DOWN THE PUB
Age: 26 Lives: Northampton Racing a Holden
She followed her dad into racing
“I was at a track from two months old as my dad Paul was racing karts, so I’ve grown up with it. I followed him up through Eurocars, snapping at his heels. I started in karts in 2002 as I got a kart for my 10th birthday. I raced through the junior karting classes and then went to cars.”
She worked up to British GT
“I started in Saxmax when I was 15 and did a couple of years of that and then did Production Touring Cars for a year and won that. I then went into Mazdas but we only did part seasons due to lack of funds but I did a full year in 2014 and won the championship. I moved into GT Cup with a BMW M3 for a part season before British GT. Last year I did one round of Blancpain and that level of GT racing is epic.”
The Holden Commodore is for fun
“I want to get back to enjoying racing again without the politics, so that’s why I’ve jumped into the Holden Commodore with dad. He imported it from Australia two years ago as a trackday car that needed a lot of work. He stripped and rebuilt it and it is his pride and joy. He’s very kindly put me in the car this season.”
Donington was the debut
“We did one and a half test days before racing it in the Super Touring races at the Donington Historic Festival. It’s a massive learning curve and the car still needs a lot of work on set-up. We’re in our class and it should be quick, but it just needs to have time invested in it. That’s what this season is all about.”
She’s keen to do more historic racing
“I want to do a two-driver race with my dad: that’s a massive thing I want to tick off the list. When I started racing he stopped, but he’s out of retirement now. I’d love to do some more historic racing and I’d love to jump in as many cars as possible. That’s what I always try and do if I get the opportunity.”
She does TV work
“I’m the driver on the Grand Tour TV series and I drive some amazing cars around the track. It is a lot of fun and you get to go to some cool places and do some cool things. I do a lot of instructing as well as other TV work.”