Career
Besides her racing career, she is currently studying "real estate and broking", but she strives to become the first Dutch female formula one driver. Shirley first started driving in go-karts at age 14, and was immediately hooked to the speed. In 2006, she started in the Benelux Formula Ford championship.
Her first years in auto racing resulted in a fair number of crashes, but also a fair share of success.
In 2008 she started racing in the ATS Formel 3 Trophy for the High School Technik Motorsport-team in a Dallara F304 OPC Challenge. In the first 8 races of her debut season, she finished on the podium 4 times: two times in 3rd place and two times in 2nd place.
