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Motor sport is one of the few sporting activities in which men and
women compete alongside each other on an equal footing, yet as they
make up only 8% of registered licence holders, women are hugely
under-represented among motor sport drivers.

There are, nonetheless, an estimated 50,000 women actively involved in
British motor sport, organising events, running clubs and
associations, timekeeping, marshalling and fulfilling a host of other
support roles without which the sport itself could not continue.

To celebrate their importance to motor sport, more than 50 female
competitors, marshals, officials and volunteers gathered at
Silverstone, home of British motor sport and the 2010 Santander
Formula 1 British Grand Prix, to support the Motor Sports
Association’s Women in Motorsport Group.

Among the attendees was Go Motorsport ambassador and ITV’s British
Touring Car Championship presenter Louise Goodman. Also present was
reigning Ginetta Junior Champion and 2009 BBC Young Sports Personality
of the Year nominee Sarah Moore, the first female driver ever to win a
major British motor racing championship.

Goodman said: “It was a fabulous experience to come together with all
these other women involved in the sport to show that motor sport is
not just for the men. I really hope that this inspires more girls to
consider the sport; one of them might just turn out to be the new
Jenson Button!”

Sue Sanders, Chairman of the MSA Women in Motorsport Group, said:
“This has been a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate the diverse
range of roles that women undertake within the sport at all levels. We
believe that motor sport is truly fair and equal but there is plenty
of room for more women. We hope that this gathering will celebrate
those already involved and stimulate others that may be interested in
getting started.”

MSA Chief Executive Colin Hilton said: “Motor sport still tends to be
seen as a male-dominated activity, so we need to create female role
models to inspire the next generation. We are seeing a substantial
increase in female participation among the junior ranks, especially
with the Let’s Go Karting initiative that gives young people a first
experience of karting for just £5. Similarly, the Go Motorsport
message that we are taking to schools across the county is aimed
equally at girls and boys.”

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