tales from the tub & adventures with trailblazers
Journal
From little road trips to big adventures
Aug
Fast Lady Kay Petre at the VSCC Short Course 2023
Always always delighted to commentate at the Prescott Hill Climb when the Vintage Sports Car Club hold their annual short course hill clinb competition each August. This time Bugatti Owners Club Chairman, Nicholas Upton and I discuss Kay Petre and so much more. The coverage begins at 3hours, fifty nine minutes and fourty seconds – […]
Jun
Historic Racing News Podcast
So delighted to be invited on the Historic Racing News Podcast to talk about women racing drivers in the run up to Le Mans 100 years. I am about 50mins into the podcast after the amazing news about the auction prices. Enjoy. xx
Apr
Anne Cecile Itier -The French Speed Queen
High upon the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, a sandstorm blinded many of the drivers who were on the 1937 Morocco Rally. Mrs Marguerite Mareuse and Anne Cecile Itier were racing in a Cabriolet for the Hanomag team, unaware that this German team were also conducting an intelligence mission for the Abwehr, analysing the French Military […]
Feb
Fast Ladies with Lara Platman and Nicholas Upton
The Virtual Bugatti Day conversation about some amazing Bugatti ladies…
Nov
Pat Moss- Rally Icon and Trailblazer
The 2023 Monte Carlo Rally is beginning to take shape. For the first time in the event’s history, five mountain passes in a row will create the longest special stage. Col de ’LOrme, Col de L’Albie, Col de Braus, Col Saint-Jean and Col de Castillon will provide twists and turns for the drivers. It is […]
Aug
Betty Skelton – The First Lady of Firsts
The year is 1965 and we are at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. The sun is bright with a thin layer of heat hovering above the crystal ground as the Green Monster Cyclops Jet car reaches the speed of 315.74mph. The driver is Betty Skelton, the First Lady of Firsts. In this edition for the […]
Jul
Elsie ‘Bill’ Wisdom: the lap breaker
In this next instalment of women in motorsport, I would like to introduce you to Mrs Elsie Wisdom, known to her friends and family as ‘Bill,’ a nickname given by her brothers at an early age. Growing up with many of them, Elsie (then Elsie Gleed) wanted to drive fast, and started with a motorcycle […]
Apr
Fay Taylour – Queen of the Speedway
It is exceedingly rare for a rider to be as fast on two wheels as four, with racer Sir John Surtees remaining the only person to have won World Championships by both motorcycle and car. Tazio Nuvolari is among the same rank, having achieved wins in individual races on both two and four wheels. The […]
Mar
Mildred Bruce: A passion for speed
I am so excited to share the story of a remarkable lady: the Honourable Mrs Victor Bruce. Mildred epitomises everything about the trailblazer of the period of the Bright Young Things in the Roaring Twenties. Mildred Bruce, also known as Mary Petre, was born to the youngest brother of Lord Petre of Ingatestone Hall and […]
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