Burt, Patsy

robert77 · 4 Mar 2006, 17:13 (Ref:1536224)

Great Britains most succsessful female racing driver?

42 Outright wins and 24 Times runner up
151 Ladies awards and 13 Course Records
46 Ladies Records and 12 Continental Ladies Records
172 Class Awards and 118 Other Awards
8 International and 21 National Records (SS and FS up to 1 mile)
4th 1959 RAC Hill Climb Championship (1.5 Cooper Climax)
1970 National Sprint Champion, First woman to win a National Title (4.4 McLaren Oldsmobile)
Outright course record holder - Brighton, 1968-'75
Ladies record holder - Shelsley Walsh - 1967-'78
First British driver to compete in a full season of the European Mountain Championship.

Would a list of achievements like the above, would you agree that Patsy is probably GB's most successful female racing driver?

Rob29 · 4 Mar 2006, 18:01 (Ref:1536233)

Certainly Britains most successful hill climb driver.

Steve Wilkinson · 5 Mar 2006, 16:43 (Ref:1536745)

Patsy Burt was the FIRST woman to win a NATIONAL title when she won the 1970 British Sprint Championship and she is still the only woman to have won an RAC/MSA NATIONAL title.

Steve Wilkinson · 5 Mar 2006, 16:45 (Ref:1536747)

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Originally Posted by Rob29

Certainly Britains most successful hill climb driver.

Certainly amongst the Lady Drivers.

Tony Marsh with SIX British Hillclimb Titles may be considered the best although Andy Priaulx's World Saloon Title may just eclipse Marsh!

Rob29 · 5 Mar 2006, 16:58 (Ref:1536761)

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Originally Posted by Steve Wilkinson

Certainly amongst the Lady Drivers.

Tony Marsh with SIX British Hillclimb Titles may be considered the best although Andy Priaulx's World Saloon Title may just eclipse Marsh!

Oops! That what I meant .Britains most successful female hill climb driver.
In circuit racing Tina Cooper has won the Mini 7 championship,

Piglet · 5 Mar 2006, 18:02 (Ref:1536805)

The announcement of her death in the Times a couple of years ago went along the lines of 75 years and a DNF........... it was cracking!

robert77 · 5 Mar 2006, 18:05 (Ref:1536807)

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Originally Posted by Rob29

Oops! That what I meant .Britains most successful female hill climb driver.
In circuit racing Tina Cooper has won the Mini 7 championship,

And the right name for it too!

Alan Brown · 4 Apr 2006, 08:17 (Ref:1569849)

Did she not develop/pioneer the use of the timing strut on her McLaren?

rescue dude · 4 Apr 2006, 08:29 (Ref:1569864)

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Originally Posted by Alan Brown

Did she not develop/pioneer the use of the timing strut on her McLaren?

Quite correct Alan, it was origonally called the 'Burt' strut.

Steve Wilkinson · 20 Dec 2006, 14:11 (Ref:1795789)

Patsy Burt is still the only lady driver to win a British Sprint Championship round, in fact she won 6 rounds and set 3 new course records en route to the Sprint title in 1970.

She did set several FTDs on the hills but she never won a British Hillclimb Championship round with second place at Stapleford in 1960 being her best result.

Steve Wilkinson · 9 Feb 2008, 14:53 (Ref:2124912)

Whoosh-Bonk seen hear at Shelsley Walsh at the 60th Anniversary Meeting in October 2007.

ianric · 19 Sep 2009, 16:58 (Ref:2543917)

I can remember seeing her at some West Essex Car Club sprints and hill climbs when I was a wee lad.

RS250 · 26 Feb 2010, 20:11 (Ref:2641120)

My favourite Patsy Burt story came I think courtesy of Simon Taylor. After the Ladies Record at her beloved Shelsley Walsh was taken by Roberta (formerly Robert) Cowell in the late 50s, Patsy swiftly unretired to restore the status quo...

D-Type · 22 May 2012, 20:07 (Ref:3078003)

Did Patsy do any circuit racing or did she limit herself to hillclimbs and sprints?

FastDB2s · 31 May 2012, 01:22 (Ref:3082204)

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Originally Posted by D-Type

Did Patsy do any circuit racing or did she limit herself to hillclimbs and sprints?

She had an Aston DB2/4, reg no. 6 PXL or PXL 6, I think she circuit raced that - need to look further when I've got time.

nicanary · 1 Jun 2012, 13:25 (Ref:3083247)

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Originally Posted by D-Type

Did Patsy do any circuit racing or did she limit herself to hillclimbs and sprints?

By pure coincidence I have today received in the post a programme bought on E-bay for the Brands Hatch meeting of 5th August 1957.She is down as entered for event 9, a round of the National 1500cc Championship, in a 1460cc Cooper-Climax. This appears to be an event for sports-racing cars, but there is no indication in the programme whether she arrived or started.

Just checking in the relevant "Black Book" whther this was a Formula 2 race, and it was not , but on 1st September 1957 she was entered in a pukka F2 race at Snetterton. So there is some evidence that she probably took part in circuit racing at some time in her career.

**John Turner** · 3 Jun 2012, 09:30 (Ref:3084320)

Unfortunately, Motor Sport's brief report of the 5th August Brands meeting (Pg 530 - September 1957 issue) lists only the winners, so no joy there.

Also, can't find any reference to the September 1st Snetterton meeting in the October issue. More research required, I feel.

nicanary · 5 Jun 2012, 10:14 (Ref:3085516)

Just reading Tony Brooks' autobiography and lo and behold - 22 September 1956, Oulton Park Gold Cup meeting. Production car race won by Tony in Rob Walker's 300SL, second was Ivor the Driver in an XK140, and third Patsy Burt in her Aston DB2/4.

There's your answer.

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