Most of you will probably know by now that I have decided to swap the Champ Car World Series for the DTM this season and, given the way open-wheel racing is developing on this side of the Atlantic, it may just be the right decision.
Having a roof over my head is going to be strange, but Audi has offered me a fantastic opportunity and I really couldn't be happier. I can't wait for the start of the season now, and can't wait to get going. I've had a few test days, but I can't wait to get back in the car because it is all so new and exciting for me.
Making the move was another typical Katherine thing. Nothing in my career has ever gone normally and it was the same with this. I was absolutely thinking that I'd be in Champ Car again this year - albeit before we knew that there would be no Champ Car - but I'd heard that Audi were testing various girls to replace Vanina [Ickx], so I thought I'd go along and see whether I liked it or not, whether I was any good at it and see where we were at after that.
I tried to get hold of Audi, but couldn't get hold of Dr Ullrich or anyone else because they were all really busy, so I was a bit stumped really. I didn't know if they wanted me there, or whether to take the lack of contact personally, but I wasn't going to be denied, and ended up getting Colin Kolles' number from a friend. Fortunately, Colin suggested that I drive one of his cars and see where that led, so it's thanks to him that I drove in the test at Almeria, because Audi saw what I was capable of and brought me into their test.
It reminds me of a very similar situation a couple of years ago, when I took myself over to the USA and gatecrashed the Kathryn Nunn Scholarship test - very Katherine-esque! I never take no for an answer and am always trying things like that. My motto is that, if you want something badly enough, you'll make sure that you get it. I wanted to do that DTM test; I wanted to show what I was capable of and found a way to be able to do that with Colin.
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