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Women Motorcyclists

Leslie Porterfield, who was recently named to the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s fastest woman on a motorcycle at over 232 mph, has been signed an exclusive sponsorship agreement to represent Bazzaz, Inc at Speed Week Aug. 14- 20, 2010 and the BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials at the Bonneville Salt Flats Aug. 28 – Sept. 2, 2010.

Porterfield, one of racing’s brightest stars and favored to exceed her top run of 240.382 mph, will be competing on a Turbo charged Honda CBR 1000RR built by Al Lamb’s Dallas Honda. Porterfield is thrilled to partner with Bazzaz.

Leslie Porterfield says: “They are definitely the leader when it comes to engine management and electronics for professional motorcycle racing. It’s all about performance and I can confidently say that they have the market cornered in that arena.” Read More

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Bikers can add another name to the list of female riders to invite on the next road trip with the latest magazine appearance from NHRA Pro Stock Motorcyclist, Peggy Llewellyn.

Interested riders can look for Llewellyn in Heart & Soul magazine, hitting the magazine racks for August and September.  She shares her workout regimen, which helps keep her fit and fast on the quarter mile track. 

“A feature in Heart & Soul magazine is such an honor for me and the sport of NHRA drag racing,” says a flattered Llewellyn.  “I love to share my fitness routine, which allows me to stay in shape in order to handle the bike, which is like a missile going down the track at 190 mph in 6 seconds!”  Read More

As we reported yesterday Elena Myers will to be racing in MotoGP of Spain here is more info courtesy of Racers-Republic.com.

The offer was made after 16-year-old Myers was invited to tour the Rizla Suzuki pit garage during the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca last weekend.

“We saw that she was doing quite well over here on her Suzuki,” said Tim Walpole, Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Press and PR Officer. “So we thought she might like to come by the box and get to meet the guys and have a look at how we do things.”

“It blows my mind that people like that are kind of looking at me and the AMA stuff,” said Myers, who rides for the Lucas Oil Roadracingworld.com RMR Suzuki team. “To get this opportunity is a once in a lifetime kind of thing.”

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Caleigh with Teammate Elena Myers

Most kids race around on tricycles or big wheels. For as long as she can remember, Lodi’s Caleigh Ryan had her sights set on a different mode of transportation — motorcycles. And she didn’t want to just ride them, she wanted to race them.

Racing motorcycles is in the 14-year-old’s DNA, coming from a family that has been involved in racing for 40 years including her father Dave Ryan — a former pro Grand National Championship rider.

Riding motorcycles is the way of life for Caleigh, Dave and Caleigh’s mother Cherie, as they spend nearly every weekend year round on their bikes or at races. It’s also the source of a horrible tragedy. Read More

Courtsey of TwoWheelsBlog.com

Kuja Racing will be fielding another female racer in this upcoming weekend World Supersport Championship at Misano.

After Paola Cazzola who was dropped after four rounds, but is now making a comeback in a new team, Kuja Racing has entered 28 year old Hungarian rider Nikolett Kovács to replace Andrea Boscoscuro, who injured himself during a training accident at the Mugello.

Niki as she is know, won the Dunlop Trophy for Ladies in 2009 and she’s also the Female lap record holder at the Hungaroring circuit and took third in the Women’s European Championship. In 2007 she was the first Hungarian woman to take part as a wildcard in the 125cc Gran Prix in Turkey, but she did not qualify for the race.

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Northamptonshire speed queen Maria Costello lifts the lid on her amazing motorbike racing career to date in a new book out this month.
 
The former Isle of Man TT female lap recorder, who was awarded the MBE last year for services to her sport, speaks honestly and openly about her experiences over the past 15 years as a racer – and the battles she is still fighting. Costello, of Spratton, competes on equal terms with the male bikers and has had a rollercoaster ride from the day she got her first scooter to ride to work in Northampton.
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After establishing a Daytona first just weeks ago, by becoming the youngest female to race at the circuit, Elena Myers, the 16 year old petite blond, surpassed her expectations this past weekend and made history once again!

This time keeping it in her backyard, she took possession of the winners cup in the Supersport division this past Saturday, May 15th at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma CA; becoming the first female to ever win in the AMA pro road race.

With a red flag less than halfway through an 18 lap race, Elena managed to hold her vacillating front position with her main contender, Joey Pascarella for most of the race. Unfortunately for Pascarella, he went on to cause the second red flag by losing control of his Ducati at turn 10, a couple laps later, leaving a clear path to the finish line for Elena’s Suzuki GSX-R.

Cindi Servante from Moto Race Reports sat with Elena for a few minutes in her Monster Energy Suzuki van before going on to claim her history-making victory center stage at the podium. Read More

AMA SuperSport Report

Elena Myers, a teenager from Discovery Bay, made history on Saturday at Infineon Raceway, becoming the first female in history to win an AMA Pro Motorcycle Road Race.

Myers, who came close to victory earlier this season in Fontana (fourth) and Daytona, Fla. (seventh), came away with the win in the SuperSport class in front of a roaring hometown crowd in the Sonoma Valley.

Elena Myers says: “I’m in another world right now,” Myers said minutes after the race. “I can’t believe it.” Read More

ATLANTA (May 14) — GEICO Powersports rider Karen Stoffer hopes an encouraging Saturday at Atlanta Dragway has finally put her team’s recent struggles behind her for good. Stoffer zipped down a hot and tricky quarter mile in 6.972 seconds at 190.38 mph on her powerful Suzuki to place herself squarely in the “favorites” column heading into Sunday’s elimination action.

Meanwhile, Stoffer’s stablemate on the GEICO Powersports team, defending race winner Morgan Lucas, is looking strong in Top Fuel after earning the No. 7 position on a fairly quick nitro ladder.
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Maria Costello M.B.E made her debut at the Cookstown 100 this weekend, the opening round of the Irish Road Race season, on the CMS Honda RVF400. Costello will be competing at a selection of Irish Road Races throughout the season alongside her team mate Davy Morgan as part of the 2010 CSC Team.

Maria arrived at the Orritor Circuit, County Tyrone on Thursday evening with just enough daylight to complete some laps on a scooter and a couple in a car with a fellow racer.

Friday: Once the lap on the newcomers bus was completed practice commenced on Friday afternoon in dry and sunny conditions. Her first five laps were done in controlled conditions in the ‘newcomers un-timed’ session. A further two timed sessions followed and Maria found another two seconds faster in the later session. However Maria’s overall performance had been hindered by the bike over heating and losing power at the end of each session. Despite this problem she had still achieved her goal of qualifying in the ‘A Race’ which she realised with a lap time of 1 min 41.5 seconds. Read More