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Jacqui Smith

Jacqui Smith, at 22: "I always wanted to race - even before I knew how to drive. It's the fullfilment of all I've dreamed of. [...] My ambition is to race every weekend - and to paint."

Alan Fraser, chief of Fraser Imps, spotted her and signed her up for the Rootes Group's 1966 racing team.

Score card up to June 1966:

First place on Feb, 13, 1966
in the Ladies'Race at Brands Hatch, driving an Imp
Fourth at Silverstone on May 7, 1966
in the Up-to-1,500 c.c. class, driving a 1,000 c.c.
Fifth at Goodwood on March 19, 1966
driving an 850 c.c. in the Under-1,000 class

One crash: "It was in February 1964. We shot through a hedge and landed upside-down in a field - the result of a skid on a wet fram-crossing."

Other facts:

daughter of a retired manager of a car component firm
5 ft. 8 in.
38 - 26 - 38
light auburn hair
She makes no bones about admitting that she failed her first driving test five years ago.

For relaxation she paints pictures of race drivers and cars - and has sold some.

1966 Club Racing Championships: BWRDC Embassy Trophy:

1	Mrs Jean Denton	MGB	33
2	Miss Jacqui Smith	Hillman Imp	32
3	Mrs Wendy Hamlin	Mini-Cooper S	26
4	Mrs Gabriella Konig	Hillman Imp	21
5	Miss Natalie Goodwin	Brabham	16

Literature

Miss Smith (jnr.) keeps an eye on Miss Smith (champ.). - Modern Motoring and Travel 1966, July. - p. 22-23
girl drivers in the news + they share a name + and courage

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External Links: 1966 Club Racing Championships

Non-Imp information

Roger Clark and Jacqui Smith both entered in the 1967 Brighton National Speed Trial in a Ford Lotus Cortina Mk II with a fully race tuned engine, developed by BRM and entered by Calypso Racing Division, maker of a brand of cigarettes.