Claire Tippet was the first female racing driver to compete in the popular VW Racing Cup in 2004. Cited as a natural talent and with an amazing level of determination, Claire spent two seasons campaigning her VW MkI Golf GTi with great success and recognition. During the 2005 season she qualified as an ARDS Instructor at Silverstone and has since been successfully teaching at a number of UK circuits in various high performance cars.

Click here to see Claire's interview with BBC Gloucestershire.