Author Talk & Q&A: Kelly Conroy, "Your Mom Races Rally" Mar. 21st, 2026 3pm

Join us for a fun author talk with Kelly Conroy as we celebrate her new book, Your Mom Races Rally. In conversation with Pamela Sanchez, a community organizer, environmental educator, artist, and mom of two. Moderated discussion: 3-4pm, Book signing: 4-5pm. Free, RSVP is required.
Kelly Conroy stepped into rally school an exhausted mother of two. She left determined to become a racecar driver. Over the next two years, Conroy ditched society’s expectations of the modern mother, consumed by sleep schedules and selflessness, and entered into a new era of rediscovering fun. The result is Your Mom Races Rally, a moving memoir about putting yourself first.

Conroy had never driven stick before, let alone competed in a mud-slinging motorsport that regularly sends cars careening into trees. Over the course of two years she prioritized her own joy and sanity, even at the expense of her family’s routine, meal plan and bank account. Conroy attended rally school, wriggled across oil-stained garage floors to upgrade her 40-year old BMW nicknamed “Nessie,” and made her way to the starting line. Along the way, she discovered a vast network of women racers, off-roaders and fellow badasses cheering her on at each step. This is a story of reclaiming and rewriting your own life. It’s about setting an example for your children by living out your dreams—not someone else’s.

For all the moms missing their previous selves, wondering where she went, this is your invitation to set her free again.
Kelly Conroy is a writer, mother and nature nerd. She is currently a matrescence educator and was previously a duck biologist with a degree in Biological Science from UC Davis. She lives in Sacramento with her husband, two kids and racecar. Your Mom Races Rally is her first book.

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