Lyn St James

the Sebring 12 Hours in a Chevrolet Corvette in the GTO class, the first of eight entries at the event. Alongside Robby Gordon and Calvin Fish, she eventually finished in first place in the GTO class in Roush Racing’s Mercury Cougar XR-7.

In Off The Grid, speaker Lyn provided great insight into not only her career, but also the life lessons that she learned on the racetrack –such as making the most of teamwork, and bouncing back from setbacks like her horrific Riverside crash. “It’s those failures that you learn the most from,” she explained.

Lyn also detailed her successes and the drive required to maintain her performance, digging deep in the face of many challenges from ineffectual co-drivers to a lack of funds. She remembered, too, some of her favorite cars, such as the Spice-Cosworth she drove at Le Mans, and told the story of how she came to be the first woman ever to crest 200mph on a racetrack. The talk was followed up by a lively Q&A with attendees, revealing just what it was like to be such a pioneering force for women in motor sport.

All these stories can be found on M1 Concourse’s YouTube channel, which has the talk in full. More at www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfXrZ681JWs.