Shelley Jory

Business woman/ British Power Boat Champion.
Shelley Jory is one of the United Kingdom’s leading powerboat racers and the top female in the world.

Shelley, from Hampshire, runs a successful family bridal business - a far cry from the world of powerboat racing.

The 2009 Season

Powerboat driver Shelley has made history once again this year heading up the first all female team to enter the Powerboat P1 World Championship series. Partnered by maltese throttlewoman Audrien Ciantar the ladies of Team Iko Casa have shot to the top leaving most of their male competitors in thier wake. Racing a 41 foot Chaudron in the Supersport class with a pair of 525 EFI V8 Mercurys the ladies took their first Grand prix win in Istanbul, Turkey.

Shelley entered this prestigious race series as a rookie in 2008, but certainly not a novice. Making history in the process Shelley became the first women to compete in the Evolution class of Powerboat P1  - the formula 1 of powerboat racing.  Partnered by American Nigel Hook , Shelley raced in a 38 foot Mercury Powered Skater.  At speeds in excess of 115mph Shelley more than proved herself amongst her male competitors, with a second- and third-place finish in Italy and a final podium of Spain, earning her a sixth place in the World Championships.  

Anyone who has come to know The Lady Racer -Shelley and her power boat racing career will know that she is looking for a world championship to add to her trophy cabinet and will not stop until she gets it. A classic example of Girl Power,  she really is a woman in a mans world. It is no wonder that Honda included her in their Hondamentalist TV campaign;  appearing on the ITV Formula One adverts.

This website gives you a flavour of Shelley's racing and her passion for the sport.   It's packed with information on her past racing career (huge crashes and all!) in the Profile section, information on current activities in News and the TV/Media pages should give you a good idea of when next to expect Shelley on TV or in the paper!

You can also keep up-to-date on her progress and quest for sponsorship for the 2010 season - in the press release section and there are incredible photos in the images section of the past racing season - enjoy!

Please contact us with any comments or questions, we are reachable through the contact section and would love to hear from you!