Fiona Gore

Fiona Bryde Gore, Countess of Arran (née Colquhoun; 20 July 1918 – 16 May 2013) was a Scottish powerboating racer who was awarded the 1980 Segrave Trophy.^[1]

Gore was born to Geraldine Bryde Tennant and her husband Iain Colquhoun, Baronet.^[2] By her marriage to Arthur Gore, 8th Earl of Arran, she was Countess of Arran.

Fiona Colquhoun was introduced to speedboats when she was a passenger in Miss England III in its trial runs on Loch Lomond.^[1]

References

1 2 "Obituaries: The Countess of Arran". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
↑ Steven, Alasdair (10 June 2013). "Obituary: Countess Arran, power-boat champion". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. Retrieved 17 September 2017.

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[The_Daily_Telegraph_-_7_June_2013_-_Obituaries:_The_Countess_of_Arran-1] 1 2 "Obituaries: The Countess of Arran". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2017.

[The_Scotsman_-_10_June_2013_-_Obituary:_Countess_Arran,_power-boat_champion-2] Steven, Alasdair (10 June 2013). "Obituary: Countess Arran, power-boat champion". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. Retrieved 17 September 2017.