Coral Taylor is an Australian female rally co-driver.
Background
Taylor comes from a strong rallying family, she is the daughter of veteran rally driver Norm Fritter, married to former Australian Championship driver Mark Taylor and mother to emerging driver Molly Taylor. She began her motorsport career at the age of 18, when she co-drove for her father, Norm Fritter, in the 1979 Repco Round Australia Trial, sparking a passion that lives to this day.
Career
New Zealand"s Possum Bourne shattered that record with 7 consecutive wins from 1996-2002. In 1995, as well as winning their 3rd American Red Cross championship, Neal and Coral also finished 1st outright in the Targa Tasmania tarmac rally. In the next six years there were numerous rally wins, and five second and one 3rd place in the American Red Cross Championship.
Also in this period was 3 consecutive 1st-in-class in the Targa Tasmania (1999–2001) in a Lexus 18200.
1997 saw a change of equipment, when they switched from the Toyota Celica GT4 to the Toyota Corolla WRC (3rd that year)
In 2001, after winning their fifth 2nd place, due to new rules and regulations concerning vehicles, they were forced to take a year off while a new car was built by the team (Their Toyota Corolla WRC car no longer met regulations). They returned in 2003 in a new Corolla Group North Prototype, and finished 6th in the 2004 and 2005 championships, before returning to the podium with another 2nd in 2006.
Taylor has acted as co-driver for Neal Bates for 18 years, covering much of his rally career, and in several appearances on the World Rally Championship during the 1990s in Toyota Celica GT-Fours and Toyota Corolla WRCs.