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Originally posted by Marshal
One more example of a lady who had a lot of talent was the british pre war racer Kaye Don....
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Oooops! Sorry, Marshal chap, but you've got your Kay(e)'s muddled.
Kay Petre was the pre-war racer, and genuinely one of the very best she was, too. So good, in fact, that she had a works drive in the Austin 750cc single-seater. Sadly she was running the Austin when Reg Parnell involved her in one of his accidents and ended her career.
Kaye Don, on the other hand, was a chap. Winner of the Tourist Trophy in 1928, pilot of the Sunbeam LSR car, and water speed record contender as well, I think. His career ended when a practice accident at Newtownards claimed the life of his riding mechanic, and there was a "death by dangerous driving" charge levelled against him.