Winifred Pink

Winifred Pink (10 September 1896 18 December 1957) was an early English racing car driver, driving instructor and mechanical engineer. She was one of the last Presidents of the Ladies' Automobile Club in 1927.

Early life and family Winifred Martha Pink was born in Bromley, London on 10 September 1896 to Edward and Ellen; she also had four older step-siblings. Pink spent her childhood in Putney and later in Weston-Super-Mare. On his death in 1916, However, her brother Sidney was a motoring enthusiast and Secretary of the Somerset Automobile Club for many years. Pink also worked for a season in a local car repair garage, picking up some mechanical skills.

Pink continued to compete into 1923, in General Efficiency Trials with a four-seater Horstman Tourer and in races and hillclimbs with her Horstman Super Sports. Later that year Pink bought an Aston Martin sports tourer which had previously been driven by Lionel Martin who had many successes across races, speed trials and hillclimbs. Pink also saw success with this car, and in her first event collected three first in class awards and two third class awards. She competed at the Southsea speed trials that same year winning a range of awards across different classes including two firsts. She was part of the event promotion alongside Lionel Martin, SF Edge and Ivy Cummings. Pink had further success at the Shelsey Walsh events two weeks later.

There are no further records of Pink competing after 1929. Later in the war she also managed the training of women volunteering to drive ambulances.