Brooklands auto racing season allows women to compete in the open division for the first time
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575141
Brooklands auto racing season allows women to compete in the open division for the first time
- Title: Brooklands auto racing season allows women to compete in the open division for the first time
- Date: 16th March 1936
- Summary: SLATE INFORMATION: Car Racing Starts, Opening of the Season at Brooklands ENGLAND: Weybridge: Surrey: Brooklands: EXT Car racing season opens at Brooklands allowing women compete in open races for the first time, with Miss Dee Summers winning a race BROOKLANDS Spring meeting - Women compete in Open Events. Miss Allen No 1, Miss D. Summers No. 11, Mrs R. H. Eccles No. 5. Miss Summers wins Handicap. Motor Racing; Sport racers, drivers, course, courses, speedsters, competition, Marendaz 15/90, Miss Dorothy Summers, race, drive, driver, racer, speedway, motorcross, compete, equal, male, female
- Embargoed: 31st March 1936 12:00
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- Topics: Sports
- Reuters ID: LVAD0LD5K7U1G0X46YD0Z60DYPTH
- Story Text: Car racing season opens at Brooklands, with women competing equally with men as drivers, and Miss Dorothy Summers wins the Second March Short Handicap
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