October test in Santa Pod Raceway
Finally something better than winning the Junior Dragster triple of UK National and Club Championships as she spent the weekend making her first licencing passes in one of Rune Fjeld's stable of Top Fuel Dragsters. Gabrielle made a total of four passes at Santa Pod Raceway over the weekend culminating in a 6.907/103 off the throttle and chutes out at 330 feet.
Gabrielle, now nineteen, originally planned to move to Super Pro ET but managed to persuade her mum and dad that they really wanted her to go Top Fuel and there was only one choice for the venue. "When I went through the gates at Santa Pod I felt I was home".
"This was probably one of the most scary experiences of my life, but it was also thrilling and I can't explain how amazing it is. I found I was very popular afterwards. I had Friend requests and messages and when I turned on my phone I had loads of texts!"
Thank You to Rune, Lyndsey, Jamie, Paul, Mark and Luke who were "Just amazing", and to Laurie Bamford and Shelley Pearson for advice. "The biggest thanks go to Mum and Dad", she said. "They have supported me through all of this and have been just amazing even though Dad had a heart attack every time I ran and said "Don't ever do that again!". Thanks also to Dave at Santa Pod who taught me to drive a Junior Dragster six years ago. He was there at the weekend and he was so proud. Had he not taught me to drive the Junior I probably wouldn't be here doing this now."
Gabrielle, now nineteen, originally planned to move to Super Pro ET but managed to persuade her mum and dad that they really wanted her to go Top Fuel and there was only one choice for the venue. "When I went through the gates at Santa Pod I felt I was home". 
"This was probably one of the most scary experiences of my life, but it was also thrilling and I can't explain how amazing it is. I found I was very popular afterwards. I had Friend requests and messages and when I turned on my phone I had loads of texts!" 
Thank You to Rune, Lyndsey, Jamie, Paul, Mark and Luke who were "Just amazing", and to Laurie Bamford and Shelley Pearson for advice. "The biggest thanks go to Mum and Dad", she said. "They have supported me through all of this and have been just amazing even though Dad had a heart attack every time I ran and said "Don't ever do that again!". Thanks also to Dave at Santa Pod who taught me to drive a Junior Dragster six years ago. He was there at the weekend and he was so proud. Had he not taught me to drive the Junior I probably wouldn't be here doing this now."