Hoddy Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I've just finished reading this book by Miranda Seymour. Helene Delangle was a French woman racing driver who broke several world speed records in the 1930s. It set me wondering - why are there no really top class women racing drivers today ?Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Good question. Nobody really stands out since Michelle Sheep.Liz Halliday, Amanda Stretton and Vanina Ickx try but they fall short of the top echelon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Don't be so europian the better sex have done well in Indy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 True, although I'm not sure that Danika's one win wasn't due more to tactics and luck than talent. She didn't do a lot this season worthy of much note. Milka and Sarah have yet to cut it, imo. No woman has yet to make it in Nascar, where most of the top US talent is. And Ms Halliday is American, btw.The future for women in motor racing is looking promising though. SARAH MOORE looks to me like a great driver in the making from the races I've watched her in on MSUK this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1steveuk Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Michelle Mouton was a bit handy in a rally car, and my friend Catherine Legge did well in the States as is currently doing DTM.In the past many women raced Bugatti's, and there were many woman who raced at Brooklands, indeed Barbara Cartland organised a race solely for women at Brooklands, but that's history currently there are quite a large amount of women racing at all levels, so many in fact, I've never considered it odd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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