I thought I was,but now you have me worried.What reason do you have for suspecting it might not be? Was taken at Lydden Hill around 1979-80. I cannot think who else it could be.

Hi Rob,
Reason is that she says it isnt.

What do we know of Anna-Maria Peduzza?

She is shown in Maurice Louche's book Emotions Ferrari in a Team Italia 500 TRC in which, with her co driver, she won the up to 2000cc race at Montlhery 10.6.56, "surprisingly" according to Antoine Prunet's book. Looks nice.

RL

I have a Anna-Maria Peduzzi b.12.7.12 raced 54-55.Sounds like the same person?

My typo/reading my own writing. Sorry for the confusion.

RL

Seems to have been quite successful in italian racing & hill climbs up to 1955.according to profile in 'Motor Racing Directory 1957' Also has her address and phone number-amazing what used to be published in those days! Would be 93 now if still around.

Thanks Rob.

It is at times like this that we need to be able to ask Jenks or Pete Coltrin...........................
They seemed to know everyone.

Was she listed as Team Italia and did she drive anything other than the 500TRC?

RL

Yes
Stanguellini 750 1952-55
Fiat 750 1953 (possibly a Stanguellini)
OSCA 750 1959

Well, here is one which definitely is of Lorina - it says so on the car! Oulton Park, September 1988

I've just had some emails exchanged with Danielle Plomteux, not French as my website currently tries to tell you, but Belgian. Her claim to fame was an 11th position in the 1970 Marathon de la Route - out of 64 sterters.
She sent some pictures which will appear on the site if she permits.

No, Rosemary Smith is from the Dublin suburb of Rathfarnham, as am I. She is an "IRL" and we are very proud of her.

Mo.

Anyway NI is not part of GB, but of the UK.

But they use a GB plate don't they?

Correct.'GB' is the FIA code for the UK.Re.Alan's photo of Lorina Lotus 22, though her name is painted on it that does not prove it is her driving? She must have got a new helmet since I last saw her race around 1984.

It definitely is Lorina, Rob, and she's probably changed her helmet more than once since '84 - I seem to recall a previous one had daisies on it. Oh, and the car was a Lola.

You're certainly right about the NI/UK bit, but my old geography master always told us that geographically, the whole of Ireland was part of the British Isles.

I think Wendy was actually the girlfriend of the late lamented Fast Pete Rogers.

Don't think anyone has mentioned Petes sister Lucy yet who I think retired shortly after his accident at Donington in 1987.

I can confirm all of that. I made the roll hoop for the car - you can just see the original tiny one we covered in padded corderoy as a head rest as of course it did not comply with any current safety regulations,. She also told me the earlier picture definitely is not her.

Interesting. Not sure I can go any further with this without offending anyone. Last car I have a photo of Lorina in was a Lotus 22 -red with yellow stripe.Also have a Sark,Reynard,Davrian,and a Gemini. Used to follow her around that time so I certainly knew what she looked like,and dont understand how I could have a photo in my album for 25 years missidentified?
Re. Lucy Rogers I have a photo of her if anyone is interested,also a card from the Rogers family in response to my donation to something arising from the tragic death of Peter.It says Peter's fiance's name was Paula.

This was a 1963 Lola T 55 F1 car in jaguar red with white centreline stripes

I think it was a 1964 T55 F2 car, fitted with a twincam engine. Can't remember the colour, though

As Richard correctly recalls, it was red with white stripes, and it was a twin-cam F2.

No it was one of those borderline cars it had a twin cam but it was a very early one and of 1498cc with the whole car to F1 spec of the period and Lorina took part in the 1 1/2 litre division of historic F1 racing at that time . It was a lovely car pity it had to go.

Actually it looks like one of the cars discussed in the thread re the Pergusa GP trophy of 1964? John Willment team Red with 2 white stripes. I litre F2 ran in Pegusa GP Aug 64.Week later ran in F1 Mediteranean GP on same circuit,with twin cam-a starting money special to make up the numbers I guess?
Chassis# should be SL/2-64 acording to Sheldon.Did not do any other F1 race.Chap in Australia may be interested in this as he seems to have the trophy awarded to this or the sister Brabham which claimed 2nd & 3rd in the F2 race.

The T55 Lola was a Formula 2 car. Paul Hawkins drove one fitted with a 1500cc Ford-Cosworth unit in the Mediterranean GP at Pergusa, this, as a previous posted suggested, was a starting money special. It would certainly have been elligible for F1 but would only ever have made up the numbers.

IIRC Alan Baillie ran a similar spec. Brabham BT4?? with 1500 T/Cam in Historics in the late 80s. His was in fact a car with F1 provenance in period I think. I recall being in his w.shops when he rebuilt the engine, recently having been "lunched" at Montlhery 1990-ish.

RL

Apologies. Maybe Wendy & Pete were seeing each other earlier in their respective careers ? I was at Cadwell the day after the accident and I'm sure Robin Parsons ( that years British F2000 Class B champ ) who was instructing mentioned Wendy being Petes girlfriend.

The attached entry list may be of interest. It's from the Spring Cup meeting at Oulton park, 15th April 1967, which was run to raise funds for Louis Stanley's GP Medical Service (discussed in other threads). It was a somewhat bizzare programme of events with 2 heats and a final for the F1 and F2 Spring Cup, a Redex saloon car race and a ladies handicap.



Strangely, the first prize was not a 5-gallon drum of Swarfega, but a crocodile handbag.

Have just turned up these two pictures of Lorina in her early racing days with her flower-bedecked helmet. Formula 4 GRD, Aintree.

Previous mention has been made of Amanda Stretton. A few pictures from Coys Festivals gone-by.

Amanda chatting with Tiff Needell prior to racing her Widi in '50s Sports

Taking over the Lagonda in the Pre-war Sports Car race.

Second place was the result

The other day, a propos nothing at all, the name Michelle Burns-Greig came back to me from the early/mid sixties in her Mini Cooper, racing a little later than Christabel Carlisle. Was MB_G's car the one which carried the index mark SEX 1 ? Any recollections?

RL

Back in post 435, RTH asked whether anyone could find a picture of Tina Cooper - found by chance is this one from 1986 at Mallory hairpin. I'd forgotten that she raced Minis for such a long period.

Thank you for that Alan, that must have been a very early picture.
I bought the official Mini 7 DVD at Stoneleigh and there is quite a bit of footage of Tina in her '93 championship year.

Just come across this snap of Gabriel Konig, from Oulton Park Good Friday 1969

Mmm, what a babe !!!!

Asuming you mean Gabriel,a nice lady. I met her at the Manx Historic meeting a few years ago.Have a photo taken 30 years later somewhere.

Are you allowed to say that sort of thing in the 21st century, Dan?! Wouldn't disagree though.

Some pics of Divina Galica at Mont-Tremblant in 2005.



Click each TN to get a 800px-wide shot.

These were taken during the Beam Me Up Scottie Memorial Race (scroll down a bit for the story on that) on July 31, 2005.

Cheers!

Re; Anna Maria Peduzzi



In this month's Octane there is an article about the Stanguellini museum, and it includes a small, but very "period" photo of a very elegantly dressed Anna Maria Peduzzi , close fitting slacks, fitted leather blouson and period helmet, alongside a Stanguellini 1100 Sport prior to the Castelfusano Six Hours, (no year given). Wonderful atmosphere from the photo.

A previous post suggested she would be 93 years old. What memories she would have with which to regale people such as ourselves, if she is still alive.

Roger Lund.

Has anyone mentioned Giovanna Maria Cornaggia Medici yet ?

I know very little about her other than that she competed in the Mille Miglia an astonishing number of times from the 30s to the 60s. She drove Alfas and Fiats and I think she had a best finish of 10th. She also took part in a couple of GPs in Italy in the 30s.

Gian Maria Cornaggia Medici was a bloke - are you sure that's not who you mean?

These Italian forenames can be confusing for the anglophone world, Nicola Larini for example. Perhaps the confusion has arisen because Martin Krejci's site has Giovanna Maria Cornaggia Medici. (Not sure if the link to the race record will work) Leif Snellman's site has Giovanni which is correct? Any connection with the Berlin Olympics fencing gold medalist Giancarlo Cornaggia Medici?

As far as I know, Gian Maria Cornaggia Medici was an nobleman with the tittle of Marquis. He was one of the unpenalized drivers -then a Coupe des Glaciers winner- in the '28 Coupe Internationale des Alpes driving a Fiat.

Carles.

Martin's site has numerous references to Giovanna Maria, as has the Teamdan racing archive which I think is the same thing (?)
I haven't found any references to "her" elsewhere. Maybe I should try and contact Martin and ask him ?
I'm usually quite good with foreign names, and Giovanna is definitely a girl's name.

I need to know so I can take Giovanna/Gianmaria's name off a "women in motorsport" site !

In view of the above;
Just found a new name.Mary Katharine. Finished 16th in last weekends Speedworld Touring car race at Sebring collecting $1200 ! Anyone know anything about this person or at least confirm that she is female and not a psudenym?

She exists.

This page has some info:

http://www.rfmsports.com/SWC/News/SWCNews.html

I noticed that Vanina Ickx has a few mentions. Can anyone confirm that Maria de Villota (Spanish F3, 2005 Maserati Cup) is the daughter of F1 also-ran Emilio ?

Gian Maria / Gianmaria is clearly a man's name - like the French Jean-Marie.

Googling around I found this: http://www.millemigliabrescia.com/press_4.htm

"The daughters of two great drivers will be on the stage of the Mille Miglia: Cica Lurani, daughter of the legendary driver and writer Giovanni Lurani, will share the cockpit of the Bugatti T 35 n°29 with Iria Cornaggia Medici, daughter of Marquis Gian Maria Cornaggia Medici, who was Alfa Romeo's official driver for a long time."

So I'm pretty sure that Gian Maria was guy, a marquis - yet there is a female twist in the story: his daughter took part in the 2004 re-run of the MM!

Thanks,thats an interesting site I had not seen before.
Can also confirm that Maria is Emilio's daughter,son(also called Emilio) also did F3.

Interesting that italian ladies seem to have been more successful than any other nationality having provided the only 2 to have actually started a WCF1 race.
Have extracted the following from my database and would be intersted in any comments or additions;
Valentina Albanese Years active;96-04 It.Saxo Cup
Giovanna Amati 80-99 F1
Ramona Bernardoni b.8.11.65 90-02 ETCC
Stefania Briggotti 96-98 N'ring24hrs
Anna Cambiaghi 76 Euro GT
Ada Chiribiri 21 Biella
Guiseppina Conti 27 Monza & Pozzo
Antonetta d'Avanzo b.1890 20-40 Targa Florio
Maria Teresa de Filippis b.11.11.26 48-59 F1
? Tomaso 59 Sports
Liliana DeMenna b.30.11.45 96-99 It.saxo Cup
Lella Lombardi 26.03.43-03.92RIP 74-84 F1
Vittoria Manacorda 23 Garda
Victoria Orsini 32-33 Maserati 26
Daniella Pardini 01-04 FPA
Anna Maria Peduzzi b.12.01.12 54-55
Agnese Piazzalunga 84
Raffaele Ralmondi 02 German Alfa147 Cup
Dariana Rosato 84
Steohania Sayd 91
Tamara Vidali b.18.02.66 92-05 STW
F.Volatolina 96
Marika Diana 05 FF1600
Laura Polidori 05 F.Renault