Evelina Hanchett came to motorsport through the service end of the sport — working crew before competing — and has built a presence in the rally world that spans wrenching, driving, and teaching others how to do both. [1][2]

EARLY YEARS

Hanchett grew up in Ukraine, where her parents served with BCM International. [1] The available record does not document her age, early exposure to motorsport, or who first put her in or around a car. What her own biography does establish is that her motorsport journey formally began in 2021, when she joined Screech Owl Garage, a rally-racing service crew operating in the Pacific Northwest. [1] The crew supports grassroots teams, and Hanchett credits sponsorship from Warn Industries and Knipex Tools with helping the team expand its reach. [1]

OTHER INTERESTS

Motorsport is one thread in a life that pulls in several directions at once. Hanchett describes her interests as global missions, motorsports, and interior and graphic design. [1] In 2022, she volunteered to help displaced Ukrainian families in Germany and worked full-time for BCM International, the organization her parents had served. [1] Those two parts of her life — faith-driven service work and mechanical obsession — run parallel rather than in competition with each other.

EARLY SUCCESS

Verified competition results are limited to 2026. On July 18 of that year, Hanchett entered the Susquehanna Region SCCA RallyCross Event #4, competing in the Stock Front class behind the wheel of a 2001 Subaru Impreza. [2] She finished eighth in class — eighth of ten entrants — with a recorded total time of 517.488. [2] It is a modest result on paper, but the fact of the entry itself matters: she was behind the wheel, not just behind a wrench.

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

• 2021: Joined Screech Owl Garage’s rally-racing service crew, marking the start of her motorsport involvement in the Pacific Northwest. [1]
• 2026: Named as a mechanic workshop leader at the DirtFish Women in Motorsport Summit, leading a technical session on rally and race-car engineering. [3][4]
• 2026: Competed in Susquehanna Region SCCA RallyCross Event #4 (July 18), finishing eighth in the Stock Front class in a 2001 Subaru Impreza. [2]

INSPIRATIONS

Hanchett’s own biography frames her motivation in terms that go beyond podiums. She describes her goal as inspiring people in her generation to dedicate their skills and talents to serving Christ and others — a through line that connects her humanitarian work, her mechanical education, and her presence in the sport. [1] She does not name specific motorsport figures as influences in the sources available.

REPUTATION

Within the women-in-motorsport community, Hanchett has been recognized as someone worth learning from, not just watching. DirtFish named her among the mechanics leading technical workshops at the 2026 Women in Motorsport Summit, where she co-presented a session on rally and race-car engineering. [3] That kind of platform is typically reserved for people with real shop credibility, and her inclusion signals that the community sees her service-crew background as substantive expertise rather than peripheral involvement. [4]

FUTURE GOALS/PLANS

As of August 2026, Hanchett was confirmed as a workshop leader at the DirtFish Women in Motorsport Summit, contributing to the fifth annual edition of an event designed to bring more women into technical roles across the sport. [3][4] No current racing team affiliation, additional series entries, or future competition plans have been publicly confirmed.

References:

[1] EvelinaHanchett.com — About
[2] Susquehanna Region SCCA — 2026 RallyCross Event #4 Results
[3] DirtFish — What to Expect from the 2026 WIM Summit
[4] DirtFish — WIM Summit Delivers on Every Level