Talk
Talk: Speed Queens
June 20, 2024
Our speaker is author and journalist Rachel Harris-Gardiner. Her award winning book, Speed Queens, on which her talk is based, is a history of women in motorsport, from the first known motorised race for women in 1897 to the modern era, and covering both circuit racing and rallying.
Some of the best-known female competitors such as Brooklands’ own Kay Petre and Gwenda Stewart, rally stars Rosemary Smith, Pat Moss and Michele Mouton and the only female Formula 1 points scorer Lella Lombardi will be covered, but Speed Queens is not just concerned with big names and historic “firsts”. For every woman to be the first to do something on wheels, there were usually several others striving for success.
This event will be in person in the Clubhouse and broadcast on BM.tv Livestream
The Members' Bar will be open from 6pm and hot food will be available.
Plan your visit
Date
20th June 2024, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Tickets
Members £7
Volunteers £9
Non-members £12
Livestream £5
Getting Here
Brooklands Museum, Brooklands Road, Weybridge, KT13 0QN
For evening talks, please use the Campbell Gate (signposted Campbell Gate) on Brooklands Road using the above postcode. Do not follow brown signs to the museum. Parking is free.
Accessibility
Stepped access to the Napier-Room
Contact
To book your tickets click the book links in the ticket information block or email talks@brooklandsmembers.co.uk
Livestream bookings will be sent the web link in advance of the talk.