Racing

Racing SUE BUXTON Racing Driver Profile

Age:	Feeling distinctly older every race

Occupation:	Driving Instructor

Type of Motorsport:	Circuit racing

First year of competition:	1984

Why did you start?	As a result of a bet, my boyfriend bet me I couldn’t!

Previous Championships / Competition:	1984 Brands Hatch Racing School Championship, Fiat X19 Finished 10th out of 31 1986-90 Dirt Track Ovals “Speedy Cars” in Mt Hagen & Goroka, Papua New Guinea Ladies Champion 1987-date 750 Formula, 750 Motor Club, regular top 10 finisher, highest placing in a race so far, 5th overall 2004/2005/2006 member of winning 750 Formula team at Birkett 6-hour Relay race, Silverstone

Previous achievements:	As above 1997 BWRDC Associate Champion 1997 & 2000 750 MC 750 Formula Jem Marsh Trophy for best turned out car 7 times holder of 750MC Ann Clayton Trophy for highest placed lady in any 750MC Championship Class wins in 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006

Best Race:	Mallory Park 2005, placed 5th overall

Worst Race:	Snetterton 2000, managed 100 yards before being slammed into the concrete wall by the driver next to me! Car & me a bit broken

Favourite Circuit:	Brands Hatch & Cadwell Park

Type of cars competed in:	Lotus Sunbeam Fiat X19 Harrison 750Formula Australian Saloon “Speedy Car” Darvi 5-97 750Formula

Organising Club:	750 Motor Club

Current Car:	Darvi 5-97 750 Formula

Current Sponsor:	Self funded

Plans for 2008:	To finish in the top 10 of the overall 750 Formula Championship

For more information on Sue Buxton & the British Women Racing Drivers Club visit www.bwrdc.co.uk.

The 750 Formula is for 2-seater sports racing cars, introduced by the 750 Motor Club in 1949, as its first racing formula.

Sue Buxton overtaking a Bentley at Silverstone, 6 hour relay race, 2004.

The regulations provide ample scope for the amateur to design & build his/her own car, & to develop skills in chassis/suspension design & engine tuning within carefully controlled limits. There are currently 2 engine options, either the highly tuned Reliant 850cc engine (Reliant Robin) or the unmodified Fiat “FIRE” 1108cc engine, the latter introduced in 2003 due to the diminishing supply of spares for the Reliant engines. All cars run on a control Yokohama slick tyre.

Sue Buxton (no 27, Darvi 5-97) & her partner Mick Harris (no 1, Darvi 877) (10 times 750 Formula Champion) at Lydden 2003

For more information on the 750 Motor Club & 750 Formula visit www.750mc.co.uk and www.750formula.co.uk.

The 750 Motor Club