Cristi Farrell (of Moterrific) and I took off from Cerberus yesterday on a San Diego to Campo motorcycle ride. We rode Hwy 94 to Campo and back. She was on her 2009 BMW f650GS and I was on the lil 1982 Honda FT500 Ascot thumper.
It’s a good jaunt with lots of sweepers and fun twisties that switch back rather quickly- those are my favorite, when you get into the groove and can flick the bike back and forth through the corners. Ah, it was a good day.
Mary McGee is a pioneer in American motorcycle racing, thanks to her untamable determination and a spirit as warm as her smile. Her excitement for motorcycling, especially racing, is contagious even in her eighties. She was the first woman to receive an FIM racing license in the United States, first woman to complete the Baja 1000, and the first woman to race the Baja 500 solo. These aren’t her only firsts, either. She was also the first woman in motocross and road racing in the States. McGee was rightly inducted into the AMA Hall of Fame in 2018.
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Posted on November 10, 2013 in Blog, MotoLadies by Alicia Mariah Elfving
