Patsy Quick

Patsy Quick is an English off road motorcycle racer. She was the first British woman to compete in the Dakar Rally in 2003 and became the first British woman to complete it in 2006.[1][2]

Took part in Channel 4 TVs Escape program. That first aired in October 2017.

Dakar Rally participation

In her first attempt to finish the Dakar rally she was involved in a life-threatening accident which stopped her from completing the course. She was flown to a military hospital where she had to have her spleen removed.[3] Her husband Clive Dredge (who himself has over 40 years motorcycle experience) was part of the four man back up team which accompanied her Dakar attempt [4] Quick was sponsored by more than a dozen organisations including KTM who supplied the bike on which she rode. In the documentary Race to Dakar, Quick suggested her success in 2006 had cost her more than £150,000. She features in the TV series - Race to Dakar (Season 1 Episode 6).

Personal life

She owns a motorcycle training club called Desert Rose Racing

References
  1. Sunday Sun interview
  2. "Team Desert Rose". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  3. BBC News article
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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