Wonder why Denise hasn't done a book on this topic... Anyone know if
there IS a book about the women racers of that era (I know, March issue
of 1960 Playboy - The Women of Racing). Seriously, I'd be interested.
*8o)
Ron Yates wrote:
>
> Mike
> Saw your bit on the movie and noticed your comment about the woman race
> driver concept being a bit ahead of its time.
> Actually not so. There resided in southern California a women's racing
> drivers club that had a fair number pretty good women racers. I think at one
> time there were at least eight of the ladies that held senior licenses and
> could race in the senior events. Other than that they had a women's race at
> most of the sanctioned events on the west coast during the fifties.
> Mary Davis, Ruth Levy, Ina Balchowsky, Linda Scott, Lauraine Wood, Janet
> Lake, Sue Mathews, Josie von Neumann and Barbara Windhorst to name a few.
> Denise McCluggage and Ruth Levy were active on the national scene and
> later Donna Mae Mims was the first SCCA woman Champ driving her pink Sprite
> to a national title in, I believe, 1961.
> I had to mention this as the "Frigid Princess" hinted that if I didn't
> say something I might get to eat in the garage by myself - - again.
>
> Cheers
> Ron Yates, Editor
> Dipstick Digest
>
> mailto:dipstickdigest@ctaz.com
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