Penny Mallory is an English keynote speaker, and TedX speaker, on Mental Toughness, performance coach and a former British Rally Championship driver.[1]

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

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.[1] Penny has been a boxer, mountaineer, marathon runner and triathlete and is training to row the Atlantic Ocean in 2026.[2][3]

She also worked as a precision stunt driver, playing both 'Nicole' and 'Papa', for two Renault Clio commercials.[2]

Mallory is also a former television presenter; she co-hosted Channel 4's motoring programme Driven[1] alongside Mike Brewer and Jason Plato, and Accident Black Spot.[1] She also co-hosted with Jason Dawe on the Used Car Roadshow,[1] which was originally broadcast on Men & Motors and later was occasionally repeated on ITV4.[2] She presented Classic Car Club for Discovery[1] 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.[2]

Publications

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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 308717829Summary: 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.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  • Mallory, Penny (2004). The Conquest of Everest: revisited 1953-2003 (DVD, 54 minutes, 4:3). Pegasus. OCLC 156366814Summary: 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.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  • Green, Warren; Mallory, Penny; Allum, Daniel (2013). Classic Car Club (3x DVD, 230 minutes). Etten-Leur: TDM, for Discovery Communications Europe. OCLC 870283990.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Penny Mallory – rally driving champion and TV motor presenter". www.PersonallySpeakingBureau.com. Personally Speaking Bureau. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Used Car Roadshow on Men & Motors". Porsche968UK.co.uk. Porsche 968 UK club. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  3. ^ Greenstreet, Rosanna (2 June 2001). "My first home: Penny Mallory". www.Telegraph.co.uk. Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
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