Georgia Shiels
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Georgia Shiels |
| Nationality |  Great Britain |
| Born | 14 January 1996 Royal Tunbridge Wells, England |
| Home town | Preston, Lancashire |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Website | www |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rallying |
Georgia Shiels (born 14 January 1996 in
Career
Georgia began rallying at the age of sixteen after a chance meeting with the Junior 1000 Ecosse Challenge coordinator at
In 2013, Shiels turned seventeen and gained her road licence. She competed in her first forest rally a few months later in a 2000cc M-Sport Ford Fiesta ST and finished fourth in the competitive class N3 and first lady driver overall. Georgia was the youngest driver in her class. Georgia selected various forest rallies to compete in. Her best result was second in class N3 and fiftieth overall on Trackrod Rally Yorkshire.[5] Georgia won ANWCC Novice Forest Rally Champion 2013.[1]
In 2014, at age eighteen, Georgia became a development driver for Abarth, driving the Abarth 500 Group R R1 car in numerous asphalt events. Georgia was nominated for Downforce UK's Teen Racing Driver of the Year[6] after showcasing her talent across the year.
In 2015, Georgia became a Scouting ambassador for 4th Blackpool Scouts[7] and began testing her M-Sport Ford Fiesta Group R R2. Georgia won the Jack Wills Young Brit award in the endurance category out of thousands of young British talent.
Georgia is also a STEM First ambassador, encouraging young girls into engineering and motorsport.
Shiels is currently competing in the British Rallycross Championship in 2017 in an RX150 buggy assisted by LOCO Energy Drink.
References
- ^ a b "ANWCC Stage Rally Champion Drivers". ANWCC. Archived from the original on 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Jack Wills Young Brit Award". One Blackpool. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016.
- ^ "One to Watch: Georgia Shiels Tackles the Solway". We the Terrors. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ "MSA Academy AASE" (PDF). MSA Academy. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Special Stage Results". EWRC-Results. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Downforce UK's Teen Racing Driver of the Year". Blackpool Gazette. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Scouting Ambassador".