PROFILE
Hi
I'm Becky! I've been interested in
cars and driving for as long as I can remember - when I was young it
was so frustrating having to wait until I was 17 and allowed to drive
properly, however once I reached that milestone I was straight out onto
the road!
After many years watching
rallying on the television I got my first
real taste of the sport in 2001 when I did a one day rally driving
course as a birthday present. After a day spent power-sliding and
handbraking a Mk II Escort around in the gravel, I immediately caught
the rally bug and made it my mission to somehow get properly involved
in the sport!
I started off by doing a bit of marshalling at various forest rallies
which was a great way to learn more about the sport and to meet more
like-minded people, but my real chance came in 2006 when I entered the
national Lady Quest rally driving competition and, after a lengthy
assessment process, I was lucky enough to win!
The Lady Quest scholarship
prize was a series of events in an MG ZR
rally car, beginning with the very tough Lombard Rally in October 2006,
a real baptism of fire with four days (and nights!) of competition all
over the country.
In 2007 I undertook a programme of events in order to qualify for my
National A competition licence. This enabled me to end my Lady Quest
scholarship with the prestigious Swansea Bay rally. My time in the
little ZR finished on a high when I won my class in Swansea, an
achievement I was delighted with.
After a few events in a VW Polo
1400 I made a full return to competition in 2010 and I competed in the
national BTRDA Rally First championship which takes place all over
England and Wales. I used a Rally4Real Nissan Micra and despite
having a bad crash on one event I took the BTRDA Ladies championship
title, an achievement I am very proud of.
For 2011 I purchased a new car,
a Ford Fiesta ST which I used in the
high-profile BRC Challenge championship. Another very successful season
saw me win the BRC Challenge Ladies title and also take second place in
the overall championship for my class which I was over the moon with! I
ended the year by competing on the world championship Rally GB event
where I battled through four days of tough competition to win my class.
Getting
married and having a baby meant
that my only outing in 2012 was at the Ormskirk Motorfest and I have
since had another child so I've been away from competing even
if my car hasn't - my husband has been using it! I am hoping to
make a full return to competition in 2018.