Girl Trouble

Courtney Mageau- Girl Trouble

Edmonton, Alberta native Courtney Mageau grew up immersed in Drag Racing.   The youngest in a family of four girls, her father and grandfather had raced alcohol altereds and funny cars while she was growing up.     The elder girls often would accompany dad to the track, while Courtney and her other sister stayed home with their mom.    At bigger events, when the entire family would attend the race, Courtney remembers sitting in the stands to cheer on her dad.

Starting with the junior dragster she raced at 13 years-old, Courtney Mageau felt she had a bit of a late start to the sport.

Still, she traveled with her father and grandfather to different tracks, racing in different conditions and facing new competitors she wasn’t familiar with.    Though she was gaining experience, she didn’t have many breakthrough moments in the class, finishing 2nd only once during her three-year stint in the Junior Dragster ranks.
When she turned 16, Courtney sold her Junior Dragster and focused her energy on becoming a crewmember on her father’s team for the next two years.  In 2009, she would climb back behind the wheel to earn her competition license in an ET Bracket Dragster, running twice that season.
But her big breakthrough moment came during the 2010 season, when Courtney would take home the championship at the IHRA Rocky Mountain Nationals in the Top ET category.   19-year-old Mageau fought through a full, tough field to land herself the victory in the class.

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