Gearstick and Clutchbag

The third in my series of fast ladies -Madame Junek – The Queen of the Steering Wheel. Elizabeth Junek is one of the first drivers to make a reconnaissance along the roads of the Targa Florio paving the way for the modern GPS system.

This is the second episode in the series of articles I wrote about historic women racing drivers. https://gearstickandclutchbag.com/dorothy-levitt-the-woman-and-the-car/

I created a series of articles about historic women racing drivers and this is the first episode of that collection of articles. https://gearstickandclutchbag.com/helle-nice-the-bugatti-queen/

Chatting to Mark Blundell and Theo Paphitis at Silverstone Classic in 2017 was a hoot to say the least. This is the first attempt of me putting out a podcast on my own, I do hope you have fun listening.

Lara Platman chats to Daisy Sadler in Lara's 1964 Series 2a Land Rover. Lara and Daisy soon realise the noise of the engine is too loud for them to talk over, so Lara pulls over and they have a far more peaceful and lovely chat at the side of a road on top of a hill. This is the first in the new series 'Tales from the Tub' where Lara chats to 'wayward' people about travel, racing, engineering, the...

Lara Platman talks to Howard Donald at Silverstone Classic

Lara Platman talks to Olympic Champion, British Skeleton Racer Amy Williams at Silverstone Classic

Lara Platman talks to Racing Driver Anthony Reid at Silverstone Classic.

Lara Platman talks to Maria Costello at Silverstone Classic

Lara Platman meets Jenny Tinmouth, currently the record holder of the the fastest lap around the IOMTT track for a female. We meet Jenny in the garage surrounded by Honda Bikes.