Many tracks didn’t allow women to race in the 1950s, which makes these five women icons and pioneers in motorcycle racing.
Legends of Speed: 5 Women Who Ruled 1950s Motorcycle Racing
“9 foot Ducati” Oil Painting by Guenevere Schwien, Portland Oregon
Side note- it continues to boggle my mind, the smallness of the world (especially if you’re in the moto industry). I randomly found the GarneyGirl Etsy shop yesterday, and come to find out she’s local to me. Crazytown, I tell ya.
Posted on February 2, 2012 in Motorcycles by Alicia Mariah Elfving