Why?
The face of Motorcycle Racing is a testosterone driven male dominated
arena where very few women compete, and even fewer succeed. In our
modern world of equality where a woman can sail solo around the world
and women compete in major sports at the highest levels, this failure
to break into the field of Motorsport is a little incongruous…
and we intend to change that.
An increase in female competition will lead to a growth in female
interest in the sport which will lead to improved female particpation
in road riding.
How?
We aim to encourage women into motorcycle racing by creating an
all-girl rookie championship with a high profile, both within and
outside the motorcycling industry. We are operating a 3 year plan
to ensure that the effort works. The aim is to take the cream of
the girls to the British Championships and beyond competing against
a grid of men.
Who?
We have already built a sizeable all-girl race team, Feisty
Racing, with our first full season of club racing starting in
March 2005. This team will form the basis of the championship and
will be used to promote the all-girl series to the rest of the world.
We intend to run trials to select more women for the championship,
and we already have 30 more women who are interested in taking part
in these trials.
When?
The all-girl championship will run for the first time in 2006 and
again in 2007. The future of the series will depend on the success
of the first two years..
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