Dorothy Levitt
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Dorothy Levitt (born 1882) was possibly the assumed name of Elizabeth Levi/Elizabeth Levit a motorina and 'sporting motoriste' in the early part of the 20th Century. On 4 July 1903 she was reported as the first woman in the world to compete in a 'motor race'. Levitt was a renowned pioneer of motor racing, the most successful female competitor in Great Britain, victorious speedboat driver, holder of the Ladies World Land speed record, motoring writer, journalist and activist. In 1905 she established the record for the 'longest drive achieved by a lady…mehr

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Dorothy Levitt (born 1882) was possibly the assumed name of Elizabeth Levi/Elizabeth Levit a motorina and 'sporting motoriste' in the early part of the 20th Century. On 4 July 1903 she was reported as the first woman in the world to compete in a 'motor race'. Levitt was a renowned pioneer of motor racing, the most successful female competitor in Great Britain, victorious speedboat driver, holder of the Ladies World Land speed record, motoring writer, journalist and activist. In 1905 she established the record for the 'longest drive achieved by a lady driver' by driving a De Dion- Bouton from London to Liverpool and back. In 1906 she broke the 'women's world speed record' in a speed trial in Blackpool and was described as "the fastest girl on Earth".