I've no co-driver. I'm going alone. — Mildred (image via ESPN) Mildred was fast -- damn fast. At age 15, she became the first British woman arrest for speeding -- on her brother's (stolen) motorcycle. From there, she graduated from motorcycles to speedboats, from speedboats to Bentley racecars, from Bentley racecars to a biplane named "Bluebird." Her discipline and determination were legendary. During her 1700-mile journey in the 1926 Monte Carlo Rally (she'd win it, of course), she didn't sleep for 72 hours, to save time in her race. She claimed a steady drip of Ovaltine and a biting desire to win kept her focus sharp.
A Woman to Know: Mildred Bruce
A Woman to Know: Mildred Bruce
A Woman to Know: Mildred Bruce
I've no co-driver. I'm going alone. — Mildred (image via ESPN) Mildred was fast -- damn fast. At age 15, she became the first British woman arrest for speeding -- on her brother's (stolen) motorcycle. From there, she graduated from motorcycles to speedboats, from speedboats to Bentley racecars, from Bentley racecars to a biplane named "Bluebird." Her discipline and determination were legendary. During her 1700-mile journey in the 1926 Monte Carlo Rally (she'd win it, of course), she didn't sleep for 72 hours, to save time in her race. She claimed a steady drip of Ovaltine and a biting desire to win kept her focus sharp.