Hello…
My name is Valli Hilaire (pronounced val-lay hill-air). I was born in a medical center in Martinez, California in 1980. The fact that I was born in a medical center and not a hospital always bugged me. It’s like going to a JC instead of a University (even though I’m sure there’s no difference in the quality of care, whatever). But I digress; I grew up for the most part in Pittsburg, California. To me Pittsburg was/is just a small suburban city with houses outnumbering anything stimulating to do or see, but overall it was a good place to live.
I attended Pittsburg High School and officially left it in January of 1997. I took the California High School Proficiency Exam so that I could get the heck out of there before my normally scheduled grad year of 1998. High school was boring academically, with a couple cool classes & teachers here and there, but not enough to make me want to stay. I immediately enrolled in classes at local community colleges, but eventually left that to “take time off”. I haven’t been back since and I don’t intend to go back either. Not because I have anything against getting a college education. I think it’s a great thing and it’s totally useful for people. But for me I felt like I could get to where I want to be without it. And I fully intend on doing so.
Between then and now I have been working full-time, gaining more experience in the areas of sales, marketing, writing and web design. I became a full fledged NASCAR fan in 2001 and attended my first race in 2003 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. In addition to this website I have a column in NASCAR Pole Position magazine. I still reside in the Northern California area.
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To contact me send an email to valli@thefastandthefabulous.com
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