Penny Mallory

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Penny Mallory as a keynote speaker for The Morson Group in 2024.

Penny Mallory (left) with her co-driver standing on their winning 2000 Ford Focus WRC rally car at Rally GB

Penny Mallory as a boxer in 2008

Penny Mallory is an English keynote speaker, and TedX speaker, on Mental Toughness, performance coach and a former British Rally Championship driver.

She is a Leading Authority on Mental Toughness. She became the first woman to drive a World Rally Car (WRC)-specification in the otherwise male-dominated FIA World Rally Championship. ^[2] Penny has been a boxer, mountaineer, marathon runner and triathlete and is training to row the Atlantic Ocean in 2026. ^[3]

She also worked as a precision stunt driver, playing both 'Nicole' and 'Papa', for two Renault Clio commercials. ^[4]

Mallory is also a former television presenter; she co-hosted Channel 4's motoring programme Driven ^[5] alongside Mike Brewer and Jason Plato, and Accident Black Spot. ^[5] She also co-hosted with Jason Dawe on the Used Car Roadshow, ^[6] which was originally broadcast on Men & Motors and later was occasionally repeated on ITV4. ^[4] She presented Classic Car Club for Discovery ^[5] with Edd China, Tony Mason and Alex Riley. She also previously co-presented Channel 4's programme on the World Rally Championship (WRC) series, until it was taken over by ITV in 2004. ^[4]

Publications

Books

• Penny Mallory, Hodder & Stoughton ltd: 365 Ways to Build Your Mental Toughness, a day-by-day guide to living a happier and more successful life. ISBN 978-1-529-39764-2
• Mallory, Penny; Loveridge, Guy (12 February 2010). Take Control of your life: an extraordinary guide to achieving transformation and success in your best years. Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire: Take Control Publishing. ISBN   978-0956484109.
• Mallory, Penny (2018). World Class Thinking, World Class Behaviour: adopt a winning mindset to get what you want. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN   978-0956484178.

DVDs

• Woods, Pete; Mallory, Penny (2002). Lewis, Dave (ed.). Colin McRae: pedal to the metal (DVD, 104 minutes, 4:3). ILC, for Chrysalis Television Ltd. OCLC   308717829 Summary: The story of a real British driving legend, Colin McRae, with riveting action, a peek into the McRae lifestyle, all the big names and all told by the man himself.
• Mallory, Penny (2004). The Conquest of Everest: revisited 1953-2003 (DVD, 54 minutes, 4:3). Pegasus. OCLC   156366814 Summary: What drove the men who risked their lives to conquer the world's highest mountain for Britain? Did George Leigh Mallory reach the summit 29 years before Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay? The story of Mallory's adventure and death is revisited with authentic footage.
• Green, Warren; Mallory, Penny; Allum, Daniel (2013). Classic Car Club (3x DVD, 230 minutes). Etten-Leur: TDM, for Discovery Communications Europe. OCLC   870283990.

External links

• PennyMallory.co.uk — Penny Mallory's official website

1. BBC. "Penny Mallory interview". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
2. Tatton, Fiona (13 August 2014). "Troubled teen to champion rally driver and adventurer – Penny Mallory - Womanthology". Womanthology: Homepage. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
3. "From rallies to rowing – Penny's 3,000-mile Atlantic challenge". Stratford Herald. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
4. "Used Car Roadshow on Men & Motors". Porsche968UK.co.uk. Porsche 968 UK club. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
5. "Driven (partially found British Channel 4 television series; 1998-2002) - The Lost Media Wiki". lostmediawiki.com. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
6. "used car roadshow, buying a used car, used car reviews". www.usedcarroadshow.co.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2025.

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1. Member, Penny Mallory Newsweek Is A. Trust Project (1 January 2023). ""I'm a mental toughness expert, here's 5 ways to stick to your resolutions"". Newsweek. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
2. Mallory, Penny (1 January 2023). "Cold showers to regular fails – expert shares surprise methods to hit 2023 goals". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
3. "Articles up to June 19th, 2023 | Metro UK". Metro. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2025.