After passing my BARS test in February, I competed in the Donington Rally run by Dukeries Motor Club on the 3rd March – my first ever rally! Not only was I the first ever female with a spinal cord injury to compete in a rally, but I was also the first car to be entered […]
It’s been just over a week since I won my first race in Motorsport and the thought of it still brings a massive smile to my face. Any racing driver will tell you just how much that first win means to them and how much confidence it gives you. I know it sounds like a
This race report is slightly overdue! However, my plan was to write a double-headed race report about Silverstone a few weeks ago coupled with my Brands race report from last weekend about two really good sets of results. Well, you know what they say about the best-laid plans… Rewind to the 11th August and you
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Life has been slightly crazy since my podium appearance at the British Grand Prix and I had no idea how I would top such a wonderful and slightly life-affirming weekend. Until I raced at Brands… The weekend after the British Grand Prix, I was racing at Brands Hatch on the Indy circuit. Brands Indy is
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It’s been a few days since the British Grand Prix and I’m still feeling slightly surreal. Wow, what an experience! This all started a couple of months ago when David Richards told me that he was arranging for his opportunity, as the Chairman of the MSA, to present the third place trophy on the F1
As temperatures rose this weekend, I was set to participate in two races back with the Porsche Club Championship at Snetterton. I haven’t raced at this circuit for three years and whenever I have come here to race, test or watch Andrew rallying it’s always absolutely boiling! This weekend was no different. Testing on Friday
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As we all absorb the fantastic work and information published after the FIA World Sports Conference and World Motorsport Council both held in Manila last month, The Disability And Accessibility Commission is also keen to promote the progress it too is making. We held our first Commission meeting in April at the Region One Mobility
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Last weekend saw my first ever race on treaded tyres in the Cayman in the Classic Sports Car Club series on the Silverstone International Circuit. I love Silverstone, it’s my home circuit and is a very special place for me for a number of reasons so I was really happy to be racing here again.
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This weekend saw my first race of the season at Donington and let’s just say it could have gone better. After a particularly cold winter, meaningful testing for most club racers in the country has been difficult to do ahead of the start of the season. I haven’t had many test days in the lead
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A couple of weeks ago I got an email from Lorraine Gathercole from the BWRDC completely out of the blue. She informed me that I had won the prestigious Lord Wakefield Trophy, an award presented to women for outstanding achievements or services to Motorsport. I was gobsmacked. I’ve only been in this sport for a
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