Women Racing Drivers, British Pathé

THE THINGS THAT GO VROOOM MOTORSPORT MONTH ON BRITISH PATHÉ (JANUARY 2016): Newsreels of the Week: Women Racing Drivers. A brief look at some of the long line of women racing drivers in the history of motorsport. We see a duel between Kay Petre and Gwenda Stewart (also known as Gwenda Hawkes) at Brooklands in 1935. Then enthusiast Jean Mortimer goes out for a spin in a 1946 newsreel. We watch Tanya Crouch stock car racing at Harringay in 1955. And we finish with a 1957 Shelsley Walsh race featuring Roberta Cowell, who is also of interest for another reason, being an early pioneer in transgender history. Music: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (by Liszt) Standard YouTube License (Film IDs A NEW THEME EVERY MONTH Each month, a range of new uploads and playlists tell the story of a particular topic through archive footage. Let us know what themes you d like to see by leaving us a comment or connecting with us on social media. BRITI