Amanda Stretton

Amanda Birgitte Stretton (née Cohn; 24 July 1973, London) is an English female racing driver and motoring journalist.

Racing Career and Le Mans
The daughter of British automobile collector and historic racer Terry Cohn, she grew up in London and was educated at New Hall School in Essex.[citation needed] At age 13, she raced Motocross bikes. In June 2008, she competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race.

After a lay-off from competitive motorsport and a reduced TV schedule, Amanda finally made the hallowed Le Mans start in 2008. She was driving for the Chamberlain-Synergy team alongside Bob Berridge and Gareth Evans. The car was a Lola-AER B06-10 and it was running in the LMP1 class. Unfortunately, it developed engine trouble early on and spent several of the 24 hours in the pit garage. Matters were made worse when Amanda had an off-track excursion after a spin. She managed to carry out an emergency repair and adjust the dampers to lift the broken wheel off the floor, guiding the car back to the pits, but it was not enough to secure an official race classification.