We’re proud to celebrate a brilliant weekend of racing for Saskia, a Private Clients Broker in our Private Clients Team, who achieved 3 significant personal bests across 3 consecutive days of motorsport in Alderney on 10th - 12th September.
As part of the Guernsey Team, Saskia took on the Corblets Sprint, Grande Val Speed Event and Tourgis Hill Climb, building on a year of progress behind the wheel and setting a new personal best at every event.
We were delighted to support Saskia through our sponsorship and to see her continuing to progress in the sport, while helping showcase the growing presence of women in motorsport across the islands.
Three days of racing in Alderney
The annual Alderney motorsport event, organised by the Guernsey Kart and Motor Club, gives competitors the unusual opportunity to race across 3 consecutive days.
For Saskia, that amount of time behind the wheel is part of what makes the event so special.
“Alderney is such a special event because in Guernsey we don’t have the opportunity to race for 3 days in a row,” she explains. “It is a great weekend for seat time and the roads are really grippy compared to Guernsey.”
Each day brought a very different challenge.
The Corblets Sprint is a fast course that takes competitors over railway tracks before a long curved straight and hairpin near the finish.
At Grande Val, drivers start on a corner before heading into a dip where they can build speed, followed by another tight hairpin.
The weekend then finishes with the Tourgis Hill Climb, Saskia’s favourite of the 3.
“The location is stunning and the track is just really nice to drive. It’s really grippy and I love the long straight that it finishes with.”
Saskia reached 76mph across the finish at Tourgis this year.
A personal best every day
The weekend could hardly have started better. During her practice run on each of the 3 days, Saskia had already beaten her previous best time from the year before.
“I was absolutely buzzing with the 3 PBs,” she says. “Every single day in my practice run, I had already improved on my PB from last year, which was honestly amazing.”
The second day at Grande Val proved particularly memorable.
As her times improved throughout the day, Saskia began closing the gap on another competitor in her class before eventually recording a faster time.
“That probably meant the most to me because, as the day went on, I was getting closer to his time and really hoping I could do it. When I finally did, it was the best feeling.”
Her final run of the day also showed just how much her confidence had grown.
“I was starting to scare myself at how quickly I was going through the dip and approaching the hairpin,” she says. “I was learning that I could brake and change down a gear slightly later.”
Tourgis provided another memorable PB, with Saskia admitting there was plenty of celebrating when she saw the time.
“It meant so much. I did actually swear and cheer on my onboard when I got that time!”
Building confidence one run at a time
The results mean even more when Saskia reflects on where she was just over a year ago.
In August 2025, she was involved in a crash that left her car on its roof. Last year’s Alderney event was her first competition after returning to racing.
A year later, she can see just how far she has progressed.
“I have come on so far from last year and it really shows what a year of seat time has done,” she says. “My confidence has come on massively.”
Rather than chasing huge improvements all at once, Saskia has focused on gradually becoming quicker and more confident.
“I’ve just been knocking time off in baby steps, and the consistent PBs are what made the weekend for me.”
That progress is also clear before each run even begins.
“When I am on the start line my mind is going a million miles an hour,” Saskia says. “I’m trying to concentrate on my start because the wheel spin off the line is what sets you up for the whole run.”
Proud to support women in motorsport
At Rossborough, we’re proud to support Saskia as she continues to develop within the sport and represent Guernsey as part of the Guernsey Team.
Her achievements in Alderney demonstrate the commitment, confidence and determination required to keep progressing in motorsport.
They also provide another opportunity to celebrate women competing and succeeding in a sport that continues to attract a broader range of participants across the islands.
Supporting local people and the communities we are part of matters to us, and we’re pleased to be able to play a small part in Saskia’s racing journey.
What comes next?
There isn’t much time for Saskia to put her feet up.
Her next 2 events will both be completely new experiences: the Torteval Hill Climb on Saturday 26 September and the Petit Bot Hill Climb on Saturday 3 October.
She will once again have our support, with Gallagher funding her entries for both events.
“I’m going in with zero expectations,” Saskia says. “I’m just going to learn the track and see how the day goes.”
Looking further ahead, she already has another target in mind: breaking into the 44-second range at the Val des Terres Hill Climb when the event returns in 2027.
After 3 PBs in 3 days in Alderney, there is plenty of momentum to build on.
Congratulations, Saskia, from everyone at Rossborough and Gallagher.