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Antonia Loysen

Occupation
Technical Translator and Interpreter (French – English), based in Magny-Cours, France. Anglo-French automobile communication.

Competition Car
Nothing at the moment – lots of ideas and cars in bits, but no money!

Why did you start?
I had an old Citroën Light 15 and I needed a goal to finish restoring it – so a friend suggested racing it in Classic Saloons.

Championships and Racing CV
(Nearly all cars raced were prepared and run by myself)

2010
Raced at the Le Mans Classic with my 1932 Citroen C4 finishing 49th out of 68 scratch, the first time a Citroen has raced on the famous 24 hour circuit for 78 years.
Received 2 special awards - A Richard Mille watch from the organisers of Le Mans Classic, and the Chairman’s Trophy from the British Women Racing Drivers’ Club.
2007
4 races in a BMW 2002 Ti.
2004
Raced a MEP citroen-engined single seater at Charade.
2003
Featured in book “Women In Motorsport from 1945” by Susan TP-Jamieson and Peter Tuthill.
2001
Advisor and mechanic for Lydia Austen in T-cars – preparing car, race instruction, etc
1999/2001
Mechanic/gofer for F5000 team (Nick Shrigley-Feigl and Jo Sebastian) in France and the UK.
1998
Four 2CV races, including the 24 hours at Mondello, one at Croix-en Ternois, France, and one as part of the Belgian Championship.
1997
Racing a Royale RP26 Formula Ford 1600.
1986/2001
Racing Instructor for various schools/people/ARDS
1991
Classic Monte Carlo Rally in a Citroen Big 15 with Carolyn Hoy and Liz Linford.
1990
24 hour 2CV race at Mondello Park. 
1988
BMW 2002 Tii in the BMW Championship...
1987
24 Hour record attempt at MIRA in a Jaguar D-Type with former Grand Prix driver Innes Ireland - 7 records achieved by the team.
1986
Royale RP30 Formula Ford 2000.
Featured in the Haynes Manual “How to get Sponsorship in Motor Racing” by June Laird.
1985
10 national Speed records at MIRA in a Lancia Delta Turbo ladies team - 24 hour record smashed by 30%.
Raced a Chevron B42 Formula Atlantic in the Formula Libre Championship - including racing in the first Birmingham round-the-streets Superprix, plus raced at Mondello Park in Ireland.
1984 
Royale RP27 Formula Ford 2000
1982/3 
Royale RP26 Formula Ford 1600
1981
Citroen Light 15 in the Pre-57 Classic Saloon Car Championship
BWRDC Best Newcomer Award.

Favourite Venue?
Well, now it has got to be the Le Mans 24 hour circuit. 
In England it is Thruxton.

Best Event?
Le Mans Classic 2010 – I raced a 1932 Citroën C4 roadster with Celia Stevens, the first time a Citroën has raced on the famous 24 hour circuit for 78 years. There was clapping and roars (apparently) of encouragement from the grandstands when I came round slowly at the beginning of the 1st lap, also the commentator was going mad about the car! The marshals were all waving (when they weren't waving blue flags)and giving me the thumbs up down the Mulsanne straight. The car ran for all three races, with no problems, with a bog-standard road engine, revving to 2700 with 21 bhp at the wheels!  We finished 49 out of 68 on scratch and 47/68 on the performance index.
We were both awarded a watch by Richard Mille and the Le Mans Classic organisers at the driver’s presentation after the race, plus in January the prestigious BWRDC Chairman’s Trophy.
It was an absolutely superb weekend.  See www.lemanscitroen.com

Worst Event?
The next one I don’t do!

Website
www.smlcommunications.com