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Bessie Stringfield (born Betsy Beatrice White; 1911 or 1912 – February 16, 1993), also known as the "Motorcycle Queen of Miami", was an American motorcyclist who was the first African-American woman to ride across the United States solo, and was one of the few civilian motorcycle dispatch riders for the US Army during World War II.
FIM Women's Motorcycling World Championship riders (6 P) Pages in category "Female motorcycle racers" The following 87 pages are in this category, out of 87 total.
The ride started and finished in Liverpool. In 1984 Ken Hallworth, a Raleigh owner and friend of Marjorie recreated the trip on his own Raleigh. [10] From 5 to 15 July 1926 Marjorie undertook a 1,400-mile promotional ride on a 174 cc Raleigh. The object was to show how suitable the motorcycle is for female riders.
Poster celebrating Crockett's Iron Butt Rally win. Wendy Crockett is an American long-distance motorcycle rider.In 2019, Crockett achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first woman to win the Iron Butt Rally, an 11-day, 11,000-mile motorcycle endurance event often referred to as "The World's Toughest Motorcycle Competition."
Despite having to ride "solo" for the rest of the rally, Sanz repeated her 39th position and was the only woman to finish the rally raid on a motorbike, Female class. In 2015, Sanz achieved her best finish and also the best finish ever for a female rider at the Dakar, taking 9th place in the motorbike class on a Honda .
Starting out as a sports car racer, she competed in motorcycle road racing and motocross from 1960 to 1976, then began competition again in 2000 in vintage motocross events. Her last race was in 2012. [1] In 2013, McGee was named an FIM Legend for her pioneering motorcycle racing career. [2] She was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame ...
Carrasco obtained the ride through crowdfunding after sudden budget problems. [47] At the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari round, she became the first woman rider to secure pole position in the Supersport 300 World Championship and won the race the day after to make herself the first female to lead a World Championship motorcycle racing series. [48]
When this group first started it was composed of 51 members in 1940 and has grown to over 1,300 members. Linda Dugeau and Dot Robinson co-founded Motor Maids with 51 members and a dream. She took interest in the idea of creating a women’s group in the 1930s and took the liberty to reach out to motorcycle dealerships, AMA clubs and fellow riders in search to find women riders who wo