Pioneering Lady Racing Driver

Dorothy Levitt, a brave woman who loved adventure, challenge and speed was one of the corridors of Britain as employer of women. First surprised by the British company in 1903, when he went into the Southport sprint and won in his class. It was the first woman to compete in a race car and a woman working on it. Dorothy worked as a secretary at the time. If not for mechanical problems that have won a gold medal was driving his car in Hereford De Dion 1000 miles of testing. He drove a 80hp Napier at the annual speed trials at Brighton in 1905 and won both his classes and Coach Challenge Trophy. Levitt in 1906 entered into a speed test in Napier Blackpool driving a six-cylinder engine. When speed were 96 mph earned the description of "the fastest girl on earth." He set another speed record female Shelsley Walsh hillclimb. This time the guide 50hp Napier, has made the ascent in 92.4 seconds. This has been broken for about three minutes, the record that Miss Larkins had set previously. Dorothy was twelve seconds faster than the winning driver and his male record stood for seven years. In 1905 he took a trip to De Dion Bouton trip from London to Liverpool, setting a record for the longest drive of a woman pilot. Levitt had been involved with cars through the promotion of Selwyn Edge, the owner of a dealer who also raced cars. Had jurisdiction, both as a mechanic and driver. Edge regarded Dorothy and his driver, when you pass the 24-hour challenge Brooklands Napier entered two others, besides the one he drove. He tried to join Dorothy as a pilot, but was unsuccessful as Brooklands refused to accept women driving, even a perimeter support. So then he took one of its cars in Europe and has begun to compete there where he continued his winning streak. He won his class in France, competing in Gaillon Hill Climb. Back in Germany, has won a prize in Herkomer Trophy First Instance. The guide also Levitt was also an activist and writer. Both innovative and creative, is credited with the invention of the mirror. In its efforts to encourage other women to drive, has published a book entitled "Women and the car. It advises women to carry a mirror and said:" The mirror should be large enough to be truly useful and it is better to have one with a handle. Just before leaving to take the cup from the drawer and put kids in the car small flap pocket. ll find it useful to have on hand, not only for personal use, but occasionally to keep seeing what is behind you. "It would be seven years before the producers to review the mirrors installed in cars. Besides being beautiful and bold, he had a sense of humor that is reflected in his writing. In a voice that says:" Note that the drive or operate a horse, is only partly under their control, because it has a brain. With a car, you are alone. "Some of his humor is still true today for both men and women is reflected in its opinion on cars," There are dozens of brands, good, bad and indifferent. "