Motorsport
Jun. 06, 1976 - Dinina Succeeds in Putting Ker Nams in The Record Books - 29-Year-Old Divina Galica, of Chelsea, London, and Malesbury, Wiltshire, today made a successful bid for a place in the car speed record books at RAT Fairford, Gloucestershire - The Concorde Flight test Base- with attempts on the british 2000-3000 co clase records is her Shell Sport-Rolaturc Surtees TS16 with Formula 1 Ford Dev 3-litre Engine. She Set up a New 500-metre and killometre record, and the fastest flying mile record and also the fastest flying quarter-mile. DIVINA is now the fastest British lady driver over 1 kilometre. But Her attempt on any car, which stands at 170.61 mph set in 1926, proved too much - but she managed to equal his record. Photo Shows :- Top british Woman racing driver, Divina galica, gives that sweet samiles of success as she sits in her Surtees Formula 1 car, after setting up five new speed record at RAF Fairford today
