Jordan Look To Sign New Driver - NOT Sato!

**Craig** · 10 Oct 2001, 21:25 (Ref:158815)

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OUR spies in England are reporting that one of the top Formula 1 teams is on the verge of signing up a woman racer to be the team's second test driver in 2002. This may seem strange as there are no female racers in Formula 3000 or even in any of the major Formula 3 series in Europe.

However, there is one person who fits the bill and it would not a surprise if Eddie Jordan were to announce that 28-year-old Irishwoman Sarah Kavanagh was to be recruited to help the team next year. Kavanagh has been racing this year in the European Boss Formula, a series for old F1 cars, at the wheel of an ex-Barrichello Jordan 193.

Born in Warwickshire in 1973 of Irish and English parentage, Kavanagh started racing in Formula Ford in 1992 and then moved on to Formula Opel before moving into the British Formula 2 series. She briefly tried to establish a career in Japan in Formula Nippon but this was not a success and in recent seasons she has concentrated on the European Boss Formula which makes her the only active female F1 driver in the world. Kavanagh is supported by a variety of Irish companies, notably Eircell and Corel and this may have attracted Jordan's interest. There is, of course, enormous potential for a team to gather sponsorship if a competitive woman driver can be found.

We will have to wait and see if the stories turn out to be true but it an interesting possibility for Jordan - and for Formula 1 in general.

The other woman racer worth watching at the moment is American Danika Patrick who raced in the British Formula Ford series this year but has ambitions to move to the European Formula 3000 series this year.

Valve Bounce · 10 Oct 2001, 22:05 (Ref:158849)

Then there is this gorgeous chick who races in 250 cc's GP. She has recently knocked back a six figure offer to pose for the Playboy centrefold, and is holding out for an even bigger offer to drive for Eddie.

Eddie has been raving on, just this morning, about development in his team, and which way he is developing the team is becoming clearer by the hour.
P.S. Eddie has already tested his vast collection of Pit Babes, but none of them seems to fit the requirements of his development program, the one he fired HHF for so that he could develop.
(Please try to imagine a sleazy grin smilie here).

TimD · 10 Oct 2001, 23:01 (Ref:158882)

Whatever became of South African Formula Ford racer Tannith Gardner? She was looking to be really something very special a couple of seasons ago, but I must confess I haven't spotted her name lately.

Victor Broccoli · 10 Oct 2001, 23:14 (Ref:158888)

VB: I think her name is Katja Poensgen....although I'm not sure.

Valve Bounce · 10 Oct 2001, 23:51 (Ref:158907)

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Originally posted by Victor Broccoli
VB: I think her name is Katja Poensgen....although I'm not sure.

You are absolutely correct - and she is a doll. Maybe one of our readers can post a pic of her here. There was one in a recent newspaper but I can't find it.

mjolnir · 11 Oct 2001, 02:25 (Ref:158936)

fellas, is this ur luck day or what?

http://www.katja-poensgen.de/engl/index2.htm

Valve Bounce · 11 Oct 2001, 05:43 (Ref:158942)

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Originally posted by mjolnir
fellas, is this ur luck day or what?

http://www.katja-poensgen.de/engl/index2.htm

Well done, MJ, and I notice that she has Playboy endorsement.

DNQ · 11 Oct 2001, 06:48 (Ref:158949)

speaking of Sarah Kavanagh, whats her website? I've forgotten the URL

ljakse · 11 Oct 2001, 16:36 (Ref:159156)

Women (not pit babes) in F1!
Yes!

EERO · 11 Oct 2001, 19:17 (Ref:159256)

I'm just waiting for Vanina Ickx to have enough experience...GGGrrrrrr.......

Marshal · 11 Oct 2001, 19:25 (Ref:159261)

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Originally posted by EERO
I'm just waiting for Vanina Ickx to have enough experience...GGGrrrrrr.......

Are we talking about driving here.........

BTW, she might be racing in the scholarship class of British F3 next season

EERO · 11 Oct 2001, 22:41 (Ref:159406)

Leave an old man to his tired fantasies, please.

Great news though, i was always a huge fan of her father. She seems to have some real talent.

Valve Bounce · 12 Oct 2001, 00:25 (Ref:159462)

She can drive my car, anytime!!

Kelstea · 11 Dec 2001, 11:34 (Ref:184626)

LOL
Behave yourselves!

renaultbel · 11 Dec 2001, 17:06 (Ref:184688)

Vanina Ickx, LOL. I find it wierd that you know here. I think there are only a few people here in Nelgium that know here and that she is racing.

The only people they know here are Bas leinders, David Sealens and Van Hooydonck. For the rest nobody from F3000

Here I am going to pay you all a beer grap one

Mekola · 12 Dec 2001, 03:53 (Ref:184870)

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Originally posted by DNQ
speaking of Sarah Kavanagh, whats her website? I've forgotten the URL

She had a website, what was http://www.fastsarah.org , but the site closed down and now isn't avaliable.

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