[6][self-published source] This confusion may have arisen as she served as a despatch rider for the Auxiliary Fire Service during the Second World War.
[11][2] In August 1928, Askquith defeated Irish motorcycle champion Fay Taylour at Rochdale grass track.
Her main competition was Irish motorcycle champion Fay Taylour, with whom she had raced previously in hill climbs and grass tracks.
[2] In the 1929 and 1930 seasons, Askquith raced at Wembley and also travelled the world to win a clutch of cups and medals against competition from top male riders.
[2] Nonetheless Askquith continued racing internationally including in Spain, where she once took a picador as pillion passenger around the ring pursued by a bull and where she was known simply as "Miss Eva".
[8] In 1968, Askquith gave a cup to the Bedale Gardening Society to be awarded annually to the winner of monthly points competitions.