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Speedy Suzy Challenges the Men
in National Speed Championship
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Nationality: English
Birthday:11/13/1982
Championship: Formula Women
Car: Caterham Roadsports
Championship: MGCC Speed Championship
Car: MGZR 105
Speedy Suzy Challenges the
Men in National Speed Championship
Suzy has had a fabulously successful start to the
championship, lying 2nd in class and a fantastic
4th overall
Following her success in beating over 9,000
women to be in the final 100 women through to the
final stage of the Formula Woman competition, Suzy,
23 from Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire is now
taking on the men.
The final Formula Women selection camp will
involve lots of driving tests and outward bound
type challenges. In preparation, Suzanne is being
coached to peak performance by LA Fitness of
Loughborough, and to maximise her competitive
skills she has entered the MG Car Club 2006 Speed
Championship.
This national Championship involves sprints and
hill-climbs throughout the year at over 20 venues
from Cornwall to Yorkshire and from Wales to Kent.
There are 82 competitors contesting the
championship and the final awards will be based on
the best 8 results over the season.
Suzy has had a fabulously successful start to
the championship, and after 6 events she is leading
the Ladies Championship, lying 2nd in class and a
fantastic 4th overall – that’s ahead of
77 red blooded men. She certainly has competitive
genes in her blood. However the success has not
been without disappointments along the way.
She first event at the Curborough sprint
circuit, near Lichfield, was a challenging start.
Sharing the MGZR 105 with her dad, the track was
hit by April showers for most of the day; however,
as the last run of the day approached the track was
nearly dry. As Suzy lined up for the start, foot
poised on the accelerator she knew this final run
was going to be a quick one. She felt the car drift
beautifully round the twists and turns of the
circuit and it felt fast! But as she returned to
the finish an official informed her that the timing
equipment had fallen down in the wind during her
run and she would have to go again. Suzy quickly
repositioned herself back on the line determined to
do exactly as before but by the time the officials
had re-set the timing beams the heavens had opened
and all chances of winning the class were washed
away – a most unusual situation and a tough
start to the season.
As the season progressed Suzy’s luck
changed for the better. At Rushmoor Arena in
Aldershot she was 3rd in class and at Harewood
hill-climb she gained a well deserved 2nd in class
to put a smile on her face. Good results at Colerne
airfield in Wiltshire and Scammonden hill-climb in
Yorkshire saw her move to 6th overall in the
championship.
The most recent venue was the race circuit in
Anglesey for a 2-day sprint. The first day started
very wet, but Suzy applied her female skills of
touch and sensitivity in the slippery conditions to
record a superb time ahead of all but 1 of the 25
MG drivers and all but 15 of the 120 other cars,
including TVRs, Porches and single seaters –
not bad in an MG with 105 break horse power! Later
the day turned sunny and the more powerful cars
soon put in much faster times. However, Suzy could
still have a good battle with the other MGs. At the
end of the first day she was 3rd in class. The
second day was beautifully sunny and times improved
steadily throughout. By the end Suzy was over the
moon as she pulled up to 2nd in a class of 7 male
competitors - a gorgeous trophy and a weekend to
remember.
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