1-on-1 with Cynthia Gauthier, Monster Jam Driver - Engine Builder Magazine

1-on-1 with Cynthia Gauthier, Monster Jam Driver

You wouldn’t know it by looking at her or from listening to her talk so passionately about motorsports, but Cynthia Gauthier went to school for accounting to become a CPA. Cynthia, originally from Quebec, Canada, didn’t start racing until she was 18 years old. She may have started later than most, but the seeds of a motorsports adrenaline junkie were planted a while back, and today, she’s one of the best Monster Jam drivers around.

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