Ten things to know about the iconic Rosemary Smith
We remember the iconic Rosemary Smith writes Geraldine Herbert Rosemary was born in Dublin in 1937, the youngest of three children. She was smart but hated her strict convent-school education. Her father John Smith, an amateur racer himself, taught Rosemary to drive when she was only 11 and at 16 she secured a driving licence by pretending to be a year older. She attended the Grafton Academy of Fashion Design where she was awarded top...
On the Fast Track
We catch up with Alloro Racing an all-girls ‘F1 in Schools’ team based in Limerick What is Alloro Racing? Alloro Racing is a team of six Transition Year students from Laurel Hill Secondary School, Limerick Ireland. Our logo features a 3-pronged trident and the letter ‘A’ encased in laurel leaves. The trident symbolizes the Ancient Roman God of the Sea- Neptune. We drew inspiration from the sea and ocean after...
Car Chat with Susie Wolff
Susie Wolff made history at Silverstone last year when she became the first female driver to participate in an official Grand Prix session since 1992 and is inspiring a new generation of female racers Who taught you to drive ?My Mum! I started on the morning of my 17th birthday by driving to school. What car was your family car ? Not very glamorous but practical, a VW Sharan. If you could switch careers what would you do? I have my...
My First Grand Prix – Monza Style
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend? Or are they asks Aimee Woods I think not, most certainly not. When one’s birthday is looming it becomes inevitable that you will be asked (repeatedly) that awkward, unanswerable question; “What would you like for your birthday?” Perhaps I’m a little childish, but it’s likely that my brain knows exactly what I’d like for my birthday. Alas, this is one scenario where I am the definition of an Irish...
