1963 is correct for Mims, in HP with a Bugeye -- the only female national
champion under the old nationwide points system. There have been two female
Runoffs winners since (Cat Kizer, 1979, HP, Sprite, and Andrea Kaziewicz,
1996, S2000, Lola)
--Rocky
----- Original Message -----
From: <WEmery7451@aol.com>
To: <richtr@erols.com>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: 60's SCCA Video
> In a message dated 12/24/01 5:40:45 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> richtr@erols.com writes:
>
> << The second part with the Group 44 TR4 and a number 12 TR4 was
> filmed at the Cumberland Airport in Cumberland, MD. This was a 1.6 mile
> airport course. With Tullius there it was probably a National Race. I
> think the lady on the scooter in one part of the film is Donna Mae Mims.
> Donna drove a pink Sprite and I think was the first female to win a
> national title......I think in 63. She later drove a pink MGB.
> She also wrote a lot of race reports for the SCCA magazine.
> >>
>
> I still see DMM at the Pittsburgh SCCA Steel Cities Region monthly
meetings.
> I can print this message and take it to the next meeting and give it to
her.
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