Clara Wagner is often lauded as the first woman to race a motorcycle—or at least the first documented woman to do so, as captured by many newspapers in 1910. But is she?
Clara Wagner: The First Woman to Race Motorcycles?
Two moto ladies appear at the Delhi-Leh rally in India. Irina Walker, 49, flew in from San Francisco for the Himalayan Odyssey 2011. Ila Johri, 25, is a financial analyst based in Chennai.
Rally participants are expected to ride hilly terrain of Ladakh region in Jammu and Kashmir. Beginning from Delhi the route map of the rally passes through Chandigarh, Manali, Key Long, Jispa Camp, Sarchu, Pang Camp, Upshi, Leh and finally to Khardung La, the highest motorable pass in the Ladakh region.
Posted on September 14, 2011 in Motorcycles by Alicia Mariah Elfving