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Profile
Charlotte Burridge is a 19 year old lady who is
‘destined for success’, she is 100%
committed to becoming a professional racing driver,
and together with her management team she is
working towards her goal in a structured
manner.
Charlotte is a member of the Silverstone
Motorsport Academy and the Racing Drivers
Academy.
Name: Charlotte Burridge
Nickname: Charlie
Nationality: British
DOB: 23/02/1992
Height: 5'2''
Weight: 52kg
Occupation: Student
Subjects: Psychology and Sports Studies
BA/BSc hons at the University of Hertfordshire
Hobbies: Going to the gym and cinema
Favorite Food: Pasta
Favorite Track: Snetterton 300 and
Rowrah
Heroes: Lewis Hamilton and Valantino
Rosse
Q & A
What originally got you involved in
motorsport?
I first got in a kart on a family holiday and
immediately loved it when I was 13. However
motorsport has been in my blood as my dad used to
race and then he ran the Champions of the Future
championship.
In your profile it says Snetterton 300 is
your favourite track, why is that?
Snetterton has so much character to it and now
it is a really long lap so there are lots of
different aspects to it. As a driver it is very
demanding but at the same time it is very rewarding
to drive as getting the perfect lap is quite hard
so it is great when I do!
At university you are studying Psychology and
Sports Studies, does it help you at all with your
racing?
I think this course is perfect for me and my
racing as it touches upon so many different aspects
that effect racing drivers such as sports
disciplines that effect performance and also mental
toughness, and ultimately I think sports psychology
is key to gaining great results.
How do you find being a female in a male
dominated world?
I think it’s great, I don’t think it
hinders me at all I am just as able as any male
driver out there so it is good to show the boys
what I am made of. Of course I do put my feminine
touches into the racing by adding a splash of pink
in places!
What do you enjoy doing away from the race
track?
Spending time and being around my friends is
really important to me. I also like to get my nails
and hair done and to go shopping. Cycling has
become a favourite pass time of mine to and I
intend to complete some prestigious bike rides
again this year.
What are your top 3
‘likes’?
Shoes, nail varnish and the colour pink.
What are your top 3 dislikes?
Feathers, selfishness, wind.
Snippets
Charlotte will be competing in the Lotus Cup UK in
2012 in the production class driving car 38 a Lotus
Elise S1
News
Charlottes next outing will be on the 25th and 26th
of June at Snetterton.
Poles and Podiums for
Burridge
Monday the 30th of May saw Charlotte take to Castle
Combe race circuit to take part in a packed day of
racing with the opportunity to compete in two race
championships on the bank holiday. The decision was
made by Charlotte and her team that due to her lack
of experience and only learning the circuit on the
previous Wednesday that competing in both the
Nippon Challenge a race series for Japanese and
Asian built race cars and her usual Toyota MR2 MK1
championship she would gain more race
experience.
On what was an extremely wet day Charlotte
managed to gain pole position in the Nippon
Challenge but not only did she gain pole position
she also managed to qualify 6th overall in the
whole race! Therefore having many cars with more
power sat behind her on the grid this was a
fantastic achievement. “I never expected to
gain pole position, it was the first time I had
driven my MR2 in the wet so I was uncertain of what
to expect, but it was a great feeling to know I was
quickest in my class and quicker than many other of
the faster cars on circuit”. Charlotte
finished 3rd in both of her Nippon Challenge races
which is a great achievement as this was only her
third race meeting.
The main championship in which Charlotte was
focusing on was her usual Toyota MR2 MK1 series
were full of confidence she qualified 5th on the
grid with many of the usual front runners behind
her for the first race. However on the grid her car
mysteriously lost all power and the electrics
failed resulting in Charlotte having to painfully
watch the race from the side lines of where her car
was pushed off. This meant Charlotte had a real
challenge in what would be her last race of the day
having to start from 35th on the grid. This was
made even harder with the knowledge that Castle
Combes time restriction was drawing ever closer and
her race was cut down to 11minutes instead of the
usual 15. Getting a brilliant start Charlotte made
it up to 14th within just 4 laps; however a car
further up the fields engine set on fire leaving
oil on the circuit were Charlotte became a victim
and spun her car and became a passenger of the MR2
however amazingly the car landed in the right
direction and Charlotte was able to get back up to
19th position as the chequered flag dropped.
After her consistently impressive drives
throughout the day in both championships in
extremely difficult conditions Charlotte showed she
has raw pace and has the maturity of a driver who
has been racing for many more years than herself
she was awarded ‘Driver of the Day’ and
was awarded a trophy by the Red Dragon Race Club.
Charlotte commented, “Today has been a
rollercoaster of emotions, it was my first time to
drive the car in the wet but to get the results I
did has been fantastic and a massive confidence
boost. Obviously I am really disappointed about
what happened in the first MR2 race but it was a
great come back in the second race, and I’m so
happy about my pole position and two 3rds in the
Nippon Challenge.
Driver of the day for
Burridge
Silverstone National brought the first test for
Charlotte to see who she was up against this year
at an invitation race held for MR2 series drivers.
After a disasterous qualifying with Charlotte not
even making a lap after a fuse going she stormed
through the field in both races from last on the
grid to take a end result of 24th in her first ever
car race. Charlottes strong and solid performance
was noticed throughout the day and she was awarded
driver of the day! “From such a bad start to
the day to end up with a solid finish and driver of
the day was a fantastic result, I am very much
looking forward to Brands Hatch after the
experience I have gained today and I will maintain
the positive momentum and keep on pushing for round
1 of the championship.”
Charlottes next outing takes her to Brands Hatch
in Kent on the 1st May for rounds 1 and 2 of the
MR2 MK1 series.
Charlotte joins Mr2 grid for
2011!
This year Charlotte will be racing in the MR2 MK1
series. She will be one of only 2 females in the
highly competitive field and be taken across the
country to 7 of the country’s finest race
circuits including Brands Hatch and Rockingham
across the year. “I am extremely excited to be
racing in this series this year, we have done a lot
of research and feel this is a great car and series
to learn all the new circuits and gain experience
in. I will be pushing hard from the start to get
good results and look forward to what the
forthcoming year brings”.
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