyCars back in 1999?
Sarah: Wow. There are a lot of differences. Mainly, I am overall more mature. From every perspective.
pressdog: What’s your biggest challenge in being a team owner?
Sarah: Keeping time in check. Managing when and what I need to do when.
pressdog: What do you like most about being a team owner?
Sarah: I love walking through that door knowing the great people who are working on my car on the other side, are teammates who are an extension of my family and who believe in our mission as much as I do.
pressdog: OK, when you’re going through difficult times, looking for money, facing adversity and challenges, what keeps you from just saying “Dude, this is more trouble than it’s worth” and opening the Sarah Fisher Driver Academy or something?
Sarah: Ha. That’s probably as much work as what I am doing now, just ask Lyn St. James! I really do love it. I am responsible yes, for a lot. But, I get to work with (husband) Andy and we, together, see the big picture of our plans. That’s what makes me the most proud, is that we can look each other in the eye and know we achieved this together and did so as good people.
pressdog: What is the one thing about Sarah Fisher that people don’t know that you wish they did know?
Sarah: I am well-rounded. Whether it's installing a new thermostat in our house, hemming a pair of pants for Andy, or training the dog to shake. The challenge is to do what you can on your own. Gotta save money somehow!
I remember once, our dishwasher broke. Andy wouldn’t let me pull it apart to try and fix it. Probably a good thing, because I would’ve flooded or burned the house down! Not being scared of anything, and being a female Tim Taylor does get me in trouble sometimes. J
pressdog: Being a driver involves a lot of physical fitness, working out, etc. Is that something you enjoy or dread?
Sarah: Both, right? On my own, I dread it. But with my trainer, it’s a lot of fun because she keeps changing it up.
pressdog: When you are in training etc., what is the one food that is off limits that you crave the most?
Sarah: Probably pizza.
pressdog: How do you and Andy keep a balance between work and home?
Sarah: That one is tough, but at the end of the day, we love each other more than our race team and know that each other is more important. We spend time together, outside of the family, outside of the shop, away from the dogs … Kinda like a date nights.
pressdog: Do you have any “no discussing work during dinner” rules or anything?
Sarah: Nope. When it's business, it's business. We both work really hard. But, we play hard too. So, when we need to talk about something, we talk about it.
pressdog: When you were in fourth grade, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Sarah: At that age, I think a veterinarian. But, I changed it around a lot. One day it was a mechanical engineer, the next, I wanted to work with dolphins. J
pressdog: I happen to be reasonably familiar with your PR homey, Klint Briney. Anything dirt you can give us on Klint? Like something that drives him up a wall?
Sarah: Oh that stuff could bite me big time. Klint and I have known each other for nine years, so if I told you his quirks, he wouldn’t be afraid to share mine! And there are lots between the two of us. J
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