Highlights

World Records

Women’s World Water Speed Records

Broke the Women’s ‘Unlimited Hydroplane’ World Water Speed Record and claimed the title as the ‘World’s fastest woman on water’ in April 1989 at Lake Karapiro, Cambridge, New Zealand.

  • Speed Record : 212kph (132mph) average speed over 2 kilometres

Regained the Women’s ‘Unlimited Hydroplane’ World Water Speed Record (breaking Gina Campbell’s record set earlier the same year) and reclaimed the title as the ‘World’s fastest woman on water’ in May 1990 at Lake Ruataniwha, Twizel, New Zealand.

  • Speed Record : 271kph (169mph) average speed over 2 kilometres ***

*** Current World Record :

New Zealand Speed and Endurance Records

3 Outright Land Speed Records

Diesel powered land speed records (2) driving a Peugeot 306 XRdt production saloon, September 1994. Speeds attained

  • Flying mile : 118mph
  • Flying Kilometre : 191kph

FIA class E land speed record driving a Peugeot 106 Rallye, September 1994. Speed attained

Flying mile : 116mph

6 Endurance Records

12, 18 & 24 hour Diesel powered endurance records driving a Peugeot 306 XRdt, April 1996

12, 18 & 24 hour Outright endurance records driving a Peugeot 306 XRdt, April 1996

Career Highlights

2009     Bathurst 12 Hour Race : Subaru Impreza R – 2nd in class, 26th outright

2003      Bathurst 24 Hour Race : Mosler MT900R : 4th in class, 5th outright

1996     New Zealand Motorsports Sportsperson of the Year Awards ‘Outstanding Female’

1996     New Zealand Outright 12hr, 18hr & 24hr Endurance Speed Records (team of 5 drivers)

1996     New Zealand Diesel 12hr, 18hr & 24hr Endurance Speed Records (team of 5 drivers)

1996     New Zealand Diesel Powered Outright Land Speed Records (2)

1994     New Zealand Class E (0-1300cc) Outright Land Speed Record

1992     New Zealand International Grand Prix – 6th place Formula Pacific Ralt RT4 / 86

1991     Awarded M.B.E. Medal, HRH Queen Elizabeth New Years Honours List

1990     Awarded New Zealand Commemoration Medal, Dame Kath Tizard

1990     Bathurst 1000 – 23rd place Group A Holden Commodore VL

1990     Sandown 500 – 10th place Group A Holden Commodore VL

1990     Regained Woman’s Outright & Unlimited Hydroplane World Water Speed Records

1989     Set new Woman’s Outright & Unlimited Hydroplane World Water Speed Records

1989     Awarded Dunlop Motorsport Achiever Trophy

AWARDS RECEIVED

Motorsport Sportsperson of the Year Awards, ‘Outstanding Female’, 1996.

M.B.E. Medal, Queens New Year Honours list, 1991

New Zealand Commemoration Medal, 1990 (Outstanding services to motorsport)

Dunlop Achiever Award of Merit for motorsport, 1990

Auckland Car Club 50th Anniversary Award of Merit

EARLY SPORTING HISTORY (New Zealand)

Represented Waitemata City – National League Indoor Basketball

Member of Green Bay / Titirangi United Womans Soccer team – Regional League

Represented Owairaka, Auckland – Long distance running

Member of Owairaka, Auckland (NZ) Junior Team training squad (running)

1st place Junior Women’s Division – inaugural Auckland ‘Round the Bays Classic’, street race 1973