Gail Hill: Women Drivers: On The Track!!
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Date26th February 2009
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PlaceChemistry Research Laboratory (CRL), South Parks Rd, Oxford, OX1 3TA
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Those of you who have met Gail before knew that this would be another excellent evening.
She brought along some colleagues from the British Women Racing Drivers Club (BWRDC) - see profiles below.
We were also be joined by members of the British Women Pilots' Association (BWPA) -
a real glamorous ladies' night (but with plenty of racing to interest the chaps!)We listened to tales of thrills and spills illustrated with seriously exciting in-car video.
Gail knows a good racing County when she sees one so she lives in Oxfordshire.
She says she is an "old bird" who ought to know better and stick to pottering about in the garden,
but instead she's now been racing in the XJS Championship for seven years.Many of you will have read of Gail's racing exploits in the Jaguar magazines, or indeed read her column in Jaguar World Monthly.
Driver Profiles
Gail Hill
BWRDC Profile
Gail has been racing Jaguar XJ-Ss since 2002.
She can take this majestic sports tourer around Mallory averaging nearly 90 mph!
Her best results year was 2006 when she had nine class wins from ten starts,
making her the XJ-S championship winner and the BWRDC champion.
Gail writes for Jaguar World Monthly and, since giving us a talk in June 2006,
has been much in demand as a speaker as well!
Anna Walewska
BWRDC Profile
Anna Walewska (b. 1986) is one of Britain's leading female competitors.
She started racing in Karts at 11, obtained her full race licence (youngest ever lady!)
and moved to saloons at 14. Anna was "Driver of the Year" in 2005,
is a Racing Instructor at Thruxton & Brands Hatch,
and in 2009 is competing in the Volkswagen Racing Cup.
Jeremy Rivers-Fletcher
BWRDC Profile
Yve Rivers-Fletcher
BWRDC Profile
Jeremy Rivers-Fletcher and his wife Yve have a hand built Triumph Special.
He's been competing since 1969 and currently enjoys hillclimbs.
He's one of a select band of chaps in the BWRDC and is their Membership Secretary.
Sarah Reader
BWRDC Profile
Sarah Reader (b. 1982) is a Racing Instructor.
She started in Caterhams at 14, and after some years of success in those,
will be competing in a new Juno SSE in 2009.
