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Ilsa Cox
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| Age | 35 |
| Occupation | Part Time ARDS Race School Instructor & |
| Part Time Recruitment Consultant @ Lloyds TSB Bank | |
| Email Address | ilsacox@ntlworld.com |
| Type of Motorsport | Modified Saloon Car Racing |
| First year of Competition | 1987 |
| Why did you start? | Through my then boyfriend’s (now husband of 15 years!) interest in the sport |
| Previous Championships / Competitions | Production & Modified Saloon Car Championships |
| Previous Achievements | BRSCC South Western Centre’s ‘Driver of the Year’ 1995 |
| Handy Gas Saloon Car Champion 1997 | |
| 20 overall race wins to date | |
| Best Race / drive and why? | Final race in the 1995 championship. Although spinning off whilst battling hard for the lead of the race, fought back through the field to get 3rd place overall in the race & therefore secure the overall championship title |
| Worst Race / drive and why? | My very first outing in 1987 at Brands – what a nerve racking experience! Ended in the Armco at ‘Surtees’ on Lap 4 of the race! |
| Favourite Circuit / Venue | Difficult to decide between Thruxton and Castle Combe! |
| Types of cars competed / owned | Started in Suzuki Swift, the a VW Golf GTI, then Peugeot 205s & most recently a Peugeot 306. |
| Best car driven / owned | Peugeot 205 with which I won the championship in 1997. Highly modified – bored out to 2200cc engine with 230+ b.h.p. |
| Funny Stories | Whilst doing a 500km race at Brands Hatch on the 27.9.87, 2 days before Brian and I got married (!!), getting car sick WHILST driving the undulating circuit and actually being sick in helmet & balaclava! I had to do a quick pit stop to ‘shake out’ and then put said balaclava & helmet back on & finish the race! (My daughter Emily was born 9 months later…!!!) |
| 2003 Championships and dates | Castle Combe Saloon Car Championship: 29th March, 21st April, 5th May, 26th May, 21st & 2nd June, 2nd August, 25th August, 13th & 14th September, 4th October ANY OFFERS OF HELP GREATLY RECEIVED AT ANY OF ABOVE DATES! AND WE CAN OFTEN OFFER SOME TICKETS IN EXCHANGE!! |
| Current car | Peugeot 306 (previously raced for last 2 seasons by husband, Brian |
| Current Sponsors | BTC Motorsport |
| Other Plans for 2003 | To enjoy & live life to the full! |