Monday, October 26, 2020

the Bugatti of fifth-placed Elizabeth Junek in the pits. One the great female drivers, Junek demonstrated that she could beat many of the world’s motoring elite.. . Nice computer generated image, it's not a painting by Jan Rambousek


https://www.thechicane.com/2020/01/27/bugatti-in-the-pits




Also known as Eliška Junková, she was one of the earliest and most renowned of female racing drivers at the dawn of motorsport. She would often accompany her banker/gentleman-racer husband Cenek Junek on his motoring exploits in their Bugatti Type 35B and would sometimes take the wheel herself. Her most famous race was the 1928 Targa Florio, which she led until the final lap before mechanical troubles dropped her down to fifth place – but still ahead of Tazio Nuvolari.








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