Invite Isolde Holderied to attend your event
Isolde contested her last rally, thus far, in Germany, back in 2001. Although not having participated in an international Rally Championship since then, she still is involved in motor racing.
Since 1996, Isolde has been working for Toyota and was the first female works driver in the Japanese car manufacturer’s rally history. In addition to her appearances in a cockpit, such as in the 2004 City Grand Prix in Cologne when 50,000 enthusiasts watched her demonstrating her skills at the wheel of a Toyota Corolla WRC, the Bavarian looks after young guns contesting the Toyota Yaris Cup and journalists and dealers who attend the series’ rounds.
“It’s about providing the young drivers with everything they need for a successful motorsport career,” said Isolde, “And that’s far more than just their driving skills alone. The interaction with the media and the appropriate off-track behaviour are also crucial factors.”
At the same time, the two-time World Rally Champion uses her experience for her job as a Toyota driving instructor, and in her popular Toyota Magazine column she provides the Toyota clients with driving tips.
Furthermore, Isolde works as Fulda brand ambassador. Once a year, she travels to Canada for several weeks to attend the spectacular Fulda Challenge. In this extreme arctic adventure, the competitors have to cover a total mileage of some 2,000 kilometres by car, ski, ski-doo, dogsled, hovercraft – and foot. In the course of the event, held at the inhospitable Yukon Territory, the international teams are taken to their very limits.
Isolde gives advice to the participants and looks after the attendant media representatives. “I truly enjoy this task,” she said, “In these extreme conditions, the interaction of the Fulda tyres and the cars is particularly important. Humans and material have to cope with extraordinary demands – it’s just fascinating.”
Isolde also works as presenter at motor racing events and on-stage discussions and presentations, with her nearly 20 years of motor racing experience being extremely helpful in this area.