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Mclaughlin becomes new BWRDC president

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The British Women Racing Drivers’ Club has announced Lorina Mclaughlin as its new president.

She is one of a handful of female drivers to have driven Formula 1 machinery in competitio­n and currently owns an ex-michael Schumacher Benetton B192 in which she set her ninth “fastest time by a lady driver” at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2018.

She has also set women’s records on the Goodwood hill in an ex-james Hunt Mclaren M23.

Her previous achievemen­ts include a second place in the 1974 British Formula 4 series, which earned her the Lord Wakefield Challenge Trophy for outstandin­g performanc­e in motorsport by a woman. Later, she won the BARC Formula Ford 2000 championsh­ip.

She is now one of the names behind The Force F1 Legends.

 ??  ?? Record holder: Lorina Mclaughlin
Record holder: Lorina Mclaughlin

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