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CASE STUDIES: WHY I GO HILLCLIMBING

Nicola Menzies Gould GR55

“It’s a big family thing. But both our sons ski during the winter and go karting in the summer, so I have to sacrifice a couple of events in the summer. I’ve been going to hillclimbs and sprints from a young age with my dad George Coghill. He’s still racing and he’s got a Chevron B45 that Keke Rosberg and Jim Crawford raced. I’ve been around it since I was small, and I met my husband Wallace through hillclimbing.

“My target is to try and get in the top 12 runoff for the British Hillclimb Championship. It’s a great place for women to come into motorsport.

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