Marjorie Eccles

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On a Singer Nine Le Mans denied Marjorie Eccles in 1937 , the 24-hour race at Le Mans

Marjorie Eccles was a British racing car driver .

Career in motorsport

Marjorie Eccles was the wife of Roy Eccles and belonged to a group of young women in the 1930s who drove vehicles not only in normal traffic but also on racetracks. Mrs. Eccles competed in club races in the UK; it was in 1937 when 24-hour race at Le Mans at the start. As a partner of Freddie de Clifford , she drove a Singer 9 Le Mans Replica . After an ignition damage to the car, the duo had to give up the race.

statistics

Le Mans results

year team vehicle Teammate placement Failure reason
1937 United KingdomUnited Kingdom RH Eccles Singer 9 Le Mans Replica United KingdomUnited Kingdom Freddie de Clifford failure Ignition damage

literature

  • Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissedre: 24 hours of mans . 1923-1992. 2 volumes. Édition d'Art JB Barthelemy, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .
  • RM Clarke: Le Mans. The Bentley & Alfa Years 1923-1939. Brooklands Books, Cobham 1998, ISBN 1-85520-465-7 .

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personal data
SURNAME Eccles, Marjorie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British racing car driver
DATE OF BIRTH 19th century or 20th century
DATE OF DEATH 20th century or 21st century