Ellen Sminia 1969 racing a standard production mini 850 (clic photo to enlarge)

07-04-1969 Paasraces Zandvoort pos : 11

10-08-1969 Zandvoort F5000 pos : 8

12-10-1969 Clubraces Zandvoort : ?

In 1970 she raced a Cooper S.

19-04-1970 Zandvoort F5000 pos:  ?

21-6-1970 GrandPrix van Nederland pos : DNF

Ellen had also a small encounter with one of the amous dutch racing drivers Rob Slotemaker also a miniracer.

Here's the article and a photo of Ellen after the incedent.

And finally a good photo of Ellen Sminia.

But the Story doesn't end here. It's early 2011 as a friend of mine gave me call and asking me if I know Ellen Sminia? Well I heard of her but that's all. I had to take a look at the website www.racehistorie.nl There where some photo's of her.

Not long after that I had the first call from Ellen and thanked me and Martin Fokkens of www.racehistorie.nl of keeping up the history. That was something special. In September 2011 there was a classic car festival at Zandvoort. I made some big plans for inviting some "old" racing drivers I recently found. Of course Ellen was one of them. What a great day it was meeting her in real life and hearing al those racing story's from the past. At the end I had a little suprise for Ellen. After nearly 40 years she was found back on the track she ones raced. Well she was not driving this time but the smile on here face !! before we got on the circuit http://www.racemini.net/var/resizes/Ellen-Sminia/ellen%20sminia.jpg?m=1329254024 and after the trip on the circuit :  http://www.racemini.net/var/albums/Ellen-Sminia/ellen%20sminia2.jpg?m=1329254968

It's 2012 now and the racing blood of Ellen is going to boil again. It could be very possible that Ellen will race again in 2013 in a cooper, and the looks almost identical to here old mini she used to race at the early 70's. What a great story that's going to be.