Macclesfield nurse to compete to be next female racing driver

A staff nurse working at Macclesfield Hospital is balancing her work with racing as she prepares to compete in the Formula Woman competition to find the ‘next female racing driver.’

Tara Richardson (pictured), from Cheshire and who has worked at East Cheshire NHS Trust since qualifying as a nurse in 2019, has had a lifelong interest in motorsport. Tara said,

“I know nursing and motorsports don’t exactly go hand in hand, but motorsports is an escape from my job that can often be quite high pressure. I love being a nurse, I’m a people person and I’ve wanted to look after people for as long as I can remember so it was always going to be my career. There is nothing more rewarding than seeing someone come in to us very ill and then go back to their loved ones feeling better. Balancing my two passions will be a challenge but I love them both so I’m sure I’ll make it work. The pandemic has solidified for me, that we have to go out and achieve what we want for ourselves, because at any time it could be taken away.”

Tara is now preparing for her assessment day in November which will consist of multiple tests including Karting which Tara is very keen on, as she also aims to qualify for next year’s British Indoor Karting Championship. Tara is hoping to stand out and win the intensive race driver training and coaching package, which will provide her with professional training with Graeme Glew, a motorsport consultant and founder of Formula Woman, and his team over a period of 2 months.

Whilst Tara feels the competition is fierce, the Macclesfield nurse will be taking to social media to announce her place in the competition and raise her racing profile with her first promotional video which has been filmed by her official sponsor Duel Autocare, who are excited to be promoting women in motorsport.