<VV> Donna Mae Mims (little Corvair)

[Bill Elliott]

How many of you knew that Donna was also one of the drivers in Brock Yates' (real) Cannonball?
She was part of "The Right Bra Team" (along with Judy Stropus and Peggy Niemeck) in the "1972 
Cannonball Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash".  http://www.steeltownvette.com/Hall%20of%
20Fame/Images-Mims/STCC-DMM-Cannonball.jpg

>From what I recall, Judy and Donna were both experienced race car drivers and Peggy was a GM 
Executive wife... who apparently came along with the Cadillac they ran.

Somewhere in Texas Peggy was driving and fell asleep, rolling the car....  Donna ended up with a 
broken arm....

That was one of the very few (of I think 2 or 3) of the total accidents of ALL of the Cannonballs. 

Yates has a new book out on the Cannonballs and it was a TERRIFIC read.  

Bill Elliott
Urbana, MD