Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports » Moto https://femaleracingnews.com News about Women in Motorsports. Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:43:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Maria Costello Makes Australian Debut https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/maria-costello-makes-australian-debut/ https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/maria-costello-makes-australian-debut/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2014 23:30:15 +0000 Amanda http://femaleracingnews.com/?p=9743 It’s been more than a G’day for female motorcycle racer, Maria Costello MBE. Visiting Australia for the first time, Costello has achieved a lifetime ambition to race down under at the Barry Sheene Festival of Speed alongside Phil Read MBE, […]

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It’s been more than a G’day for female motorcycle racer, Maria Costello MBE.

Visiting Australia for the first time, Costello has achieved a lifetime ambition to race down under at the Barry Sheene Festival of Speed alongside Phil Read MBE, visited the impressive HART Honda training centre and soaked up some Aussie coolness at the HQ of Australian custom bike builders, Deus Ex Machina.
Maria made her debut at the circuit formely known as Eastern Creek, on three race machines; a Manx Norton, Honda VFR400 and Honda RS125 owned by Mick Neason, Rob Francis and Steve Kairl respectively.
Costello had a good start at the circuit formerly known as Easten Creek and despite only a brief pratice session on each of the three bikes on Friday morning she went on to racing to finish 6thoverall and 2nd in class on the Mick Neason Manx Norton that afternoon. She followed that up with a great  4th place finish in her first ever 125 race, onboard a 1988 Honda RS125 race bike provided by Steve Kairl.
Despite having raced in many countries in recent years, Maria received a few key reminders that she was on Australian soil: “I’m loving everything about my Aussie debut. Having to dodge a turtle at turn two was a new one for me. Everyone at the event from the organisers to office staff to marshalls to competitors have been so welcoming. And I’m so glad I received support from SKINS in time for this event as they’re really helping me cope with the heat here. I also decided that Australia would be a great place to debut my my new Arai helmet paintjob designed and painted by Steve Snape”.
Day two brought mixed fortunes. Costello finished fourth again on the 125 in spite of a broken rear shock, had a jump start on the Honda VFR400 owned by Rob Francis.  “I didn’t gain any advantage as I’d come to a stop again before the flag dropped but it meant I had at accept a 10 second penalty. I also fluffed the start on the Manx Norton (when I did a wheelie) – the owner said dump the clutch, so I did, but I hadn’t taken in to account our weight difference and unfortunately it sucked in the tank strap and I had to pull-in.”
Sunday was another mixed bag for Costello. The loaned rear shock from Leanne Nelson had helped Maria improve her times on the 125 but she finished in 5th place at the chequered flag. The 400 spat water out on the grid in race one and broke down after a blinding start saw Maria move from 38th on the grid to 15th place on lap one. She did however close the event on a high note with a 2nd in class finish on the Manx Norton.
Maria reflected on the experience: “I’ve had an awesome time. There are so many people I need to thank, including Grant Paterson for helping make this happen, Peter & Janet for the inivte and making me feel so welcome, everyone at the track, especially the other female competitors, and wonderful ladies in the office who made the event such a cracker. Finally thanks to Mick Neason, Rob Francis [I don’t know who was more disappointed with the break down, me or Rob?] and Steve Kairl for respectively allowing me to race their Manx Norton, VFR400 & 125 race bikes.
Maria’s biking experiences in Oz didn’t end there. She was then was given a tour of the impressive Honda Australian Roadcraft Training centre by Manager, Rod Hill and soaked up some Aussie coolness, hanging out with Mikey and Jackie at the HQ of Australian custom bike builders Deus Ex Machina.
Maria will return home in time to host her first women only riding skills day at Silverstone on the 10th April, to book one of the remaining places visit http://www.silverstone.co.uk/track/bike-track-days/. Her road race season commences at the Cookstown 100 at the end of April.
To follow her racing and other exploits visit her website: http://www.costelloracing.com

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A Little about the Only Woman Racing A Quad at Dakar this year- Camelia Liparoti https://femaleracingnews.com/lead-story/a-little-about-the-only-woman-racing-dakar-this-year-camelia-liparoti/ https://femaleracingnews.com/lead-story/a-little-about-the-only-woman-racing-dakar-this-year-camelia-liparoti/#comments Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:51:11 +0000 Erika Detota http://femaleracingnews.com/?p=9540 This year’s Dakar Rally has one woman competing on a quad, who is attempting to beat her own highest finish of 9th in her class in 2012. Camelia became the 2nd woman in history to finish the Dakar on a quad […]

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This year’s Dakar Rally has one woman competing on a quad, who is attempting to beat her own highest finish of 9th in her class in 2012. Camelia became the 2nd woman in history to finish the Dakar on a quad in 2010 and she is still going strong today on stage 8: Salta/Uyuni > Calama- Today she will have to ride around the Salar de Uyuni, the biggest salt flat in the world a full 782km (486miles). If all goes to plan she will begin the Chilean part of the rally tomorrow.

She is currently in 16th position on her Yamaha Storm and is hoping to make up some positions on todays stage after a day of rest. She has completed 6 full days of racing covering 4,136 km (2,570 miles).

Liparoti is a native Italian who discovered her love for endurance racing while on assignment photographing the Dakar Rally. She pursued quad racing and won the World All Terrain Rally Cup in the women’s category twice now.

“After two world titles, I was in need of a new challenge, so I decided to switch to a bigger and more powerful quad. This choice forced me to change brands. I will now ride a Yamaha, which is known for its reliability. It is a limited series Black Storm, but I renamed it the “Black Blonde Storm”,  it has 200 more horsepower and more importantly incredible torque… My objective is to make it to the finish and if possible in the top ten. “

The Dakar Rally is known as one of the toughest and most dangerous off-road races in the world, and the 2014 version of the event has certainly lived up to the billing thus far. Not only is the Dakar Rally a test of endurance, it also offers a much tougher terrain than other rallies.

The race,, lasts for a total of 14 days including the rest day breaking up the competition. After 431 participants started the 2014 Dakar Rally, just 229 remained by the mandatory rest day.

The rally passes through Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. After starting on Jan. 5 in Rosario, Argentina, the journey will end on Jan. 18 in Valparaiso, Chile. The entire route is over 5,200 miles, and said to be one of the most treacherous rally courses in the world.

The race doesn’t come without its dangers. The rally is commonly referred to as the “world’s most dangerous race” for its rough terrains and sweltering conditions. The racers must battle through water, sand dunes, mud, camel grass and rocks. During the fifth stage, the temperatures rose to as high as 100 degrees Fahrenheit, according to news.com.au.

CNN has sited, 27 competitors have died and 50 total have perished—including spectators, support crew and media—in the rally since its inception in 1978. This year’s race has already claimed the lives of three individuals—one motorcycle competitor: Belgian, Eric Palante and two news members thus far.

With the race still taking place and entering its eighth stage today (Monday, Jan. 13), the most important moments are still ahead at the 2014 Dakar Rally.

 

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Valerie Thompson to appear at BMW Motorrad Days in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/valerie-thompson-to-appear-at-bmw-motorrad-days-in-garmisch-partenkirchen-germany/ https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/valerie-thompson-to-appear-at-bmw-motorrad-days-in-garmisch-partenkirchen-germany/#comments Wed, 26 Jun 2013 22:00:43 +0000 Amanda http://femaleracingnews.com/?p=9193 BMW Motorrad celebrates 90th Anniversary with worldwide party in Germany (Scottsdale, AZ) – June 25, 2013 – Valerie Thompson, owner/driver of Valerie Thompson Racing (VTR), will be appearing at the BMW Motorrad Days 2013 celebration July 5th – 7th in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, the biggest BMW party of the […]

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BMW Motorrad celebrates 90th Anniversary with worldwide party in Germany


(Scottsdale, AZ) – June 25, 2013 – Valerie Thompson, owner/driver of Valerie Thompson Racing (VTR), will be appearing at the BMW Motorrad Days 2013 celebration July 5th – 7th in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, the biggest BMW party of the year with over 35,000 attendees expected.
BMW Motorrad Days 2013 is a three-day extravaganza featuring “everything BMW,” including new motorcycle introductions, special bike tours, riding demonstrations and races. The highly anticipated inaugural Classic Boxer Sprint, organized by the top German motorcycle magazine MO, will showcase the new BMW Concept Ninety homage motorcycle.
In addition to Thompson, other sports celebrities appearing at BMW Motorrad Days include four-time street bike freestyle world champion Chris Pfeiffer, adventurer Joe Dakar and the five winners of the “One World. One R 1200 GS. Tour”.
“I can’t thank the wonderful folks at BMW Motorrad enough for the opportunity to attend this major event that draws BMW enthusiasts from around the world. I’m very excited since this is my first trip to Germany. I only wish I could bring my BMW with me for all the tours they’ll be hosting,” stated Thompson.
While in Germany, Thompson will also be the subject of a BMW Motorrad photo shoot by photographer Markus Hofman, whose celebrity clients include Tom Cruise, Adrien Brody, and Formula One drivers Ralf Schumacher and David Coulthard.
Thompson’s next land speed racing competition will be SCTA’s Speedweek at the famed Bonneville Salt Flats August 10-16, where she hopes to set new land speed racing records on her BMW S 1000 RR motorcycle. For details, visit http://www.scta-bni.org.
Valerie Thompson Background
Thompson is a five-time land speed record holder and owner/driver of the Valerie Thompson Land Speed Racing Motorcycle Team who has also competed in the All Harley Drag Racing Association and National Hot Rod Association drag racing series. She set a personal best top speed and 1000cc Class Record of 212 mph on her BMW S 1000 RR during the March 2013 Texas Mile competition. Thompson is a member of both the Texas Mile 200 MPH Club and Mojave Magnum 200 MPH Club.
Valerie Thompson Racing Sponsors include: BMW Motorrad, CTEK Battery Chargers, TROON Enterprises, Vision Wheel, Metro Auto Auction, Stay Fast, MS Production, SICOM Brakes & Clutches, Orlando Autobody, Schuberth Head Protection Technology, Go AZ Motorcycles of Scottsdale, Worldwide Bearings, Stand-Up Photos, Hyperpro Suspension Technology, Avon Tyres, Vortex and Shorai Battery.
Additional Information Sources & Photos
Go Pro ride-along video of 212 mph pass at 2013 Texas Mile: http://youtu.be/gXkeSbt5m9g

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MARIA COSTELLO – TRIUMPH OVER ADVERSITY AT THE TT https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/maria-costello-triumph-over-adversity-at-the-tt/ https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/maria-costello-triumph-over-adversity-at-the-tt/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:00:17 +0000 Amanda http://femaleracingnews.com/?p=9059 Maria Costello MBE brought home the Bob Wylie Racing Triumph 675R in 49th place today in the Monster Energy TT Supersport 1 race around the daunting 37.73 mile Isle of Man TT circuit. She made it to the finish line after […]

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Maria Costello MBE brought home the Bob Wylie Racing Triumph 675R in 49th place today in the Monster Energy TT Supersport 1 race around the daunting 37.73 mile Isle of Man TT circuit. She made it to the finish line after three difficult laps, despite having to deal with an ill handling bike due to a broken steering damper and a seat unit which had detached itself from the bike on lap three.

Maria, who envisaged a very different start to the 2013 TT Races had already faced huge disappointment after having to park the QBSD Honda Fireblade due to suspension and electrical issues and was thankfully uninjured after a spill on the Bob Wylie Racing Triumph 675R at Braddon Bridge during Thursday evening’s practice.
Without being able to race the Fireblade in the 6 lap Dainese Superbike race on Sunday, Maria took to the start line aboard the Bob Wylie Racing Triumph on Monday morning for the first Supersport event, but good luck continued to elude the Northamptonshire based racer when the steering damper stopped working at the end of lap one and then at the start of lap three she realised nothing was holding the seat unit in place other than her backside.
These issues required some conservative riding but Maria doggedly continued. The waves from the crowd and the encouragement of her pit crew [Simon, Emilie and Kev], along with the amazing generosity of Terri Mayne, who had loaned a part off her brand new Triumph to enable Maria to even start the race, was enough impetus to see Maria complete the four laps, albeit in a lowly position.
“Despite all the issues I wasn’t going to park it. I just had to ride around them as all my team, my sponsors, supporters and spectators deserved a finish, especially after the tremendous efforts made to get the bike to the grid in the first place. A TT finish is a TT finish!” commented a determined Costello after the race.
“I’m really looking forward to getting back out on the Triumph and to the Lightweight race and I’ll be flying the flag for Cranfield University, the FIM Women in Motorcycling commission and CoppaFeel! In the remaining races!” added Maria.
Maria will next take to the TT circuit on the Bob Wylie Triumph in Wednesday’s Monster Energy Supersport race 2, before firing up her ESM/Hol-Taj backed Kawasaki ER6 Supertwin ‘Pizza Race Bike’ in readiness for the Bikesocial.co.uk Lightweight race on Friday.
For all the latest news and updates on Maria’s progress, including details of how to join Maria’s ‘Entourage’, please go to www.costelloracing.com and for more information about any of Maria’s sponsors please go to: http://www.costelloracing.com/sponsors.html
Image of Maria onboard the Bob Wylie Triumph 675R as she rounds Creg-Ny-Baa in the Monster Energy TT Supersport 1 race by Matt Mackey.Maria would specially like to thank her 2013 sponsors and associates:HOL-TAJ, The European Shoe Machinery Company Ltd, HEL Brake lines, Draper Tools, Rock Oil, Kawasaki UK Ltd, Arai, NGK, Vmtek Suspension/Wilbers, Radicool, Jap4Performance, Skidmarx, EBC, GBRacing, Gimoto, Racing Batteries, Knox, The Image Works, iDP Moto Ltd, Cranfield University, RSV, Racebikebitz/Samco hoses, Daytona boots, Pipercross, B&C Express, RS Fabrications Ltd, APC (Wet Paint) Ltd, Cameron Designs, Christian Baker, Dallington Fitness leisure & Wellbeing Club, Trilogy Gyms, DnG, Sparkes Management Support, JP-PT Personal Trainer, Bespoke Injury Management, Scott Physio, Udo’s Choice, Body Helix, Ashgrove Health Ltd, Stratford Print, Stomp, Flying Tiger Paintwork & Spider Grips.

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THREE RIDES FOR MARIA COSTELLO AT COOKSTOWN 100 https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/three-rides-for-maria-costello-at-cookstown-100/ https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/three-rides-for-maria-costello-at-cookstown-100/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:00:27 +0000 Amanda http://femaleracingnews.com/?p=8898 According to the saying, all good things come in threes and that’s definitely the case for motorcycle racer Maria Costello MBE, who has three motorcycles to compete on at this weekend’s Cookstown 100 road races in Northern Ireland. Former Isle […]

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Maria Costello MBE
According to the saying, all good things come in threes and that’s definitely the case for motorcycle racer Maria Costello MBE, who has three motorcycles to compete on at this weekend’s Cookstown 100 road races in Northern Ireland.
Former Isle of Man record holder Costello will have a full schedule of races at the road racing season opener, competing on her ESM/Hol-Taj backed Kawasaki ER6 Supertwin and two bikes from the Bob Wylie Racing stable; a Honda NSF250 Moto3 in the 125/Moto3 race and the new Triumph 675R in the Supersport races.
The Northamptonshire based racer has worked hard during the off season, not only to get all her machines and logistics in order, but to overcome a broken femur she sustained in a racing incident at the end of last season. 
Determined to be fighting fit for the start of the season, Maria underwent a relentless rehab, gym and swimming regime and thanks to her self-belief and her dedicated support team of Dallington Fitness, Trilogy gyms, Joe Power Personal Training, Bespoke Injury Management, Physiotherapists Barry Goudriaan and Scott Physio and the Isle of Man Hyperbaric Chamber, she is more than ready to take on the challenge of a real road race.
Landing the deal to ride for Bob Wylie added more motivation to her recovery and Maria has already competed on the Moto3 bike at a cold Kirkistown on the Easter Bank Holiday Monday and tested the Triumph 675R for the first time last week, before having a run out on her ‘pizza race bike’ Supertwin at a Silverstone track day on Sunday.
Costello said:
‘My fitness support team are the tip of the iceberg. Without them I wouldn’t be fit to race, but without the fantastic backing from my new and existing sponsors, such as the Kettering based engineering company The European Shoe Machinery Co. and Earl’s Barton’s Hol-Taj, I couldn’t go racing. I’m eternally grateful to these people and work hard to give them a return.’
General Manager of Dallington Fitness Leisure & Wellbeing Club, Maria De Chiara commented: ‘We are delighted to support Maria, a local sports person and one of the UK’s leading female motorcyclists. She is a great role model for other women in any sport and a credit to our club. We wish her every success.’
Owner of ESM, Roberto Petrozzi added: ‘ESM began supporting Maria last season and wanted to continue, as her professionalism and determination impressed us and she also acts as a great ambassador for our brand when she is promoting engineering in her role as a STEM Ambassador. We hope to see her reach her goals this season.’
Costello added: ’With all of this excellent support, I’m looking forward to a fantastic year and a great race season.’
Practice and qualifying for the Cookstown 100 commences on Friday 26th April, with a full day of racing on Saturday 27th April. Visit the website here:www.cookstown100.com
For all the latest news and updates on Maria’s progress please go to www.costelloracing.com and for more information about any of Maria sponsors please go to: http://www.costelloracing.com/sponsors.html
Image by www.beckphotographic.com

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WERA West Las Vegas MotorSpeedway

February 2012

Krystyna Kubran Las Vegas with WERA

Yup... cold enough to wear that damn hat again!!! LOL Thanks Mom & Dad :D

After literally freezing during the opening round at Fontana in January, we were greeted with the low end of the weather curve again in Las Vegas… although thankfully not nearly as cold as Fontana… this time it didn’t get below freezing for a low!

I arranged a half day with Racer’s Edge Friday track day, and holy AMA paddock Batman!  When I arrived there was a semi in one corner, and the brightly colored kids from the Red Bull team near my pit; amongst a slew of AMA pro riders in attendance!

Practice went pretty well, but my bike was overly squirrely under the brakes going into Turn 1… not having a slipper clutch, I’m used to the considerable tail wag, but after having a moment where it “wagged the dog” I seriously thought I was going to go completely unstable and crash in a straight line.

It was unstable coming off the back straight/kink as well, but not nearly as bad as Turn 1… well… turn one is downhill.

Then I looked at my bike… looked at my notebook… what was different from November?!  Lenny Albin of Superbike Chassis, LLC refreshed my suspension, and my forks were bumped up in stiffness…. Oh man they are amazing!  But that wouldn’t cause excessive chassis instability… it was as if the rear was so light it was allowed to gain momentum as it wagged while slipping the clutch… while the weight was on the front end from braking… the front end!  Aaahhhh!

I had lowered the front triples down the forks while at Chuckwalla in December… that was it!  Too much weight on the front!  Duh…

2mm…. that was enough to nearly make me lose complete control of the entire motorcycle.  That combined for a perfect storm into turn one that created escalating instability… reminded me of all the curves in our Controls Class on stability… and damping… ahhh college.

 

Krystyna Kubran in Las Vegas with WERA

Exiting turn one in 3rd place!!! Killer start during the first start of Open (A) Superstock... the restart wasn't quite as awesome; but still ran strong! (Studio819 photo)

Put the forks back to flush with the triples, and all was back to normal.  Now… the other thing… I think I need to take a look at my shifter mechanism before the next ride, because I was blowing shifts a bit too often.  I couldn’t move the shifter up (GP Shift) with enough power a handful of times, and just got it between gears… it was noisy, annoying, and just made me cringe to think of what the gears in my transmission were doing.  One of the slightly negative side effects of being an engineer, and being familiar with your internal parts… picturing them getting destroyed when you hear the clack clack clack of the tranny gears when it doesn’t quite get bumped into the proper down shift.

Due to funds, I opted to sit out Saturday’s 20 lapper; and subsequently, Saturday practice, which was just as well, because practice was ridiculously cold.

Sunday morning was overcast and the track took longer to warm up, so I went out only in the second practice round.  I followed JD Beach of the Red Bull AMA team, and we both tiptoed a bit as we felt out the track conditions.  He decided to take off, and I watched him for a few corners… “well… he didn’t crash… track is good”  So I took off too!  I felt good during this practice – confident, in control, hitting my marks.  I was surprised how the cold really got into a lot of people’s heads, as I passed some people as if they were beginners!  My confidence paid off in that I was the top third of the time sheet ;-)

 

Open (A) Superstock

First race of the day… I was ready.  Mentally, physically, aggressively.  I was on row three, and got a killer start!  Slammed the door on a BMW, and lit off out of turn 1 in third place!!!!!  Hells yeah!  In the opening lap AMA riders Tucker Lancaster and Aussie Dave went though me, but I found myself tail grabbing the ZX10 of a relative new comer to our grid, and pretty damn fast… so be tail grabbing him… I was stoked!

Going into lap two I was trying to hang on to him, and figure out if I was going to have something for him or not when the red flag came out.  Ugh…

Back to my pit to see my friends jumping up and down and so stoked on my start!!!!  Then my long time pal (and one time coach!) who was on that BMW I slammed the door on into turn one, came over and picked me up off the ground and told me he was coming for me… “I was sooooo close… arrrghhhhh!!!!

Sadly, by the time they cleaned up and brought us back out, I was still feeling good, but that razor sharp edge of aggression had dissipated.  That’s a mental game I’ll have to work on.

My re-start was decent, but my friend on the BMW got me into turn one, and I spent the rest of the race trying to find a way around.  Although I ran faster lap times, he beat my 0.08 at the line.  So frustrating.

Those shifter problems haunted me when I couldn’t complete the downshifts into turn one, and had to finish them between turn one and turn two.

But what I will say I’m very proud of… I held off AMA Superbike racer Aussie Dave for the full opening lap!  Sure he had to start at the back of the grid… but I slammed the door on him coming off the high speed back section, and made him take the pass under the brakes into turn one… where it was borderline getting stuffed… I wasn’t that far off the mark for his turn one… and that… I am quite proud of :D

 

Krystyna Kubran in Las Vegas with WERA

Being chased by my long time pal, and one time riding coach!!!! He was so frustrated but so proud of me :D (Open (A) Superstock - Studio819 photo)

In talking to him after the race, he was shocked at the flying braided pigtails… he said “oh my gosh.. those are pigtails!  Holy crap that’s a girl!” Ha ha ha!  I heard later, he wasn’t the only one to be shocked at the girl factor.

It’s not unusual for these fast guys to be shocked when they come upon a girl who’s going a smidgen slower than they are.  I certainly do not take offense… I’m quite proud :-)

No matter… I had some struggles with that tricky long, slow turn three, and could’ve had a better turn one – like the bad ass turn one I had in November.

Thankfully we have a double header in April.

Finish: 5th/12 after Aussie Dave Anthony DQd himself since he was on his superbike.

Best Lap: 1:20.8

Tires: Med front/Med Rear – new

No Women’s race this time!

Open (A) Superbike

This grid was stacked.  I got a decent start, but got really beat up going into turn one.  I still feel a bit more intimidated about Superbike vs Superstock, and it shows in turn one.  I’m slowly gaining more confidence in this class.  Just because there are a few riders who are in it with fancy bikes doesn’t mean I can’t still rock it.

 

Krystyna Kubra's Helmet by Exclusively By Samantha

My bedazzled helmet thanks to Exclusively By Samantha! (exculsivelybysamantha.com)

I was proud to hold off AMA Pro and top club racer Reno Karimian until turn five!!!  The high speed kink!  He got me with his bizzilion horsepower ;-)   But I chased him, and my long time fast pal Corey Sarros.  Oh I tried so hard to get with those guys… I reeled them in over a few places, then lost them in others.  I worked and worked and worked but I just didn’t have much grip left in my medium tire – which worked fabulous in the first race and the cold track, but the sun had shown on the track all day and now it’s the last race of the day.

However, I was still proud to be running with those guys!!!!  They used to suck the paint off me as they went by!!!!

That shifting issue cropped up again, going into turn one clack clack clack… it made such a racket that my pals on the wall near start / finish!! heard my transmission, heard my squealing rear tire, and apparently everyone cringed! Ha ha ha… It was just fine, I had to put it back into 4th gear, and grab the two down shifts between one and two again.  My pals commented how proud they were of me for maintaining my composure as my bike looked and sounded out of control.

 

Krystyna Kubra in Las Vegas with WERA

Even racer girls need a burger!!

Finish: 7th/11

Best Lap: 1:21.7

Tires: Med front / flipped Med Rear – one race

Summary

In summary, I learned some lessons this weekend in the mental game, and found I’m still working on some key areas around the Vegas track.

I’m very much looking forward to running the double header in April.  I may or may not do one of the Women’s races in April.  There just aren’t many women running in the expert class, and to save money, and wear on my bike, I’ve opted to run it at only select events.

Oh… the back story… apparently a notable AMA rider crashed on Friday because he was “so shocked” that I was a girl he got distracted.  That is just hilarious! (he was ok, btw)

I’m very proud to have matched my previous best lap times on a great tire, and warmer temps on a harder tire, and brutally cold temps!

Huge thank you to my amazing friend Lyle Geoff Brown (LGB!) for huge assistance as pit crew on Sunday.  To my amazing friend Steve Weir for being so supportive that the girl he used to coach is now giving him a run for his money ;-)

Thank you to Barry Wressel & Sean Gager for being available for good discussion over the weekend.  And thank you to my wonderful friends who were out there to cheer me on and support from track side and via phone <3

 

Krystyna Kubran in Las Vegas with WERA

While the initial opening laps of the pre-red flagged superock race were better run; that's racing... and the second chance wasn't as good to me.. as I let my buddy get me on the start, and I spent the whole race chasing his ass around :-/ Still a good finish though!

Very Special Thank You…

Graves Motorsports (gravesport.com)

Lenny Albin (superbikechassis.com)

Pirelli Tires (CT Racing – ctracetires.com)

M Racing (mracingperformance.com)

Scorpion Helmet (scorpionusa.com)

Five & Dime Tattoo (fiveanddimetattoo.com)

Hella High Oakland (hellahighoakland.com)

Moonstone Cellars (moonstonecellars.com)

STAR School (starmotorycle.com)

Five-0 Racing (five-0racing.com)

785Graphics (785graphics.com)

Cortech (cortechperformance.com)

Valley CrossFit (valleycrossfit.com)

Chicken Hawk Racing

Vortex Racing

 

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New Vlog from Christin Voros! Follow her on her weekend including a track day and  Round 6 of the Chuckwalla Valley Motorcycle Association 2013 Winter Series. This is her second Vlog for FRN and we hope to see more of her. Good luck on lowering your time next Round! We are rooting for you Christin!

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MARIA COSTELLO MBE IS TARGETING SUCCESS https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/maria-costello-mbe-is-targeting-success/ https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/maria-costello-mbe-is-targeting-success/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:00:06 +0000 Amanda http://femaleracingnews.com/?p=8793 MARIA COSTELLO MBE IS TARGETING SUCCESS ON THE ROADS AFTER SIGNING A DEAL TO RACE FOR BOB WYLIE RACING THIS YEAR. The former Isle of Man female record holder will ride a new Triumph 675R at events including the Isle […]

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MARIA COSTELLO MBE IS TARGETING SUCCESS ON THE ROADS AFTER SIGNING A DEAL TO RACE FOR BOB WYLIE RACING THIS YEAR.

Maria Costello Triumph Daytona 675R

The former Isle of Man female record holder will ride a new Triumph 675R at events including the Isle of Man TT and the Ulster Grand Prix as well as other selected Irish short circuit and real road races.

The Triumph 675R has been enjoying rave reviews since its launch and Northampton-based Costello says she cannot wait to get onboard and try it for herself. As well as the 675R,Maria will also compete on the Bob Wylie Racing Honda NSF250 Moto3 bike that she rode to two top-eight places last season; 7th at Walderstown and 8th at the Ulster Grand Prix.
Maria’s first road race event of the season will be the Cookstown 100 at the end of April when she will compete on both the Bob Wylie Racing Triumph 675R and Moto3 bike, her own Kawasaki ER6 Supertwin and the Bob Jackson Racing Suzuki T20.

Bob Wylie commented:”I am delighted to have Maria riding for me again this season. The 675R is set to be a very capable race bike and the Moto3 bike has recently had the HRC race kit fitted, which should provide a substantial horsepower increase. Maria went very well on it last season and I’m sure this season she will be even more successful on both machines.”

Maria added:

“I’m so pleased and fortunate to be riding Bob Wylie’s bikes again this year. The 675R has the potential to be a brilliant race bike and I get to race the Moto3 bike again. Great bikes and a fantastic opportunity. I’m very excited about this season, what with these and the other rides I have planned.”

“My season has been given a real boost by this opportunity and I can’t thank Bob Wylie enough. I will savour every moment competing on these fantastic bikes and aim for yet more success on both of them.”Maria would also like to thank Triumph Motorcycles and Pure Triumph in Wellingborough for their help and support.

Costello’s first outing for Bob Wylie Racing will be on the Triumph 675R at back-to-back short circuit races at Bishopscourt and Kirkistown over the Easter weekend at the end of March. The Bob Wylie Racing team will be launched on Easter Friday. If media would like to attend please contact maria@costelloracing.com

Maria Costello will also continue to support breast cancer awareness charity CoppaFeel! through 2013. She will be carrying their logo on all of the race bikes she competes on, as well as displaying CoppaFeel! collection tins at all the race events she attends.

Image by www.beckphotographic.com

Maria Costello MBE and the Bob Wylie Racing Triumph 675R in road trim ready to be prepared for the 2013 race season.

Maria Costello would also like to thank all of her 2013 sponsors and associates: HOL-TAJ, The European Shoe Machinery Company Ltd, HEL Brake lines, Draper Tools, Rock Oil, Kawasaki UK Ltd, Team Classic Suzuki, Bob Wylie Racing, Bob Jackson Racing, Arai, NGK, Vmtek Suspension/Wilbers, Radicool, Jap4Performance, Skidmarx, EBC, GBRacing, Gimoto, Racing Batteries, Knox, The Image Works, iDP Moto Ltd, Cranfield University, RSV, Racebikebitz/Samco hoses, Daytona boots, Pipercross, B&C Express, RS Fabrications Ltd, Alpha Powder Coatings [Peterborough] Ltd, Cameron Designs, Christian Baker, Dallington Fitness leisure & Wellbeing Club, Trilogy Gyms, DnG, Sparkes Management Support, JP-PT Personal Trainer, Bespoke Injury Management, Scott Physio, Udo’s Choice, Body Helix, Ashgrove Health Ltd, Stratford Print, Stomp & Spider Grips.

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Bitter Cold Start… Bright, Shining End, er… Beginning? https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/bitter-cold-start-bright-shining-end-er-beginning/ https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/bitter-cold-start-bright-shining-end-er-beginning/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:32:55 +0000 Krystyna Kubran http://femaleracingnews.com/?p=8720 The WERA opener is always just after the New Year, and nothing gets me through the holidays like the anticipation of the season opener!! After the opportunity to race at Miami-Homestead with Sean Dwyer and Luie Zendejas; followed closely by […]

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Krystyna Kubran CaliPhoto Candid

Candid pit shot by CaliPhoto ... it was so cold my face could barely move!!!

The WERA opener is always just after the New Year, and nothing gets me through the holidays like the anticipation of the season opener!!

After the opportunity to race at Miami-Homestead with Sean Dwyer and Luie Zendejas; followed closely by Femmewalla at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway; I was lucky to go approximately a month between riding.

Where I wasn’t so lucky was having a crash during the Femmewalla event… ugh… that was just frustrating.  It was such a dumb crash… I hadn’t crashed in over 2 years… cold conditions, and a small error on my part resulted in a small tumble.

Thankfully most of the damage was limited to the body work… and my amazing friends helped me to get the bike up and running again, and I was able to ride a considerable amount later in the weekend; sans bodywork.

Femmewalla is an all-girls track day started up by Micky & Aimee Grana, who own and operate Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, near Desert Center, Calif.  Femmewalla was brought around by an idea from Aimee, and she opted to make it a charity event where all the proceeds go to the Unforgettables Foundation.  This foundations helps parents pay for funeral expenses when their children are taken from them way to early.  In the Grana’s case, their young daughter lost her life in a tragic accident.  The foundation helped them when they needed it the most, and their story, as told at the riders meeting, was so heartbreaking yet such a positive outcome to the dire situation.

Over 60 ladies showed up to ride – an unbelievable number!!  When I started riding, in 2001, there were usually one or two girls at the track – when I say one… I mean me.

I was so thrilled to be out there to meet more ladies, and help encourage girls to ride more and race!!!  I met some really cool girls, and got to know more ladies who race the Femmewalla class at the CVMA races.

The event was amazing… Jason Pridmore and Dale Keiffer were offering coaching where all the proceeds went directly to the Unforgettables.

 

Krystna Kubran Yamaha R1

My Big Boy is looking handsome in his new bodywork... no stickers had been applied yet. Tire warmers on and ready for practice... in the garages at AutoClub Speedway in Fontana, Calif.

My suspension had just been refreshed by Lenny Albin of Superbike Chassis, LLC; and I had finally scored a kit ECU for my 2006 Yamaha R1; so I was more than stoked to test out my new goodies at the track before the WERA season opener at AutoClub Jan 13th.

Once mid December passes, there are little to no track days available through the crazy holidays.

 

WERA Opener

While I was monitoring the weather closely, my stomach just turned when I saw the predicted temps… highs barely cracking 50 deg F with lows below freezing – dipping to 28 on some nights.  Not a great way to start the season.  The worst was that the weekend before and the weekend after were 70+ deg!!!

 

Friday practice went really well, as soon as the track warmed up – well after 10am.  A hard lesson I learned towards the end of last season was I needed to invest in some track side assistance from a suspension guy.  While Lenny is my guy, and I’m very loyal to him, he is but one man who cannot be in a million places at once… and I’m sure I’m not the only one who wishes we could clone Lenny! ;-)

With Lenny’s blessing, I enlisted the help of GP Suspensions’ Barry Wressell for assistance in twiddling my knobs and clickers track side, at AutoClub.  Someone to be at the wall just for me… to come to my pit for a debrief, and discuss how we can improve lap times.

I learned this lesson when I seemingly pissed away half the day of practice when one simple change would allow me to go forward.

It is time for me to learn that I can ride a motorcycle… and that when I’m getting passed in the braking zone, or can’t pick up the throttle out of the corners it is more likely to be an issue with my set up than with my riding.  While I am not perfect, I need to switch my mindset about myself.

 

Having Barry to talk to helped me to make huge progress throughout the two days of practice.  I was able to get more aggressive, faster, and as I improved by fixing little handling issues, it brought up new ones.

By Saturday late afternoon, I had found a really good set up that I was confident I could put to good use on Sunday.

 

Sunday Race Day

Practice started at 8am, and it was 30 deg F.  I made an executive decision not to practice at all Sunday morning.  I had already fallen down once from cold, crappy conditions, and I wasn’t about to go out and degrade my confidence by practicing in bad conditions.

 

Cousin Matt Buanno (Cousin Matty), had a family emergency, and couldn’t come out to help me this weekend.  I enlisted the help of several awesome pals; namely Corey Baum.  My races were so close together, and I had some serious rear wheel swaps to perform between each race.

Open (A) Superbike was first, one race break (approx 15 minutes), Open (A) Superstock, one race break, then Women’s Superstock.

I had two rear tires to use between the three races, and immediately following Superbike we had to swap wheels, and haul the used one to CT Racing Pirelli to be flipped for use in Women’s Superstock.  Following Superstock, the rear wheel had to be swapped for Women’s Superstock.  My pals let me borrow another rear tire warmer, so we could keep the spare rear hot – especially given the horribly cold conditions!

 

Thankfully my races landed in the prime part of the day for the best temperature/track condition combination.  It was approximately 52 deg F when I raced, and the track temperatures were rumored to have barely reached into the 70s.

 

Krystna Kubran Tim Weig

Posing here with my pal, and fellow racer, Tim Weig who was spilling his secrets on how he won two championships in the v-twin classes in 2012!! His secret... how to get sponsors, a booklet written by fellow racer, Brian Bartlow of Feel Like A Pro. Nah.... I was really telling Tim how to go fast around Fontana now that he's on a 600cc R6 ;-} It was the least I could do since he has now classified me as the "Moto Princess" because I was freaking out since Cousin Matty couldn't come out to be my crew chief / racer-sitter.

Open (A) Superbike

I rolled out for the warm up lap, and my first time on the track all day Sunday, feeling very confident on my brand new set of Pirelli tires.

The green flag dropped, I got a pretty good start from row 3, but got a bit mobbed in turn 3 and turn 4.  I tried to hang on to the mid pack guys, but as the laps counted down – 6 laps total – I was sliding a bit much for having brand new tires.  When the front slid, I was beginning to wonder what was going on.  As I motored down the front straight I realized I had completely forgot to set my tire pressures… I couldn’t believe it.  What a bonehead mistake!!!  Cousin Matty has definitely spoiled me!!  More importantly, he has allowed me to focus on my riding, rather than my bike.  While my pals are awesome, it ultimately lands on me to have my shit together.  While I did think of my tire pressures several hours before the race, I just completely forgot… I forgot to set them myself, or to ask one of my pals if they had checked. Ugh… well, at least I hadn’t crashed… yet….

 

I was so distracted by this stupid mistake, I blew my turn 3 entrance, and another rider got underneath me… ugh…

As I chased him into the horseshoe (turn 5/6), I thought to myself… hold this position, and don’t crash….

 

Krystyna Kubran Superstock

Action shot leading a big pack in Open (A) Supersock! (Photo by CaliPhoto)

We took the white flag the next lap, and another rider showed me a wheel going into turn 5, but I slammed the door on him… I held onto 9th place … out of 16 riders.  Given the level of competitors – like 5 current or former AMA riders on my grid – I was pretty stoked to have held my position, be in the top ten, and run 1:36s.

They widened the chicane after turn 9 (the decreasing radius) over the course of the weekend, but it was a little bit more open than back in September.  The guys who ran 1:29s in Sept were in the 1:28s this time.

While I got to 36s towards the end of practice on Saturday afternoon, I was pretty excited to finish so well given my tires were 5-8 psi overpressure – we checked when I came in.

I admit, I got incredibly lucky that the fantastic Pirelli guys (Chris Maguire, Corey Neuer, and Dale Kieffer) set them considerably lower than most tires get mounted at.  For example, my other new tire (after being on the warmer for a good hour) pegged the needle on the pressure gauge… a pressure gauge that goes to 60 psi!

 

Tires: Med/Soft – new

Open (A) Superbike: 9th of 16

Best lap: 1:36.6

 

Open (A) Superstock

With a new rear tire, proper tire pressures, and a boosted confidence from finishing so well in Superbike, I was pumped to bring it.

Another good start from row 2 netted me in the top five into turn 3 (turning into the infield).  I got a little mobbed as we flipped over for turn 4 and I made the mistake of not taking a defensive line into turn 5, which allowed one more rider past me.

 

I chased him the entire race!!!  I was considerably stronger than him in some areas of the track, but it just wasn’t enough to make a pass happen.  Several times I could have tried for a pass, but it would have been a lot more risk than I was willing to take.

 

I wasn’t sure where I was in the pack, but I knew I wasn’t close to the leaders.  The two of us ran down another rider, and I can’t help but think of what I could have done had I not let him pass me….

 

Coming away from these two races, I have recognized some technical areas that I will be working on.  I’ve noticed one particular technique that my competitors are doing profoundly better than I.  It gives me the greatest margin for improvement.  Getting more aggressive on the throttle.

 

In the end, I held my 8th place of 16 riders, and when I turned around at the end of the race, I was rather shocked to see who I had finished in front of!

 

Krystyna Kubran Superstock Time Sheet

Posting of results from Open (A) Superstock. The field was stacked with great riders and former pro racers!!!

Steve Kidd, a racer from the Pacific Northwest, came down for this event, had a GoPro mounted on his ZX10, and he spent the entire Superstock race chasing me.  That made for a pretty cool video… I hadn’t seen myself on video for a long time… all I have to say is… wow!!! My bike is fast!!!!  I keep thinking how slow it is – when I’m not able to rocket past other liter bikes, but to see it from that perspective… wow….

Link to Steve’s video!  My R1 has the twin tail pipes coming from the tail section, and while I mostly look like a white dot; you can make out my flying braids when he gets close on a few occasions… but for the most part, he follows me almost exclusively in the video.   http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=IwTuRMMaT3I&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DIwTuRMMaT3I

 

Tires: Med/Soft – 1 race/new

Open (A) Superstock: 8th / 16

Best Lap: 1:34.4

 

Women’s Superstock

For 2013, I have opted to reduce the number of times I enter Women’s Superstock; especially given its proximity to my Superstock and Superbike.  Now that I am running considerably stronger, and the fact that so few women enter the class in the Expert classification, I have decided to run it just enough to win the Championship.

 

Last year, my Pirelli sponsorship was increased because I was winning the class.  It was with Pirelli’s blessing I changed my strategy for 2013.  However, Corey asked me to run the Women’s Class in the WERA opener and “smash it”… so that’s what I did =D

 

Although I was the only entry for Women’s Superstock Expert, I smashed it just as I promised Corey I would.  I ran down every single Heavyweight Twins Superbike contender, except the winner, despite their 10 second head start.  They had their own green flag, and there were several big Ducatis in the class this time!  I used the race to work on some immediate issues I felt needed improvement from the previous races.

While I did slow up to make safe, clean passes on the twins class competitors, I still caught the second place guy on the last lap.  While I caught him in turn 6, I followed him until the front straight because a safe, clean pass did not present itself.

Passing him was purely for my ego.  So I made a run on him and caught him at the line.  While the transponders showed I was technically 0.02s behind him… I still credit myself with beating him ;-)

 

Tires: Med/Soft – 2 races/1 race – flipped

Women’s Superstock: 1st of 1

Best Lap: 1:35.5

 

Such a Bright 2013… I’ll Need Sunscreen!

While I feel I did not ride my best, I am happy with how I rode given the conditions.  I am terrible about the cold… I really struggle.  Plus not having Cousin Matty there as my racersitter… I came away from the opener having put myself against a slew of ridiculously fast competitors, and came out strong!!!  Mid pack!!  I am so thrilled with that!

 

I am also thrilled to announce that I will be competing with AFM in 2013, namely in the AFemme class, but I will do a few other classes on occasion.

 

Hold on tight… 2013 is going to be a hell of a wild ride!!!!

Krystna Kubran Mike Castro

Getting a warm hug (literally! It was freezing!) from my awesome pal from the Pacific Northwest - Mike Castro of FuziMoto. He helped me with some significant work on my bike over the course of the weekend. He builds engines, and specializes in Ducati's. He came down with the PNW crew, as seen by the photo bomb of the Green Machine Steve Kidd!! Thank you Washington crew for your immense help over the weekend!


Very Special Thank You…

Huge thank you to my amazing pals who helped so much over the course of the weekend…. While they affectionately referred to me as the moto princess… they let me share garage pace with them, they jumped into help me when I needed it, and I know I would not have had such a a successful weekend without them…

Corey Baum & his dad, Tim Weig, Mike Castro, Steve Kidd, Josh Kent, and a few guys I didn’t get introduced to.

A very deep gratitude is extended to Thomas of Pirelli/Racer’s Edge for bringing his toy hauler out for myself and a few pals to sleep in for the weekend.  Thanks to Thomas, we did not freeze!

 

Huge thank you to Corey Neuer, Chris Maguire, and Dale Kieffer, of CT Racing Pirelli (and Racer’s Edge – Dale’s extra trailer full of goodies)…  They always take really good care of me.

 

Special thank you to M Racing for supplying my fuel for the weekend!!!  Five & Dime Tattoo of Oakland for helping to make this weekend happen!!!

 

I am also very excited to announce new sponsors for 2013!! Cortech, Valley CrossFit, and Chicken Hawk Racing!!

 

The following sponsors are who make this weekend – and all my race weekends – possible…

Graves Motorsports (gravesport.com)

Lenny Albin (superbikechassis.com)

Pirelli Tires (CT Racing – ctracetires.com)

M Racing (mracingperformance.com)

Scorpion Helmets (scorpionusa.com)

Five & Dime Tattoo (fiveanddimetattoo.com)

Moonstone Cellars (moonstonecellars.com)

STAR School (starmotorycle.com)

Five-0 Racing (five-0racing.com)

785Graphics (785graphics.com)

Cortech (cortechperformance.com)

Valley CrossFit (valleycrossfit.com)

Chicken Hawk Racing (chickenhawkracing.com)

Vortex Racing (vortexracing.com)

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Christin Voros Vlog #1 https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/christin-voros-vlog-1/ https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/christin-voros-vlog-1/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:52:04 +0000 Amanda http://femaleracingnews.com/?p=8584 Welcome to the FRN party Vlogger Christin Voros! We are really excited to have her on board! Check out her first blog below!

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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/maria-costello-makes-australian-debut/attachment/maria-makes-her-australian-racing-debut-on-the-mick-neason-manx-norton-at-the-barry-sheene-festival-of-speed-by-ray-oxford/" rel="attachment wp-att-9744"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-9744" title="Maria makes her Australian racing debut on the Mick Neason Manx Norton at the Barry Sheene Festival of Speed. By Ray Oxford." src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Maria-makes-her-Australian-racing-debut-on-the-Mick-Neason-Manx-Norton-at-the-Barry-Sheene-Festival-of-Speed.-By-Ray-Oxford.-540x360.jpg" alt="" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> <p>It’s been more than a G’day for female motorcycle racer, Maria Costello MBE.</p> <div></div> <div>Visiting Australia for the first time, Costello has achieved a lifetime ambition to race down under at the Barry Sheene Festival of Speed alongside Phil Read MBE, visited the impressive HART Honda training centre and soaked up some Aussie coolness at the HQ of Australian custom bike builders, Deus Ex Machina.</div> <div></div> <div>Maria made her debut at the circuit formely known as Eastern Creek, on three race machines; a Manx Norton, Honda VFR400 and Honda RS125 owned by Mick Neason, Rob Francis and Steve Kairl respectively.<span id="more-9743"></span></div> <div></div> <div>Costello had a good start at the circuit formerly known as Easten Creek and despite only a brief pratice session on each of the three bikes on Friday morning she went on to racing to finish 6<sup>th</sup>overall and 2<sup>nd</sup> in class on the Mick Neason Manx Norton that afternoon. She followed that up with a great  4<sup>th</sup> place finish in her first ever 125 race, onboard a 1988 Honda RS125 race bike provided by Steve Kairl.</div> <div></div> <div>Despite having raced in many countries in recent years, Maria received a few key reminders that she was on Australian soil: “I’m loving everything about my Aussie debut. Having to dodge a turtle at turn two was a new one for me. Everyone at the event from the organisers to office staff to marshalls to competitors have been so welcoming. And I’m so glad I received support from SKINS in time for this event as they’re really helping me cope with the heat here. I also decided that Australia would be a great place to debut my my new Arai helmet paintjob designed and painted by Steve Snape”.</div> <div></div> <div>Day two brought mixed fortunes. Costello finished fourth again on the 125 in spite of a broken rear shock, had a jump start on the Honda VFR400 owned by Rob Francis.  “I didn’t gain any advantage as I’d come to a stop again before the flag dropped but it meant I had at accept a 10 second penalty. I also fluffed the start on the Manx Norton (when I did a wheelie) &#8211; the owner said dump the clutch, so I did, but I hadn&#8217;t taken in to account our weight difference and unfortunately it sucked in the tank strap and I had to pull-in.”</div> <div></div> <div>Sunday was another mixed bag for Costello. The loaned rear shock from Leanne Nelson had helped Maria improve her times on the 125 but she finished in 5<sup>th</sup> place at the chequered flag. The 400 spat water out on the grid in race one and broke down after a blinding start saw Maria move from 38<sup>th</sup> on the grid to 15<sup>th</sup> place on lap one. She did however close the event on a high note with a 2<sup>nd</sup> in class finish on the Manx Norton.</div> <div></div> <div>Maria reflected on the experience: “I’ve had an awesome time. There are so many people I need to thank, including Grant Paterson for helping make this happen, Peter &amp; Janet for the inivte and making me feel so welcome, everyone at the track, especially the other female competitors, and wonderful ladies in the office who made the event such a cracker. Finally thanks to Mick Neason, Rob Francis [I don’t know who was more disappointed with the break down, me or Rob?] and Steve Kairl for respectively allowing me to race their Manx Norton, VFR400 &amp; 125 race bikes.</div> <div></div> <div>Maria’s biking experiences in Oz didn’t end there. She was then was given a tour of the impressive Honda Australian Roadcraft Training centre by Manager, Rod Hill and soaked up some Aussie coolness, hanging out with Mikey and Jackie at the HQ of Australian custom bike builders Deus Ex Machina.</div> <div></div> <div>Maria will return home in time to host her first women only riding skills day at Silverstone on the 10<sup>th</sup> April, to book one of the remaining places visit <a href="http://www.silverstone.co.uk/track/bike-track-days/" target="_blank">http://www.silverstone.co.uk/<wbr>track/bike-track-days/</wbr></a>. Her road race season commences at the Cookstown 100 at the end of April.</div> <div></div> <div>To follow her racing and other exploits visit her website: <a href="http://www.costelloracing.com/" target="_blank">http://www.costelloracing.com</a></div> <p>The post <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/maria-costello-makes-australian-debut/">Maria Costello Makes Australian Debut</a> appeared first on <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<title>A Little about the Only Woman Racing A Quad at Dakar this year- Camelia Liparoti</title>
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<![CDATA[ <p>This year&#8217;s Dakar Rally has one woman competing on a quad, who is attempting to beat her own highest finish of 9th in her class in 2012. Camelia became the 2nd woman in history to finish the Dakar on a quad [&#8230;]</p><p>The post <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com/lead-story/a-little-about-the-only-woman-racing-dakar-this-year-camelia-liparoti/">A Little about the Only Woman Racing A Quad at Dakar this year- Camelia Liparoti</a> appeared first on <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/lead-story/a-little-about-the-only-woman-racing-dakar-this-year-camelia-liparoti/attachment/1501071_643182615723436_1298962660_o/" rel="attachment wp-att-9541"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9541" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1501071_643182615723436_1298962660_o-540x360.jpg" alt="" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> <p><strong>This year&#8217;s Dakar Rally has one woman competing on a quad, who is attempting to beat her own highest finish of 9th in her class in 2012. Camelia became the 2nd woman in history to finish the Dakar on a quad in 2010 and she is still going strong today on stage 8: Salta/Uyuni &gt; Calama- Today she will have to ride around the Salar de Uyuni, the biggest salt flat in the world a full 782km (486miles). If all goes to plan she will begin the Chilean part of the rally tomorrow.</strong></p> <p><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/lead-story/a-little-about-the-only-woman-racing-dakar-this-year-camelia-liparoti/attachment/1533827_642801065761591_1512925152_n/" rel="attachment wp-att-9544"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-9544" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1533827_642801065761591_1512925152_n.jpg" alt="" width="482" height="643" /></a></p> <p>She is currently in 16th position on her Yamaha Storm and is hoping to make up some positions on todays stage after a day of rest. She has completed 6 full days of racing covering 4,136 km (2,570 miles).</p> <p>Liparoti is a native Italian who discovered her love for endurance racing while on assignment photographing the Dakar Rally. She pursued quad racing and won the World All Terrain Rally Cup in the women&#8217;s category twice now.</p> <blockquote><p><em>“After two world titles, I was in need of a new challenge, so I decided to switch to a bigger and more powerful quad. This choice forced me to change brands. I will now ride a Yamaha, which is known for its reliability. It is a limited series Black Storm, but I renamed it the “Black Blonde Storm”,  it has 200 more horsepower and more importantly incredible torque&#8230; My objective is to make it to the finish and if possible in the top ten. “</em></p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/lead-story/a-little-about-the-only-woman-racing-dakar-this-year-camelia-liparoti/attachment/941803_643184912389873_779053290_n/" rel="attachment wp-att-9542"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9542" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/941803_643184912389873_779053290_n-540x360.jpg" alt="" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> <p>The Dakar Rally is known as one of the toughest and most dangerous off-road races in the world, and the 2014 version of the event has certainly lived up to the billing thus far. Not only is the Dakar Rally a test of endurance, it also offers a much tougher terrain than other rallies.</p> <p>The race,, lasts for a total of 14 days including the rest day breaking up the competition. After 431 participants started the 2014 Dakar Rally, <a href="https://twitter.com/dakar/status/422102946327695360">just 229 remained</a> by the mandatory rest day.</p> <p>The rally passes through Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. After starting on Jan. 5 in Rosario, Argentina, the journey will end on Jan. 18 in Valparaiso, Chile. The entire route is over 5,200 miles, and said to be one of the most treacherous rally courses in the world.</p> <p><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/lead-story/a-little-about-the-only-woman-racing-dakar-this-year-camelia-liparoti/attachment/1010408_645335102174854_1039705531_n/" rel="attachment wp-att-9543"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9543" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1010408_645335102174854_1039705531_n-540x360.jpg" alt="" width="540" height="360" /></a></p> <p>The race doesn&#8217;t come without its dangers. The rally is commonly referred to as the &#8220;world&#8217;s most dangerous race&#8221; for its rough terrains and sweltering conditions. The racers must battle through water, sand dunes, mud, camel grass and rocks. During the fifth stage, the temperatures rose to as high as 100 degrees Fahrenheit, according to <a href="http://www.news.com.au/sport/motor-sport/two-journalists-die-covering-dakar-rally-as-temperatures-soar-on-the-events-fifth-day/story-fne8930l-1226798738001">news.com.au</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/10/sport/motorsport/motorsport-dakar-rally-competitor-killed/">CNN</a> has sited, 27 competitors have died and 50 total have perished—including spectators, support crew and media—in the rally since its inception in 1978. This year&#8217;s race has already claimed the lives of three individuals—one motorcycle competitor: Belgian, Eric Palante and two news members thus far.</p> <p>With the race still taking place and entering its eighth stage today (Monday, Jan. 13), the most important moments are still ahead at the 2014 Dakar Rally.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com/lead-story/a-little-about-the-only-woman-racing-dakar-this-year-camelia-liparoti/">A Little about the Only Woman Racing A Quad at Dakar this year- Camelia Liparoti</a> appeared first on <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<title>Valerie Thompson to appear at BMW Motorrad Days in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2013 22:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ <p>BMW Motorrad celebrates 90th Anniversary with worldwide party in Germany (Scottsdale, AZ) – June 25, 2013 – Valerie Thompson, owner/driver of Valerie Thompson Racing (VTR), will be appearing at the BMW Motorrad Days 2013 celebration July 5th &#8211; 7th in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, the biggest BMW party of the [&#8230;]</p><p>The post <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/valerie-thompson-to-appear-at-bmw-motorrad-days-in-garmisch-partenkirchen-germany/">Valerie Thompson to appear at BMW Motorrad Days in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany</a> appeared first on <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p><em>BMW Motorrad celebrates 90<sup>th</sup> Anniversary with worldwide party in Germany</em></p> <div><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/drag_racing/meet-valeria-thompson-at-nhra-seattle-aug-3-5/attachment/valerie-profile/" rel="attachment wp-att-7802"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7802" title="Valerie-Profile" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Valerie-Profile.jpg" alt="" width="473" height="640" /></a></div> <div><em><br /> </em></div> <div>(Scottsdale, AZ) – June 25, 2013 – Valerie Thompson, owner/driver of Valerie Thompson Racing (VTR), will be appearing at the BMW Motorrad Days 2013 celebration July 5th &#8211; 7th in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, the biggest BMW party of the year with over 35,000 attendees expected.</div> <div></div> <div>BMW Motorrad Days 2013 is a three-day extravaganza featuring “everything BMW,” including new motorcycle introductions, special bike tours, riding demonstrations and races. The highly anticipated inaugural Classic Boxer Sprint, organized by the top German motorcycle magazine MO, will showcase the new BMW Concept Ninety homage motorcycle.</div> <div></div> <div>In addition to Thompson, other sports celebrities appearing at BMW Motorrad Days include four-time street bike freestyle world champion Chris Pfeiffer, adventurer Joe Dakar and the five winners of the &#8220;One World. One R 1200 GS. Tour”.<span id="more-9193"></span></div> <div></div> <div>“I can’t thank the wonderful folks at BMW Motorrad enough for the opportunity to attend this major event that draws BMW enthusiasts from around the world. I’m very excited since this is my first trip to Germany. I only wish I could bring my BMW with me for all the tours they’ll be hosting,” stated Thompson.</div> <div></div> <div>While in Germany, Thompson will also be the subject of a BMW Motorrad photo shoot by photographer Markus Hofman, whose celebrity clients include Tom Cruise, Adrien Brody, and Formula One drivers Ralf Schumacher and David Coulthard.</div> <div></div> <div>Thompson’s next land speed racing competition will be SCTA’s Speedweek at the famed Bonneville Salt Flats August 10-16, where she hopes to set new land speed racing records on her BMW S 1000 RR motorcycle. For details, visit <a href="http://www.scta-bni.org/" target="_blank">http://www.scta-bni.org</a>.</div> <div></div> <div><strong>Valerie Thompson Background</strong></div> <div>Thompson is a five-time land speed record holder and owner/driver of the Valerie Thompson Land Speed Racing Motorcycle Team who has also competed in the All Harley Drag Racing Association and National Hot Rod Association drag racing series. She set a personal best top speed and 1000cc Class Record of 212 mph on her BMW S 1000 RR during the March 2013 Texas Mile competition. Thompson is a member of both the Texas Mile 200 MPH Club and Mojave Magnum 200 MPH Club.</div> <div></div> <div>Valerie Thompson Racing Sponsors include: BMW Motorrad, CTEK Battery Chargers, TROON Enterprises, Vision Wheel, Metro Auto Auction, Stay Fast, MS Production, SICOM Brakes &amp; Clutches, Orlando Autobody, Schuberth Head Protection Technology, Go AZ Motorcycles of Scottsdale, Worldwide Bearings, Stand-Up Photos, Hyperpro Suspension Technology, Avon Tyres, Vortex and Shorai Battery.</div> <div></div> <div><strong>Additional Information Sources &amp; Photos</strong></div> <div><a href="http://valeriethompsonracing.com/index.html" target="_blank">www.valeriethompsonracing.com</a></div> <div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ValerieFanPage" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr>ValerieFanPage</wbr></a></div> <div>Video of 208 mph pass at 2012 Ohio Mile:<em> </em><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi6mOP8Ifd8&amp;feature=share&amp;list=PLOeE2Wlatonow9o7BmKEYTgFon73sYbmZ" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr>v=yi6mOP8Ifd8&amp;feature=share&amp;<wbr>list=<wbr>PLOeE2Wlatonow9o7BmKEYTgFon73s<wbr>YbmZ</wbr></wbr></wbr></wbr></a></div> <div>Go Pro ride-along video of 212 mph pass at 2013 Texas Mile: <a href="http://youtu.be/gXkeSbt5m9g" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/gXkeSbt5m9g</a></div> <div><a href="http://www.scta-bni.org/" target="_blank">http://www.scta-bni.org</a></div> <p>The post <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/valerie-thompson-to-appear-at-bmw-motorrad-days-in-garmisch-partenkirchen-germany/">Valerie Thompson to appear at BMW Motorrad Days in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany</a> appeared first on <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<title>MARIA COSTELLO – TRIUMPH OVER ADVERSITY AT THE TT</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Maria Costello MBE brought home the Bob Wylie Racing Triumph 675R in 49th place today in the Monster Energy TT Supersport 1 race around the daunting 37.73 mile Isle of Man TT circuit. She made it to the finish line after [&#8230;]</p><p>The post <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/maria-costello-triumph-over-adversity-at-the-tt/">MARIA COSTELLO &#8211; TRIUMPH OVER ADVERSITY AT THE TT</a> appeared first on <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/maria-costello-triumph-over-adversity-at-the-tt/attachment/image-of-maria-onboard-the-bob-wylie-triumph-675r-as-she-rounds-creg-ny-baa-in-the-monster-energy-tt-supersport-1-race-by-matt-mackey/" rel="attachment wp-att-9060"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-9060" title="Image of Maria onboard the Bob Wylie Triumph 675R as she rounds Creg-Ny-Baa in the Monster Energy TT Supersport 1 race by Matt Mackey" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Image-of-Maria-onboard-the-Bob-Wylie-Triumph-675R-as-she-rounds-Creg-Ny-Baa-in-the-Monster-Energy-TT-Supersport-1-race-by-Matt-Mackey-540x266.jpg" alt="" width="540" height="266" /></a></p> <p>Maria Costello MBE brought home the Bob Wylie Racing Triumph 675R in 49<sup>th</sup> place today in the Monster Energy TT Supersport 1 race around the daunting 37.73 mile Isle of Man TT circuit. She made it to the finish line after three difficult laps, despite having to deal with an ill handling bike due to a broken steering damper and a seat unit which had detached itself from the bike on lap three.</p> <div></div> <div>Maria, who envisaged a very different start to the 2013 TT Races had already faced huge disappointment after having to park the QBSD Honda Fireblade due to suspension and electrical issues and was thankfully uninjured after a spill on the Bob Wylie Racing Triumph 675R at Braddon Bridge during Thursday evening’s practice.</div> <div></div> <div>Without being able to race the Fireblade in the 6 lap Dainese Superbike race on Sunday, Maria took to the start line aboard the Bob Wylie Racing Triumph on Monday morning for the first Supersport event, but good luck continued to elude the Northamptonshire based racer when the steering damper stopped working at the end of lap one and then at the start of lap three she realised nothing was holding the seat unit in place other than her backside.<span id="more-9059"></span></div> <div><!--more--></div> <div>These issues required some conservative riding but Maria doggedly continued. The waves from the crowd and the encouragement of her pit crew [Simon, Emilie and Kev], along with the amazing generosity of Terri Mayne, who had loaned a part off her brand new Triumph to enable Maria to even start the race, was enough impetus to see Maria complete the four laps, albeit in a lowly position.</div> <div></div> <div>“Despite all the issues I wasn’t going to park it. I just had to ride around them as all my team, my sponsors, supporters and spectators deserved a finish, especially after the tremendous efforts made to get the bike to the grid in the first place. A TT finish is a TT finish!” commented a determined Costello after the race.</div> <div></div> <div>“I’m really looking forward to getting back out on the Triumph and to the Lightweight race and I’ll be flying the flag for Cranfield University, the FIM Women in Motorcycling commission and CoppaFeel! In the remaining races!” added Maria.</div> <div></div> <div>Maria will next take to the TT circuit on the Bob Wylie Triumph in Wednesday’s Monster Energy Supersport race 2, before firing up her ESM/Hol-Taj backed Kawasaki ER6 Supertwin ‘Pizza Race Bike’ in readiness for the <a href="http://bikesocial.co.uk/" target="_blank">Bikesocial.co.uk</a> <wbr>Lightweight race on Friday.</wbr></div> <div></div> <div>For all the latest news and updates on Maria’s progress, including details of how to join Maria’s ‘Entourage’, please go to <a href="http://www.costelloracing.com/" target="_blank">www.costelloracing.com</a> and for more information about any of Maria’s sponsors please go to: <a href="http://www.costelloracing.com/sponsors.html" target="_blank">http://www.costelloracing.<wbr>com/sponsors.html</wbr></a></div> <div></div> <div> <div> <div> <div>Image of Maria onboard the Bob Wylie Triumph 675R as she rounds Creg-Ny-Baa in the Monster Energy TT Supersport 1 race by Matt Mackey.Maria would specially like to thank her 2013 sponsors and associates:HOL-TAJ, The European Shoe Machinery Company Ltd, HEL Brake lines, Draper Tools, Rock Oil, Kawasaki UK Ltd, Arai, NGK, Vmtek Suspension/Wilbers, Radicool, Jap4Performance, Skidmarx, EBC, GBRacing, Gimoto, Racing Batteries, Knox, The Image Works, iDP Moto Ltd, Cranfield University, RSV, Racebikebitz/Samco hoses, Daytona boots, Pipercross, B&amp;C Express, RS Fabrications Ltd, APC (Wet Paint) Ltd, Cameron Designs, Christian Baker, Dallington Fitness leisure &amp; Wellbeing Club, Trilogy Gyms, DnG, Sparkes Management Support, JP-PT Personal Trainer, Bespoke Injury Management, Scott Physio, Udo’s Choice, Body Helix, Ashgrove Health Ltd, Stratford Print, Stomp, Flying Tiger Paintwork &amp; Spider Grips.</div> </div> </div> </div> <p>The post <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/maria-costello-triumph-over-adversity-at-the-tt/">MARIA COSTELLO &#8211; TRIUMPH OVER ADVERSITY AT THE TT</a> appeared first on <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ <p>According to the saying, all good things come in threes and that’s definitely the case for motorcycle racer Maria Costello MBE, who has three motorcycles to compete on at this weekend’s Cookstown 100 road races in Northern Ireland. Former Isle [&#8230;]</p><p>The post <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/three-rides-for-maria-costello-at-cookstown-100/">THREE RIDES FOR MARIA COSTELLO AT COOKSTOWN 100</a> appeared first on <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <div> <div><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/three-rides-for-maria-costello-at-cookstown-100/attachment/maria-costello-mbe/" rel="attachment wp-att-8899"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-8899" title="Maria Costello MBE" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Maria-Costello-MBE-540x375.jpg" alt="Maria Costello MBE" width="540" height="375" /></a></div> <div>According to the saying, all good things come in threes and that’s definitely the case for motorcycle racer Maria Costello MBE, who has three motorcycles to compete on at this weekend’s Cookstown 100 road races in Northern Ireland.</div> <div></div> <div>Former Isle of Man record holder Costello will have a full schedule of races at the road racing season opener, competing on her ESM/Hol-Taj backed Kawasaki ER6 Supertwin and two bikes from the Bob Wylie Racing stable; a Honda NSF250 Moto3 in the 125/Moto3 race and the new Triumph 675R in the Supersport races.</div> <div></div> <div>The Northamptonshire based racer has worked hard during the off season, not only to get all her machines and logistics in order, but to overcome a broken femur she sustained in a racing incident at the end of last season. <span id="more-8898"></span></div> <div></div> <div>Determined to be fighting fit for the start of the season, Maria underwent a relentless rehab, gym and swimming regime and thanks to her self-belief and her dedicated support team of Dallington Fitness, Trilogy gyms, Joe Power Personal Training, Bespoke Injury Management, Physiotherapists Barry Goudriaan and Scott Physio and the Isle of Man Hyperbaric Chamber, she is more than ready to take on the challenge of a real road race.</div> <div></div> <div>Landing the deal to ride for Bob Wylie added more motivation to her recovery and Maria has already competed on the Moto3 bike at a cold Kirkistown on the Easter Bank Holiday Monday and tested the Triumph 675R for the first time last week, before having a run out on her ‘pizza race bike’ Supertwin at a Silverstone track day on Sunday.</div> <div></div> <div>Costello said:</div> <div>‘My fitness support team are the tip of the iceberg. Without them I wouldn’t be fit to race, but without the fantastic backing from my new and existing sponsors, such as the Kettering based engineering company The European Shoe Machinery Co. and Earl’s Barton’s Hol-Taj, I couldn’t go racing. I’m eternally grateful to these people and work hard to give them a return.’</div> <div></div> <div>General Manager of Dallington Fitness Leisure &amp; Wellbeing Club, Maria De Chiara commented: ‘We are delighted to support Maria, a local sports person and one of the UK’s leading female motorcyclists. She is a great role model for other women in any sport and a credit to our club. We wish her every success.’</div> <div></div> <div>Owner of ESM, Roberto Petrozzi added: ‘ESM began supporting Maria last season and wanted to continue, as her professionalism and determination impressed us and she also acts as a great ambassador for our brand when she is promoting engineering in her role as a STEM Ambassador. We hope to see her reach her goals this season.’</div> <div></div> <div>Costello added: &#8217;With all of this excellent support, I’m looking forward to a fantastic year and a great race season.&#8217;</div> <div></div> <div>Practice and qualifying for the Cookstown 100 commences on Friday 26<sup>th</sup> April, with a full day of racing on Saturday 27<sup>th</sup> April. Visit the website here:<a href="http://www.cookstown100.com/" target="_blank">www.cookstown100.com</a></div> <div></div> <div>For all the latest news and updates on Maria’s progress please go to <a href="http://www.costelloracing.com/" target="_blank">www.costelloracing.com</a> and for more information about any of Maria sponsors please go to: <a href="http://www.costelloracing.com/sponsors.html" target="_blank">http://www.costelloracing.com/<wbr>sponsors.html</wbr></a></div> </div> <div></div> <div> <div> <div> <div>Image by <a href="http://www.beckphotographic.com/" target="_blank">www.beckphotographic.com</a></div> <div></div> </div> </div> </div> <p>The post <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/three-rides-for-maria-costello-at-cookstown-100/">THREE RIDES FOR MARIA COSTELLO AT COOKSTOWN 100</a> appeared first on <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p>WERA West Las Vegas MotorSpeedway February 2012 After literally freezing during the opening round at Fontana in January, we were greeted with the low end of the weather curve again in Las Vegas… although thankfully not nearly as cold as [&#8230;]</p><p>The post <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/bitter-cold-adventures-in-las-vegas-with-warm-happy-endings/">Bitter Cold Adventures in Las Vegas&#8230; With Warm, Happy Endings</a> appeared first on <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <h1>WERA West Las Vegas MotorSpeedway</h1> <h1>February 2012</h1> <div id="attachment_8875" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 550px"><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/bitter-cold-adventures-in-las-vegas-with-warm-happy-endings/attachment/cold-vegas-day-feb-2013/" rel="attachment wp-att-8875"><img class=" wp-image-8875" title="Cold Vegas Day Feb 2013" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Cold-Vegas-Day-Feb-2013-540x405.jpg" alt="Krystyna Kubran Las Vegas with WERA" width="540" height="405" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Yup... cold enough to wear that damn hat again!!! LOL Thanks Mom &amp; Dad <img src='https://femaleracingnews.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p></div> <p>After literally freezing during the opening round at Fontana in January, we were greeted with the low end of the weather curve again in Las Vegas… although thankfully not nearly as cold as Fontana… this time it didn’t get below freezing for a low!</p> <p>I arranged a half day with <strong>Racer’s Edge</strong> Friday track day, and holy AMA paddock Batman!  When I arrived there was a semi in one corner, and the brightly colored kids from the Red Bull team near my pit; amongst a slew of AMA pro riders in attendance!</p> <p>Practice went pretty well, but my bike was overly squirrely under the brakes going into Turn 1… not having a slipper clutch, I’m used to the considerable tail wag, but after having a moment where it “wagged the dog” I seriously thought I was going to go completely unstable and crash in a straight line.</p> <p>It was unstable coming off the back straight/kink as well, but not nearly as bad as Turn 1… well… turn one is downhill.<span id="more-8851"></span></p> <p>Then I looked at my bike… looked at my notebook… what was different from November?!  <strong>Lenny Albin</strong> of <strong>Superbike Chassis, LLC</strong> refreshed my suspension, and my forks were bumped up in stiffness…. <em>Oh man they are amazing!</em>  But that wouldn’t cause excessive chassis instability… it was as if the rear was so light it was allowed to gain momentum as it wagged while slipping the clutch… <em>while the weight was on the front end from braking… the front end!  Aaahhhh!</em></p> <p>I had lowered the front triples down the forks while at Chuckwalla in December… that was it!  Too much weight on the front!  <em>Duh…</em></p> <p>2mm…. that was enough to nearly make me lose complete control of the entire motorcycle.  That combined for a perfect storm into turn one that created escalating instability… reminded me of all the curves in our Controls Class on stability… and damping… <em>ahhh college.</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div id="attachment_8880" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 550px"><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/bitter-cold-adventures-in-las-vegas-with-warm-happy-endings/attachment/open-a-superstock/" rel="attachment wp-att-8880"><img class="size-medium wp-image-8880" title="Open (A) Superstock" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Open-A-Superstock-540x360.jpg" alt="Krystyna Kubran in Las Vegas with WERA" width="540" height="360" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Exiting turn one in 3rd place!!! Killer start during the first start of Open (A) Superstock... the restart wasn&#39;t quite as awesome; but still ran strong! (Studio819 photo)</p></div> <p>Put the forks back to flush with the triples, and all was back to normal.  Now… the other thing… I think I need to take a look at my shifter mechanism before the next ride, because I was blowing shifts a bit too often.  I couldn’t move the shifter up (GP Shift) with enough power a handful of times, and just got it between gears… it was noisy, annoying, and just made me cringe to think of what the gears in my transmission were doing.  One of the slightly negative side effects of being an engineer, and being familiar with your internal parts… picturing them getting destroyed when you hear the <em>clack clack clack </em>of the tranny gears when it doesn’t quite get bumped into the proper down shift.</p> <p>Due to funds, I opted to sit out Saturday’s 20 lapper; and subsequently, Saturday practice, which was just as well, because practice was ridiculously cold.</p> <p>Sunday morning was overcast and the track took longer to warm up, so I went out only in the second practice round.  I followed JD Beach of the Red Bull AMA team, and we both tiptoed a bit as we felt out the track conditions.  He decided to take off, and I watched him for a few corners… “<em>well… he didn’t crash… track is good”</em>  So I took off too!  I felt good during this practice – confident, in control, hitting my marks.  I was surprised how the cold really got into a lot of people’s heads, as I passed some people as if they were beginners!  My confidence paid off in that I was the top third of the time sheet <img src='https://femaleracingnews.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Open (A) Superstock</h2> <p>First race of the day… I was ready.  Mentally, physically, aggressively.  I was on row three, and got a <em>killer</em> start!  Slammed the door on a BMW, and lit off out of turn 1 in third place!!!!!  Hells yeah!  In the opening lap AMA riders Tucker Lancaster and Aussie Dave went though me, but I found myself tail grabbing the ZX10 of a relative new comer to our grid, and pretty damn fast… so be tail grabbing him… I was stoked!</p> <p>Going into lap two I was trying to hang on to him, and figure out if I was going to have something for him or not when the red flag came out.  <em>Ugh…</em></p> <p>Back to my pit to see my friends jumping up and down and so stoked on my start!!!!  Then my long time pal (and one time coach!) who was on that BMW I slammed the door on into turn one, came over and picked me up off the ground and told me he was coming for me… “<em>I was sooooo close… arrrghhhhh!!!!</em>”</p> <p>Sadly, by the time they cleaned up and brought us back out, I was still feeling good, but that razor sharp edge of aggression had dissipated.  That’s a mental game I’ll have to work on.</p> <p>My re-start was decent, but my friend on the BMW got me into turn one, and I spent the rest of the race trying to find a way around.  Although I ran faster lap times, he beat my 0.08 at the line.  So frustrating.</p> <p>Those shifter problems haunted me when I couldn’t complete the downshifts into turn one, and had to finish them between turn one and turn two.</p> <p>But what I will say I’m very proud of… I held off AMA Superbike racer Aussie Dave for the full opening lap!  Sure he had to start at the back of the grid… but I slammed the door on him coming off the high speed back section, and made him take the pass under the brakes into turn one… where it was borderline getting stuffed… I wasn’t that far off the mark for his turn one… <em>and that… </em>I am quite proud of <img src='https://femaleracingnews.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div id="attachment_8881" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 550px"><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/bitter-cold-adventures-in-las-vegas-with-warm-happy-endings/attachment/open-a-superstock-chased/" rel="attachment wp-att-8881"><img class="size-medium wp-image-8881" title="Open (A) Superstock chased" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Open-A-Superstock-chased-540x383.jpg" alt="Krystyna Kubran in Las Vegas with WERA" width="540" height="383" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Being chased by my long time pal, and one time riding coach!!!! He was so frustrated but so proud of me <img src='https://femaleracingnews.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> (Open (A) Superstock - Studio819 photo)</p></div> <p>In talking to him after the race, he was shocked at the flying braided pigtails… he said “<em>oh my gosh.. those are pigtails!  Holy crap that’s a girl!</em>” Ha ha ha!  I heard later, he wasn’t the only one to be shocked at the girl factor.</p> <p>It’s not unusual for these fast guys to be shocked when they come upon a girl who’s going a smidgen slower than they are.  I certainly do not take offense… I’m quite proud <img src='https://femaleracingnews.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p> <p>No matter… I had some struggles with that tricky long, slow turn three, and could’ve had a better turn one – like the <em>bad ass</em> turn one I had in November.</p> <p>Thankfully we have a double header in April.</p> <p><strong>Finish:</strong> 5<sup>th</sup>/12 after Aussie Dave Anthony DQd himself since he was on his superbike.</p> <p><strong>Best Lap: </strong>1:20.8</p> <p><strong>Tires: </strong>Med front/Med Rear – new</p> <p>No Women’s race this time!</p> <h2>Open (A) Superbike</h2> <p>This grid was stacked.  I got a decent start, but got really beat up going into turn one.  I still feel a bit more intimidated about Superbike vs Superstock, and it shows in turn one.  I’m slowly gaining more confidence in this class.  Just because there are a few riders who are in it with fancy bikes doesn’t mean I can’t still rock it.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div id="attachment_8876" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 550px"><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/bitter-cold-adventures-in-las-vegas-with-warm-happy-endings/attachment/exclusively-by-samantha-helmet/" rel="attachment wp-att-8876"><img class="size-medium wp-image-8876" title="Exclusively By Samantha, Helmet" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Exclusively-By-Samantha-Helmet-540x720.jpg" alt="Krystyna Kubra's Helmet by Exclusively By Samantha" width="540" height="720" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">My bedazzled helmet thanks to Exclusively By Samantha! (exculsivelybysamantha.com)</p></div> <p>I was proud to hold off AMA Pro and top club racer <strong>Reno Karimian</strong> until turn five!!!  The high speed kink!  He got me with his bizzilion horsepower <img src='https://femaleracingnews.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' />   But I chased him, and my long time fast pal <strong>Corey Sarros</strong>.  Oh I tried so hard to get with those guys… I reeled them in over a few places, then lost them in others.  I worked and worked and worked but I just didn’t have much grip left in my medium tire – which worked fabulous in the first race and the cold track, but the sun had shown on the track all day and now it’s the last race of the day.</p> <p>However, I was still proud to be <em>running</em> with those guys!!!!  They used to suck the paint off me as they went by!!!!</p> <p>That shifting issue cropped up again, going into turn one <em>clack clack clack</em>… it made such a racket that my pals on the wall <em>near start / finish!!</em> heard my transmission, heard my squealing rear tire, and apparently everyone cringed! Ha ha ha… It was just fine, I had to put it back into 4<sup>th</sup> gear, and grab the two down shifts between one and two again.  My pals commented how proud they were of me for maintaining my composure as my bike looked and sounded out of control.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div id="attachment_8879" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 550px"><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/bitter-cold-adventures-in-las-vegas-with-warm-happy-endings/attachment/noms/" rel="attachment wp-att-8879"><img class="size-medium wp-image-8879" title="Noms" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Noms-540x414.jpg" alt="Krystyna Kubra in Las Vegas with WERA" width="540" height="414" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Even racer girls need a burger!!</p></div> <p><strong>Finish:</strong> 7<sup>th</sup>/11</p> <p><strong>Best Lap: </strong>1:21.7</p> <p><strong>Tires: </strong>Med front / flipped Med Rear – one race</p> <h2>Summary</h2> <p>In summary, I learned some lessons this weekend in the mental game, and found I’m still working on some key areas around the Vegas track.</p> <p>I’m very much looking forward to running the double header in April.  I may or may not do one of the Women’s races in April.  There just aren’t many women running in the expert class, and to save money, and wear on my bike, I’ve opted to run it at only select events.</p> <p>Oh… the back story… apparently a notable AMA rider crashed on Friday because he was “<em>so shocked</em>” that I was a girl he got distracted.  That is just hilarious! (he was ok, btw)</p> <p>I&#8217;m very proud to have matched my previous best lap times on a great tire, and warmer temps on a harder tire, and brutally cold temps!</p> <p>Huge thank you to my amazing friend <strong>Lyle Geoff Brown (LGB!)</strong> for huge assistance as pit crew on Sunday.  To my amazing friend <strong>Steve Weir</strong> for being so supportive that the girl he used to coach is now giving him a run for his money <img src='https://femaleracingnews.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p> <p>Thank you to <strong>Barry Wressel</strong> &amp; <strong>Sean Gager</strong> for being available for good discussion over the weekend.  And thank you to my wonderful friends who were out there to cheer me on and support from track side and via phone &lt;3</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div id="attachment_8877" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 550px"><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/bitter-cold-adventures-in-las-vegas-with-warm-happy-endings/attachment/good-open-ss-feb-vegas/" rel="attachment wp-att-8877"><img class="size-medium wp-image-8877" title="Good Open SS Feb Vegas" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Good-Open-SS-Feb-Vegas-540x405.jpg" alt="Krystyna Kubran in Las Vegas with WERA" width="540" height="405" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">While the initial opening laps of the pre-red flagged superock race were better run; that&#39;s racing... and the second chance wasn&#39;t as good to me.. as I let my buddy get me on the start, and I spent the whole race chasing his ass around :-/ Still a good finish though!</p></div> <h1>Very Special Thank You…</h1> <p>Graves Motorsports (<a href="http://gravesport.com" target="_blank">gravesport.com</a>)</p> <p>Lenny Albin (<a href="http://superbikechassis.com" target="_blank">superbikechassis.com</a>)</p> <p>Pirelli Tires (CT Racing – <a href="http://ctracetires.com" target="_blank">ctracetires.com</a>)</p> <p>M Racing (<a href="http://mracingperformance.com" target="_blank">mracingperformance.com</a>)</p> <p>Scorpion Helmet (<a href="http://scorpionusa.com" target="_blank">scorpionusa.com</a>)</p> <p>Five &amp; Dime Tattoo (<a href="fiveanddimetattoo.com" target="_blank">fiveanddimetattoo.com</a>)</p> <p>Hella High Oakland (<a href="http://hellahighoakland.com" target="_blank">hellahighoakland.com</a>)</p> <p>Moonstone Cellars (<a href="http://moonstonecellars.com" target="_blank">moonstonecellars.com</a>)</p> <p>STAR School (<a href="http://starmotorycle.com" target="_blank">starmotorycle.com</a>)</p> <p>Five-0 Racing (<a href="http://five-0racing.com" target="_blank">five-0racing.com</a>)</p> <p>785Graphics (<a href="http://785graphics.com" target="_blank">785graphics.com</a>)</p> <p>Cortech (<a href="http://cortechperformance.com" target="_blank">cortechperformance.com</a>)</p> <p>Valley CrossFit (<a href="http://valleycrossfit.com" target="_blank">valleycrossfit.com</a>)</p> <p>Chicken Hawk Racing</p> <p>Vortex Racing</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/bitter-cold-adventures-in-las-vegas-with-warm-happy-endings/">Bitter Cold Adventures in Las Vegas&#8230; With Warm, Happy Endings</a> appeared first on <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Amanda</dc:creator>
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<![CDATA[ <p>New Vlog from Christin Voros! Follow her on her weekend including a track day and  Round 6 of the Chuckwalla Valley Motorcycle Association 2013 Winter Series. This is her second Vlog for FRN and we hope to see more of [&#8230;]</p><p>The post <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/new-vlog-from-christin-voros/">New Vlog from Christin Voros!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/new-vlog-from-christin-voros/attachment/christinv_vlog/" rel="attachment wp-att-8862"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-8862" title="ChristinV_Vlog" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ChristinV_Vlog-540x300.jpg" alt="Christin Voros" width="540" height="300" /></a></p> <p>New Vlog from Christin Voros! Follow her on her weekend including a track day and  Round 6 of the Chuckwalla Valley Motorcycle Association 2013 Winter Series. This is her second Vlog for FRN and we hope to see more of her. Good luck on lowering your time next Round! We are rooting for you Christin!<br /> <object width="560" height="315" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ntumpF4W-nE?hl=en_US&amp;version=3" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed width="560" height="315" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ntumpF4W-nE?hl=en_US&amp;version=3" allowFullScreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" /></object></p> <p>The post <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/new-vlog-from-christin-voros/">New Vlog from Christin Voros!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ <p>MARIA COSTELLO MBE IS TARGETING SUCCESS ON THE ROADS AFTER SIGNING A DEAL TO RACE FOR BOB WYLIE RACING THIS YEAR. The former Isle of Man female record holder will ride a new Triumph 675R at events including the Isle [&#8230;]</p><p>The post <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/maria-costello-mbe-is-targeting-success/">MARIA COSTELLO MBE IS TARGETING SUCCESS</a> appeared first on <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <p><strong>MARIA COSTELLO MBE IS TARGETING SUCCESS ON THE ROADS AFTER SIGNING A DEAL TO RACE FOR BOB WYLIE RACING THIS YEAR.</strong></p> <p><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/maria-costello-mbe-is-targeting-success/attachment/maria-costello-triumph-daytona-675r/" rel="attachment wp-att-8794"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-8794" title="Maria Costello Triumph Daytona 675R" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Maria-Costello-Triumph-Daytona-675R-540x443.jpg" alt="Maria Costello Triumph Daytona 675R" width="540" height="443" /></a></p> <p>The former Isle of Man female record holder will ride a new Triumph 675R at events including the Isle of Man TT and the Ulster Grand Prix as well as other selected Irish short circuit and real road races.</p> <div>The Triumph 675R has been enjoying rave reviews since its launch and Northampton-based Costello says she cannot wait to get onboard and try it for herself. As well as the 675R,Maria will also compete on the Bob Wylie Racing Honda NSF250 Moto3 bike that she rode to two top-eight places last season; 7th at Walderstown and 8<sup>th</sup> at the Ulster Grand Prix.</div> <div></div> <div>Maria’s first road race event of the season will be the Cookstown 100 at the end of April when she will compete on both the Bob Wylie Racing Triumph 675R and Moto3 bike, her own Kawasaki ER6 Supertwin and the Bob Jackson Racing Suzuki T20.</div> <p><span id="more-8793"></span></p> <div>Bob Wylie commented:&#8221;I am delighted to have Maria riding for me again this season. The 675R is set to be a very capable race bike and the Moto3 bike has recently had the HRC race kit fitted, which should provide a substantial horsepower increase. Maria went very well on it last season and I&#8217;m sure this season she will be even more successful on both machines.&#8221;</p> <div> <p>Maria added:</p> <p>&#8220;I&#8217;m so pleased and fortunate to be riding Bob Wylie&#8217;s bikes again this year. The 675R has the potential to be a brilliant race bike and I get to race the Moto3 bike again. Great bikes and a fantastic opportunity. I&#8217;m very excited about this season, what with these and the other rides I have planned.”</p> <div>&#8220;My season has been given a real boost by this opportunity and I can’t thank Bob Wylie enough. I will savour every moment competing on these fantastic bikes and aim for yet more success on both of them.&#8221;Maria would also like to thank Triumph Motorcycles and Pure Triumph in Wellingborough for their help and support.</div> <p>Costello&#8217;s first outing for Bob Wylie Racing will be on the Triumph 675R at back-to-back short circuit races at Bishopscourt and Kirkistown over the Easter weekend at the end of March. The Bob Wylie Racing team will be launched on Easter Friday. If media would like to attend please contact <a href="mailto:maria@costelloracing.com" target="_blank">maria@costelloracing.<wbr>com</wbr></a></p> </div> <p>Maria Costello will also continue to support breast cancer awareness charity CoppaFeel! through 2013. She will be carrying their logo on all of the race bikes she competes on, as well as displaying CoppaFeel! collection tins at all the race events she attends.</p> </div> <p>Image by <a href="http://www.beckphotographic.com/" target="_blank">www.beckphotographic.com</a></p> <p>Maria Costello MBE and the Bob Wylie Racing Triumph 675R in road trim ready to be prepared for the 2013 race season.</p> <p>Maria Costello would also like to thank all of her 2013 sponsors and associates: HOL-TAJ, The European Shoe Machinery Company Ltd, HEL Brake lines, Draper Tools, Rock Oil, Kawasaki UK Ltd, Team Classic Suzuki, Bob Wylie Racing, Bob Jackson Racing, Arai, NGK, Vmtek Suspension/Wilbers, Radicool, Jap4Performance, Skidmarx, EBC, GBRacing, Gimoto, Racing Batteries, Knox, The Image Works, iDP Moto Ltd, Cranfield University, RSV, Racebikebitz/Samco hoses, Daytona boots, Pipercross, B&amp;C Express, RS Fabrications Ltd, Alpha Powder Coatings [Peterborough] Ltd, Cameron Designs, Christian Baker, Dallington Fitness leisure &amp; Wellbeing Club, Trilogy Gyms, DnG, Sparkes Management Support, JP-PT Personal Trainer, Bespoke Injury Management, Scott Physio, Udo’s Choice, Body Helix, Ashgrove Health Ltd, Stratford Print, Stomp &amp; Spider Grips.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/maria-costello-mbe-is-targeting-success/">MARIA COSTELLO MBE IS TARGETING SUCCESS</a> appeared first on <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ <p>The WERA opener is always just after the New Year, and nothing gets me through the holidays like the anticipation of the season opener!! After the opportunity to race at Miami-Homestead with Sean Dwyer and Luie Zendejas; followed closely by [&#8230;]</p><p>The post <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/bitter-cold-start-bright-shining-end-er-beginning/">Bitter Cold Start… Bright, Shining End, er… Beginning?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <div id="attachment_8764" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 550px"><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/bitter-cold-start-bright-shining-end-er-beginning/attachment/krystyna-kubran-caliphoto-candid/" rel="attachment wp-att-8764"><img class="size-medium wp-image-8764" title="Krystyna Kubran CaliPhoto Candid" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Krystyna-Kubran-CaliPhoto-Candid-540x359.jpg" alt="Krystyna Kubran CaliPhoto Candid" width="540" height="359" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Candid pit shot by CaliPhoto ... it was so cold my face could barely move!!!</p></div> <p>The WERA opener is always just after the New Year, and nothing gets me through the holidays like the anticipation of the season opener!!</p> <p>After the opportunity to race at Miami-Homestead with <strong>Sean Dwyer </strong>and <strong>Luie Zendejas</strong>; followed closely by <strong>Femmewalla </strong>at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway; I was lucky to go approximately a month between riding.</p> <p>Where I wasn’t so lucky was having a crash during the Femmewalla event… <em>ugh…</em> that was just frustrating.  It was such a dumb crash… I hadn’t crashed in over 2 years… cold conditions, and a small error on my part resulted in a small tumble.<span id="more-8720"></span></p> <p>Thankfully most of the damage was limited to the body work… and my amazing friends helped me to get the bike up and running again, and I was able to ride a considerable amount later in the weekend; sans bodywork.</p> <p><strong>Femmewalla</strong> is an all-girls track day started up by <strong>Micky &amp; Aimee Grana</strong>, who own and operate <strong>Chuckwalla Valley Raceway</strong>, near Desert Center, Calif.  Femmewalla was brought around by an idea from Aimee, and she opted to make it a charity event where all the proceeds go to the <strong>Unforgettables Foundation</strong>.  This foundations helps parents pay for funeral expenses when their children are taken from them way to early.  In the Grana’s case, their young daughter lost her life in a tragic accident.  The foundation helped them when they needed it the most, and their story, as told at the riders meeting, was so heartbreaking yet such a positive outcome to the dire situation.</p> <p>Over 60 ladies showed up to ride – an unbelievable number!!  When I started riding, in 2001, there were usually one or two girls at the track – when I say one… I mean me.</p> <p>I was so thrilled to be out there to meet more ladies, and help encourage girls to ride more and race!!!  I met some really cool girls, and got to know more ladies who race the Femmewalla class at the CVMA races.</p> <p>The event was amazing… <strong>Jason Pridmore</strong> and <strong>Dale Keiffer</strong> were offering coaching where all the proceeds went directly to the Unforgettables.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div id="attachment_8765" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 550px"><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/bitter-cold-start-bright-shining-end-er-beginning/attachment/krystna-kubran-yamaha-r1/" rel="attachment wp-att-8765"><img class="size-medium wp-image-8765" title="Krystna Kubran Yamaha R1" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Krystna-Kubran-Yamaha-R1-540x405.jpg" alt="Krystna Kubran Yamaha R1" width="540" height="405" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">My Big Boy is looking handsome in his new bodywork... no stickers had been applied yet. Tire warmers on and ready for practice... in the garages at AutoClub Speedway in Fontana, Calif.</p></div> <p>My suspension had just been refreshed by <strong>Lenny Albin </strong>of <strong>Superbike Chassis, LLC</strong>; and I had finally scored a kit ECU for my <strong>2006 Yamaha R1</strong>; so I was more than stoked to test out my new goodies at the track before the WERA season opener at AutoClub Jan 13<sup>th</sup>.</p> <p>Once mid December passes, there are little to no track days available through the crazy holidays.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>WERA Opener</h2> <p>While I was monitoring the weather closely, my stomach just turned when I saw the predicted temps… highs barely cracking 50 deg F with lows below freezing – dipping to 28 on some nights.  Not a great way to start the season.  The worst was that the weekend <em>before</em> and the weekend <em>after</em> were 70+ deg!!!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Friday practice went really well, as soon as the track warmed up – well after 10am.  A hard lesson I learned towards the end of last season was I needed to invest in some track side assistance from a suspension guy.  While <strong>Lenny</strong> is my guy, and I’m very loyal to him, he is but one man who cannot be in a million places at once… and I’m sure I’m not the only one who wishes we could clone Lenny! <img src='https://femaleracingnews.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p> <p>With Lenny’s blessing, I enlisted the help of <strong>GP Suspensions’ Barry Wressell</strong> for assistance in twiddling my knobs and clickers track side, at AutoClub.  Someone to be at the wall just for me… to come to my pit for a debrief, and discuss how we can improve lap times.</p> <p>I learned this lesson when I seemingly pissed away half the day of practice when one simple change would allow me to go forward.</p> <p>It is time for me to learn that <em>I can ride a motorcycle</em>… and that when I’m getting passed in the braking zone, or can’t pick up the throttle out of the corners <em>it is more likely to be an issue with my set up than with my riding</em>.  While I am not perfect, I need to switch my mindset about myself.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Having Barry to talk to helped me to make huge progress throughout the two days of practice.  I was able to get more aggressive, faster, and as I improved by fixing little handling issues, it brought up new ones.</p> <p>By Saturday late afternoon, I had found a really good set up that I was confident I could put to good use on Sunday.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Sunday Race Day</h2> <p>Practice started at 8am, and it was 30 deg F.  I made an executive decision not to practice at all Sunday morning.  I had already fallen down once from cold, crappy conditions, and I wasn’t about to go out and degrade my confidence by practicing in bad conditions.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Cousin Matt Buanno</strong> (Cousin Matty), had a family emergency, and couldn’t come out to help me this weekend.  I enlisted the help of several awesome pals; namely <strong>Corey Baum</strong>.  My races were so close together, and I had some serious rear wheel swaps to perform between each race.</p> <p>Open (A) Superbike was first, one race break (approx 15 minutes), Open (A) Superstock, one race break, then Women’s Superstock.</p> <p>I had two rear tires to use between the three races, and immediately following Superbike we had to swap wheels, and haul the used one to <strong>CT Racing Pirelli</strong> to be flipped for use in Women’s Superstock.  Following Superstock, the rear wheel had to be swapped for Women’s Superstock.  My pals let me borrow another rear tire warmer, so we could keep the spare rear hot – especially given the horribly cold conditions!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Thankfully my races landed in the prime part of the day for the best temperature/track condition combination.  It was approximately 52 deg F when I raced, and the track temperatures were rumored to have barely reached into the 70s.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div id="attachment_8775" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 550px"><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/bitter-cold-start-bright-shining-end-er-beginning/attachment/krystna-kubran-tim-weig/" rel="attachment wp-att-8775"><img class="size-medium wp-image-8775" title="Krystna Kubran Tim Weig" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Krystna-Kubran-Tim-Weig-540x720.jpg" alt="Krystna Kubran Tim Weig" width="540" height="720" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posing here with my pal, and fellow racer, Tim Weig who was spilling his secrets on how he won two championships in the v-twin classes in 2012!! His secret... how to get sponsors, a booklet written by fellow racer, Brian Bartlow of Feel Like A Pro. Nah.... I was really telling Tim how to go fast around Fontana now that he&#39;s on a 600cc R6 ;-} It was the least I could do since he has now classified me as the &quot;Moto Princess&quot; because I was freaking out since Cousin Matty couldn&#39;t come out to be my crew chief / racer-sitter.</p></div> <h3>Open (A) Superbike</h3> <p>I rolled out for the warm up lap, and my first time on the track all day Sunday, feeling very confident on my brand new set of Pirelli tires.</p> <p>The green flag dropped, I got a pretty good start from row 3, but got a bit mobbed in turn 3 and turn 4.  I tried to hang on to the mid pack guys, but as the laps counted down – 6 laps total – I was sliding a bit much for having brand new tires.  When the front slid, I was beginning to wonder what was going on.  As I motored down the front straight I realized I had <em>completely forgot to set my tire pressures</em>… I couldn’t believe it.  What a <em>bonehead </em>mistake!!!  Cousin Matty has definitely spoiled me!!  More importantly, he has allowed me to focus on my riding, rather than my bike.  While my pals are awesome, it ultimately lands on me to have my shit together.  While I did think of my tire pressures several hours before the race, I just completely forgot… I forgot to set them myself, or to ask one of my pals if they had checked. <em>Ugh… </em>well, at least I hadn’t crashed… <em>yet….</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I was so distracted by this stupid mistake, I blew my turn 3 entrance, and another rider got underneath me… <em>ugh…</em></p> <p>As I chased him into the horseshoe (turn 5/6), I thought to myself… <em>hold this position, and don’t crash….</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div id="attachment_8776" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 550px"><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/bitter-cold-start-bright-shining-end-er-beginning/attachment/krystyna-kubran-superstock/" rel="attachment wp-att-8776"><img class="size-medium wp-image-8776" title="Krystyna Kubran Superstock" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Krystyna-Kubran-Superstock-540x359.jpg" alt="Krystyna Kubran Superstock" width="540" height="359" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Action shot leading a big pack in Open (A) Supersock! (Photo by CaliPhoto)</p></div> <p>We took the white flag the next lap, and another rider showed me a wheel going into turn 5, but I slammed the door on him… I held onto 9<sup>th</sup> place … out of 16 riders.  Given the level of competitors – like 5 current or former AMA riders on my grid – I was pretty stoked to have held my position, be in the top ten, and run 1:36s.</p> <p>They widened the chicane after turn 9 (the decreasing radius) over the course of the weekend, but it was a little bit more open than back in September.  The guys who ran 1:29s in Sept were in the 1:28s this time.</p> <p>While I got to 36s towards the end of practice on Saturday afternoon, I was pretty excited to finish so well given my tires were 5-8 psi <em>overpressure</em> – we checked when I came in.</p> <p>I admit, I got incredibly lucky that the fantastic Pirelli guys (<strong>Chris Maguire, Corey Neuer, </strong>and <strong>Dale Kieffer</strong>) set them considerably lower than most tires get mounted at.  For example, my other new tire (after being on the warmer for a good hour) pegged the needle on the pressure gauge… a pressure gauge that goes to 60 psi!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Tires:</strong> Med/Soft – new</p> <p><strong>Open (A) Superbike</strong>: 9<sup>th</sup> of 16</p> <p><strong>Best lap:</strong> 1:36.6</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Open (A) Superstock</h3> <p>With a new rear tire, proper tire pressures, and a boosted confidence from finishing so well in Superbike, I was pumped to bring it.</p> <p>Another good start from row 2 netted me in the top five into turn 3 (turning into the infield).  I got a little mobbed as we flipped over for turn 4 and I made the mistake of not taking a defensive line into turn 5, which allowed one more rider past me.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I chased him the entire race!!!  I was considerably stronger than him in some areas of the track, but it just wasn’t enough to make a pass happen.  Several times I could have tried for a pass, but it would have been a lot more risk than I was willing to take.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I wasn’t sure where I was in the pack, but I knew I wasn’t close to the leaders.  The two of us ran down another rider, and I can’t help but think of what I could have done had I not let him pass me….</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Coming away from these two races, I have recognized some technical areas that I will be working on.  I’ve noticed one particular technique that my competitors are doing profoundly better than I.  It gives me the greatest margin for improvement.  Getting more aggressive on the throttle.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>In the end, I held my 8<sup>th</sup> place of 16 riders, and when I turned around at the end of the race, I was rather shocked to see who I had finished in front of!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div id="attachment_8777" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 550px"><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/bitter-cold-start-bright-shining-end-er-beginning/attachment/krystyna-kubran-superstock-time-sheet/" rel="attachment wp-att-8777"><img class="size-medium wp-image-8777" title="Krystyna Kubran Superstock Time Sheet" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Krystyna-Kubran-Superstock-Time-Sheet-540x405.jpg" alt="Krystyna Kubran Superstock Time Sheet" width="540" height="405" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Posting of results from Open (A) Superstock. The field was stacked with great riders and former pro racers!!!</p></div> <p><strong>Steve Kidd</strong>, a racer from the Pacific Northwest, came down for this event, had a GoPro mounted on his ZX10, and he spent the entire Superstock race chasing me.  That made for a pretty cool video… I hadn’t seen myself on video for a long time… all I have to say is… <em>wow!!! My bike is fast!!!!</em>  I keep thinking how slow it is – when I’m not able to rocket past other liter bikes, but to see it from that perspective… <em>wow….</em></p> <p>Link to Steve&#8217;s video!  My R1 has the twin tail pipes coming from the tail section, and while I mostly look like a white dot; you can make out my flying braids when he gets close on a few occasions&#8230; but for the most part, he follows me almost exclusively in the video.   <a href="http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=IwTuRMMaT3I&amp;desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DIwTuRMMaT3I">http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=IwTuRMMaT3I&amp;desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DIwTuRMMaT3I</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Tires:</strong> Med/Soft – 1 race/new</p> <p><strong>Open (A) Superstock: 8<sup>th</sup> / 16</strong></p> <p><strong>Best Lap:</strong> 1:34.4</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Women’s Superstock</h3> <p>For 2013, I have opted to reduce the number of times I enter Women’s Superstock; especially given its proximity to my Superstock and Superbike.  Now that I am running considerably stronger, and the fact that so few women enter the class in the Expert classification, I have decided to run it just enough to win the Championship.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Last year, my Pirelli sponsorship was increased because I was winning the class.  It was with Pirelli’s blessing I changed my strategy for 2013.  However, <strong>Corey </strong>asked me to run the Women’s Class in the WERA opener and “smash it”… so that’s what I did =D</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Although I was the only entry for Women’s Superstock Expert, I smashed it just as I promised Corey I would.  I ran down every single Heavyweight Twins Superbike contender, except the winner, despite their 10 second head start.  They had their own green flag, and there were several big Ducatis in the class this time!  I used the race to work on some immediate issues I felt needed improvement from the previous races.</p> <p>While I did slow up to make safe, clean passes on the twins class competitors, I still caught the second place guy on the last lap.  While I caught him in turn 6, I followed him until the front straight because a safe, clean pass did not present itself.</p> <p>Passing him was purely for my ego.  So I made a run on him and caught him at the line.  While the transponders showed I was technically 0.02s behind him… I still credit myself with beating him <img src='https://femaleracingnews.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Tires:</strong> Med/Soft – 2 races/1 race – flipped</p> <p><strong>Women’s Superstock: 1<sup>st</sup> of 1</strong></p> <p><strong>Best Lap:</strong> 1:35.5</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Such a Bright 2013… I’ll Need Sunscreen!</p> <p>While I feel I did not ride my best, I am happy with how I rode given the conditions.  I am terrible about the cold… I really struggle.  Plus not having Cousin Matty there as my <em>racersitter</em>… I came away from the opener having put myself against a slew of ridiculously fast competitors, and came out strong!!!  Mid pack!!  I am so thrilled with that!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I am also thrilled to announce that I will be competing with <strong>AFM</strong> in 2013, namely in the <strong>AFemme</strong> class, but I will do a few other classes on occasion.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Hold on tight… 2013 is going to be a hell of a wild ride!!!!</p> <div id="attachment_8778" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 550px"><a href="http://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/bitter-cold-start-bright-shining-end-er-beginning/attachment/krystna-kubran-mike-castro/" rel="attachment wp-att-8778"><img class="size-medium wp-image-8778" title="Krystna Kubran Mike Castro" src="http://femaleracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Krystna-Kubran-Mike-Castro-540x720.jpg" alt="Krystna Kubran Mike Castro" width="540" height="720" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Getting a warm hug (literally! It was freezing!) from my awesome pal from the Pacific Northwest - Mike Castro of FuziMoto. He helped me with some significant work on my bike over the course of the weekend. He builds engines, and specializes in Ducati&#39;s. He came down with the PNW crew, as seen by the photo bomb of the Green Machine Steve Kidd!! Thank you Washington crew for your immense help over the weekend!</p></div> <p><strong><br /> </strong></p> <h1>Very Special Thank You…</h1> <p>Huge thank you to my amazing pals who helped so much over the course of the weekend…. While they affectionately referred to me as the <em>moto princess</em>… they let me share garage pace with them, they jumped into help me when I needed it, and I know I would not have had such a a successful weekend without them…</p> <p><strong>Corey Baum &amp; his dad</strong>,<strong> Tim Weig</strong>,<strong> Mike Castro</strong>,<strong> Steve Kidd</strong>,<strong> Josh Kent</strong>, and a few guys I didn’t get introduced to.</p> <p>A very deep gratitude is extended to <strong>Thomas </strong>of <strong>Pirelli/Racer’s Edge</strong> for bringing his toy hauler out for myself and a few pals to sleep in for the weekend.  Thanks to Thomas, we did not freeze!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Huge thank you to <strong>Corey Neuer</strong>, <strong>Chris Maguire</strong>, and <strong>Dale Kieffer</strong>, of <strong>CT Racing Pirelli</strong> (and <strong>Racer’s Edge</strong> – Dale’s extra trailer full of goodies)…  They always take really good care of me.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Special thank you to <strong>M Racing</strong> for supplying my fuel for the weekend!!!  <strong>Five &amp; Dime Tattoo</strong> of <strong>Oakland</strong> for helping to make this weekend happen!!!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I am also very excited to announce new sponsors for 2013!! <strong>Cortech</strong>, <strong>Valley CrossFit</strong>, and <strong>Chicken Hawk Racing</strong>!!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><em>The following sponsors are who make this weekend – and all my race weekends – possible…</em></strong></p> <p>Graves Motorsports (gravesport.com)</p> <p>Lenny Albin (superbikechassis.com)</p> <p>Pirelli Tires (CT Racing – ctracetires.com)</p> <p>M Racing (mracingperformance.com)</p> <p>Scorpion Helmets (scorpionusa.com)</p> <p>Five &amp; Dime Tattoo (fiveanddimetattoo.com)</p> <p>Moonstone Cellars (moonstonecellars.com)</p> <p>STAR School (starmotorycle.com)</p> <p>Five-0 Racing (five-0racing.com)</p> <p>785Graphics (785graphics.com)</p> <p>Cortech (cortechperformance.com)</p> <p>Valley CrossFit (valleycrossfit.com)</p> <p>Chicken Hawk Racing (chickenhawkracing.com)</p> <p>Vortex Racing (vortexracing.com)</p> <p>The post <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com/two-wheels/bitter-cold-start-bright-shining-end-er-beginning/">Bitter Cold Start… Bright, Shining End, er… Beginning?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://femaleracingnews.com">Female Racing News | News about Women in Motorsports</a>.</p> ]]>
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