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>> it's not just the threats, i got a text before i walked in here from a police officer on duty, they have loosened the lug nuts of their personal cars, they have done this to transit police, there are reports that have been filed. this arsenal is the big danger, in the city where they have some of the toughest gun laws in the country, you can't stop illegal guns from getting into the hands of criminals. and those guns that are fired indiscriminately can hit passers by and civilians. >> we're facing a lot of challenges right now in new york city, but so are other cities across the country, ju...

Male dominated sport but one women is a member of the pit crew. >>brian: welcome. what got you into this? >> they put a pit gun in my hands and told me to play and i had a blast. >>brian: it was one gun they put in your hand? >> we did a pit challenge about a year and a half ago, and we jacked the car through on tires and also took will you go -- took lug nuts off the tires. i had a great time. >>gretchen: you did it in quick fashion. we're looking at a video of you working out. you can dead lift 255 pounds, which is more than double your body wait. you can also bench an incredible amount of w...

Remind her of the time she spent in iraq. danica patrick may be the name you know, but abbott is breaking barriers. she has to whip around the car ub unbolt five lug nuts and repeat it again on the other side. all in about 12 seconds. >> good job! that was awesome! >> reporter: she practices every day. >> i hit straight on to cap the whole lug nut where if i angle it, it's not going to cap the whole lug nut. then it doesn't come all the way off. and you just cost yourself .1 or .2 of a second which could mean the race. >> reporter: abbott said it was her competitive nature that drew her to t...

Breaking entirely new barriers for women. in order to work in the pits, abbott has to whip around the speeding race car with an air gun in her hand, unbolt five lug nuts, rip a 50 pound tire off the car, bolt on a new one and repeat on the other side, all in about 12 seconds. >> good job. awesome! >> she practices every day for a spot on the team. >> when i hit, i'm hitting straight on to cap the whole lug nut where if i angle it, it's not going to cap the whole lug nut and it doesn't come all the way off, and you've just cost yourself .2 second or more which could mean the race. >> abbott say...

Gun in her hand, unbolt five lug nuts, rip a 50 pound tire off the car, bolt on a new one and repeat on the other side, all in about 12 seconds. >> good job. awesome! >> she practices every day for a spot on the team. >> when i hit, i'm hitting straight on to cap the whole lug nut where if i angle it, it's not going to cap the whole lug nut and it doesn't come all the way off, and you've just cost yourself .2 second or more which could mean the race. >> abbott says it was her competitive nature that drew her to the sport. >> kind of the adrenaline of running in front of a car and then having t...