Do girls drive ginettas?
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Alison Davis won several championships in her Ginetta G15, Suzi Hart-Banks won a few races in her G27, Amanda Whittaker raced a G27 and Sarah Franklin races a G20. There are just a few!
Mark Walklett still races various G4s and his cousin Tom is looking to start. As stated elsewhere I really want to get a G12 in British GT!! Now that would be interesting!
Mark Walklett still races various G4s and his cousin Tom is looking to start. As stated elsewhere I really want to get a G12 in British GT!! Now that would be interesting!
reedy said:Until she bumps you off the track
And then there is the delightful Vicki Butler Henderson who I believe did a season in a G27, and has made a number of guest appearances in the G20 Celebrity Car. Rather fetching in a race suit I'm sure many of the G20 guys will agree!
When are you coming back racing Ian?
Maggie Blankstone raced a G12. However, Alison Davis is head and shoulders above other girl/lady Ginetta drivers. For one, she holds acclaim for being Britain's FIRST ever National Lady Race Champion when she was OVERALL Champion in the Prodsports Championship in the late 70s.
One of her best feats (and that of a gaggle of Ginetta G15s) happened after the G15 had been banned from prodsports (it was too good, basically). At Donington in 81 when the grids were so overflowing that the organisers took the small class up to 1300cc off and placed them in the ... FERRARI race (lol). The idea was to increase the grid and make some race fodder for the Ferraris. WOW did it backfire! Alison went so well in practice that she lined up on the front row alongside the pole position Ferrari Boxer and 2nd position Dino. The 3 remaining G15s lined up much further back. Long story, but inevitably the Boxer won but the G15s took FOUR of the next five places, including SECOND and THIRD! Some red Ferrari faces that day!
That was the difference in those days... Ginettas took on anything and everything. Today, they just race against... well, themselves.
One of her best feats (and that of a gaggle of Ginetta G15s) happened after the G15 had been banned from prodsports (it was too good, basically). At Donington in 81 when the grids were so overflowing that the organisers took the small class up to 1300cc off and placed them in the ... FERRARI race (lol). The idea was to increase the grid and make some race fodder for the Ferraris. WOW did it backfire! Alison went so well in practice that she lined up on the front row alongside the pole position Ferrari Boxer and 2nd position Dino. The 3 remaining G15s lined up much further back. Long story, but inevitably the Boxer won but the G15s took FOUR of the next five places, including SECOND and THIRD! Some red Ferrari faces that day!
That was the difference in those days... Ginettas took on anything and everything. Today, they just race against... well, themselves.
Huh, typical! only responses is to my throwaway quip at the end (suppose I asked for it, but no responses to 998cc G15s mixing it (competing) with the Reds.
reedy said
Dandarez, I bet you can remember having a good Saturday night out for a shilling (George Formby at the Alhambra, and change for chips on the way home!)
No. But with info to hand like that sounds like you can
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jamesg20
Yeah! British GT 'ENTRY' list - if it runs will it mix it with front runners?
reedy said
Dandarez, I bet you can remember having a good Saturday night out for a shilling (George Formby at the Alhambra, and change for chips on the way home!)
No. But with info to hand like that sounds like you can
! jamesg20
Yeah! British GT 'ENTRY' list - if it runs will it mix it with front runners?
Worth watching this year will be Chloe and Jade Edwards; sisters of BTCC driver Jim Edwards jr. We all know the website Sniffpetrol.com! Well Chloe really did SNIFF Petrol when she drove her G20 GT4 jnr. Thankfully Academy Motorsport were on hand to help out and sister Jade joins their team for 2006!
www.chloe-jade.co.uk
www.chloe-jade.co.uk
realg4r said:
Worth watching this year will be Chloe and Jade Edwards; sisters of BTCC driver Jim Edwards jr. We all know the website Sniffpetrol.com! Well Chloe really did SNIFF Petrol when she drove her G20 GT4 jnr. Thankfully Academy Motorsport were on hand to help out and sister Jade joins their team for 2006!
www.chloe-jade.co.uk
Yeah it will be a laugh racing against Jade this time, me and Chloe had some good battles last year!
realg4r said:
Worth watching this year will be Chloe and Jade Edwards; sisters of BTCC driver Jim Edwards jr. We all know the website Sniffpetrol.com! Well Chloe really did SNIFF Petrol when she drove her G20 GT4 jnr. Thankfully Academy Motorsport were on hand to help out and sister Jade joins their team for 2006!
www.chloe-jade.co.uk
Jim will be flattered that his daughters have now become his sisters.
Also from memory Amy Chambers drove a Ginatta once.
>> Edited by john75 on Tuesday 28th February 20:50
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