Briton wins European Rally Championship Ladies Cup
19-year-old Catie Munnings wanted to be a vet and now she's a rally champ!
Catie Munnings might not be a motorsport name you're familiar with, and certainly it took us until an interview on Radio 4 this morning to be aware - never has PH previously been thankful to Midweek! This year was also her inaugural season having only started rallying aged 17, making her achievements all the more remarkable.
Alright, so there's a little more to it than that. Growing up on a farm with a rally instructor father, she certainly did have a bit of head start. One interview mentions how he had mowed out a stage for her, only for the stage to apparently be set alight by the brake discs on Catie's car... Having originally set her sights on a veterinary career, she said on Radio 4 this morning: "As soon as I sat in a rally car I decided I didn't want to go to university." Seems to have worked out well so far!
2017 will see her continue in the European Rally Championship; in a recent Sportsister interview she said "I hope next year to become a role model and ambassador for women entering motorsport, and in doing so help drive up female numbers in the sport." Intentional pun perhaps? Whatever the case, the future looks exciting for Britain's latest rally hope. The Sunday Times awards are tomorrow evening, with the results in Sunday's edition. Best of luck Catie!
[Sources: Sportsister, Guardian, BBC Kent, BBC Radio 4, CatieMunnings.com]
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