War had a habit of making women into racers. With the men occupied on the battlefield, someone had to maneuver ambulances through shell-cratered roads at high speed, rushing to and from emergencies. Some women became absolutely infatuated with the challenge and the adrenaline and looked to find ways to get that same heady rush after the war. One of those women was England’s Gwenda Hawkes.
Full Article: https://jalopnik.com/the-wwi-ambulance-driver-who-dominated-banked-race-trac-1826163884
Myrtle is Girls Torque’s mascot who loves to go and visit motorsport people and events, and also write stories about the seriously great ladies out there doing great stuff in this sport. Some work, some volunteer, some race, some show and some build.