Charlene Clarke – South Africa
Freelance writer Charleen Clarke began her potholed path in motoring journalism in 1984, working on a newspaper in the coastal city of Port Elizabeth, in South Africa.
Since then, she has written about cars for dozens of magazines and newspapers in South Africa. Charleen is also a television presenter, and has introduced South African petrol heads to the world of wheels via the Topcar and De Kat television shows.
Charleen has won a boot load of awards, including South African Motoring Journalist of the Year, and she's also the president of the South African Guild of Motoring Journalists.