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Profile
Full Name: Geri Anna Amani
Date of Birth: Never tells her age!
Hometown: Petaluma, CA
Home Abroad: London, UK
Occupation: Creative Director
Car: #34 Red Spec Miata (aka Clifford), and
anything she can get behind the wheel of.
Objectives: Dedicated to continuing driver
development while supporting her partnerships in
motorsports. Building business across multiple
channels, adding value to your brand.
The Girl who Liked Cars
Unlike most young girls, Geri has always had an
interest in things that traveled “fast.”
While other little girls she knew played with dolls
and easy-bake ovens, Geri took an interest in
anything with wheels. From a very early age Geri
built her own “down-hill buggies” using
anything she could borrow from her mom and dad,
cruised on skateboards and bicycles, also enjoyed
quads and karts. Having natural creative ability in
the arts, her family encouraged that aspect of her
development, which ultimately became the primary
focus of her career.
Geri spent many years in Northern California
developing her talents as a designer, but always
kept a close eye on anything automotive.
Professional creative opportunities opened for her
abroad, leading her to move to the United Kingdom.
Geri worked in London while completing her Masters
Degree in the South East of England, traveling
across the whole of europe whenever she could.
Eventually she returned the United States (with a
very thick accent), establishing herself in
Phoenix, Arizona.
Was that a … Paseo?
Geri's move to Arizona was also the time when
her participation in motorsports began. Starting
with SCCA Autocross events, she eventually found
herself lapping on road courses. Geri began with a
very humbling track car – a Toyota Paseo
– and drove it religiously at Phoenix
International Raceway. It was at this track where
she became hooked and loved every moment driving
around a track infamous for it's NASCAR races, and
a “roval” track configuration.
Geri became widely associated with this unusual
track car, but it didn’t take long for her to
outgrow the Paseo. Given that the car was 100%
stock (even used all-weather tires), it was
inevitable. Yet, as iconic or humorous as it was to
the local racing community – it was time to
say goodbye to her beloved Toyota.
No doubt that was a difficult move, but no less
a necessary one.
Career Connections
Given Geri’s experience in the design and
marketing industry, she found that her involvement
on track brought her a new league of clientele
– drivers, automotive organizations, and
performance tuners. It did not take long for Geri
to integrate into both business and participatory
aspects of motorsports. She eventually founded
Redlign AutoSports: a creative organization
dedicated to automotive and motorsports promotion.
Out of her growing customer base, her network also
extended into the National Auto Sport Association
(i.e, NASA), where she worked as a Creative
Director and track photographer for the Texas
Region. While working for NASA Texas, she was
fortunate to find herself on all the regional
tracks, ultimately getting her feet wet in a proper
race car… a Spec Miata.
Back home in Arizona, Geri purchased a 1991
Mazda Miata of her own as a donor car, building it
to Spec in her Garage. After the many challenges
(blood, sweat and tears) one encounters with their
first race car build, this little red car took to
the track across the Arizona region, eventually
becoming known as “Clifford” …
conspicuously nicknamed after the famous “big
red dog” character in children’s books.
This iconic name has since then remained a part of
the car’s identity, and is humorously
addressed to having a close connection with its
owner.
Car #34
The car number has a bit of personal history,
and is closely linked to Geri’s family. Her
late uncle named Ron, who lived and raced in the
Midwest during the 1970’s, was notorious for
his “racing style”. It has been said he
would do things that most drivers would not do.
This was inherent in his personality, and was a
trait that ultimately made #34 a regional legend at
the time. From dirt tracks, karts, and boats, Ron
built and raced them all. In this case, it becomes
evident that the need for speed can be and is,
genetic.
Geri never met Ron, and is only familiar with
his legacy through family photographs and few
family stories. After his death in a tragic
airplane crash in the 80’s, much of his racing
had been unknown to Geri until she reached her 20s.
In Ron’s honor, Geri gave Clifford the race
car number #34, ensuring that his tradition will
live on.
Professional Work in MotorSports
Motorsports has brought Geri many great
opportunities and business partnerships along the
way – working closely with Porsche performance
tuner Evolution MotorSports, Gumpert Racing (US
distributor of exotic car maker, Gumpert),
Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, Grand
American Racing drivers and teams such as Todd Lamb
and i-Moto Racing; along with many other
performance / motorsports companies around the
country.
Alongside Geri’s print, branding, and web
design work, her interest in photography has proven
to become rather fruitful. Her work has been
showcased in well-known publications including
Excellence Magazine, BMW Magazine, European Car,
Luxury Car, Grassroots Motorsports, Vintage Car,
and front-cover / multi-page spread of the Gumpert
Apollo in Latin luxury car publication,
Automundo.
In her design efforts, Geri has photographed
many live events in Arizona and Texas, covering
regional races and the infamous land-speed record
course known as the Texas Mile. Geri also teamed up
with Evolution MotorSports as their assigned
photographer during an Speed TV shoot of SuperCars
Exposed / Battle of the Supercars with the famous
drift / racer Tanner Foust, and the official US
launch of the Gumpert Apollo--with the founder,
visionary and Audi Performance legend, Roland
Gumpert. Each of these efforts has set Geri's
career in motion and consequently supported her
participation in racing to a greater extent.
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Results
Recent Achievements
NASA National Champtionships, 4th Place in Time
Trials (TTE)
NASA Arizona Region, Time Trials (TTE) Currently
Leading 1st for Regional Points in 2010
Tracks
Oregon Raceway Park
Phoenix International Raceway
Firbird International Raceway, Main Track
Firbird International Raceway, East Track
Firbird International Raceway, West Track
Inde Motorsports Ranch (IMR)
Texas World Speedway (CC, CCW)
Hallett Motorracing Circuit
Motorsports Ranch - Cresson
Thunderhill
Arroyo Seco
Bondurant Road Course
Bondurant Karting Course
SCCA Solo Courses
CalSpeed (Kart Track)
Regional Karting Venues
Credentials
National Auto Sport Association Time Trial
license
National Auto Sport Association Race License
Bondurant Grand Prix Racing School
Bondurant ProKart Course
Vehicles
Spec Miata / Race-Prepped Miata
Porsche RS America
Porsche 944 Spec
Race-prepared 2008 Corvette Z51 Coupe
Formula Mazda
Pro Karts / Sodi / CRG Karts
GTO
Additional Driver Interests
Rally / Rallycross
Drift
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