Diana Davison

Diana Davison was one of the first lady racing car drivers in Australia.[1] She was the wife of Lex Davison and after being widowed, to Tony Gaze. A trophy was named in her honour called the "Diana Davison/Gaze Trophy".[2]

She acted as timekeeper for the Tasman Series.[3] She Narrated part of The History of the Rob Roy Hillclimb DVD [4]

She was awarded the Lex Davison Perpetual Trophy at Bathurst, however it was since lost. Davidson sold ‘Little Alfa’ in 2008.[5]

She was a witness of the blue bird land speed record.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.vhrr.com/newsletters/2007-March-Newsletter.pdf
  2. ↑ "Rob Roy 17th HISTORIC & CLASSIC MEETING" (PDF). 30 November 2008.
  3. ↑ "Car Racing Family Tunes Up". The Age. 29 Jan 1976. p. 27.
  4. ↑ http://www.bluerangestudio.com.au/Rob_Roy.htm The history of Rob Roy Hill Climb : 1935-1961 Australia, Distributed by Chevron Marketing Services, 2008, retrieved 1 June 2017
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110710141826/http://www.doc-share.com/Volume_4_Issue_2_October_2008_35104. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ Renn, Peter. "Eoin Young's Motormedia". www.peterrenn.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
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