As a woman rider just easing into track days, I was most impressed with Melissa Paris, the only female motorcycle racer competing in AMA Pro Racing. I had the privilege of not only interviewing her, but also being able to see her in action at Mid-Ohio.
Her start in motorcycles began not much differently than many other women. She began on the back of a friend’s bike at age 20, and after a year realized that she wanted to learn to ride. She started out in a parking lot, took the Motorcycle Safety Foundation course and then purchased a Ninja 250. Melissa admitted, “I didn’t have very much confidence in myself so it was a good bike to start on because I could reach the ground and it was easy to ride.â€Â  … Details
The spectacle of motorcycle dirt track racing at over 120 mph returns to the West Coast on Saturday and Sunday, September 12th and 13th, 2009. The event is hosted by the Lodi Motorcycle Club and will be held at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds in Stockton, California.
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) August 10, 2009 — The Lodi Motorcycle Club is proud to announce the return of the Stockton Mile at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds in Stockton, California after a 31 year hiatus. Notably, this race is the only mile dirt track race west of the Mississippi in 2009.
High profile professional Grand National Championship riders from across the country have entered the event. These names include the present GNC points leader Jared Mees, Slammin’ Sammy Halbert presently third place in national standings and 2000 Grand National Champion Joe Kopp. Professional riders based out of California will be …Â Details
Red Bull’s New Year, No Limits series is moving from Las Vegas to La-La-Land, and this time it’ll be Travis Pastrana’s turn to try to wow the crowd.
Pastrana will try to break the world record for the longest jump in a car. A handful of Los Angeles landmarks are being considered for the New Year’s Eve stunt by the freestyle motocross star and rally car champion.
Considering that this is the guy who at 15 celebrated an X Games gold medal by jumping his motorcycle into San Francisco Bay, almost anything might go.
Pastrana hopes to shatter the record of 171 feet set by his Subaru teammate, Ken Block, in a rally car in November 2006…Â Details