Eight decades of rumbling engines, two-wheel travel, exhaust smoke, and total badassery. Gloria Tramontin Struck has been blazing trails in the world of motorcycles since 1940 as one of the original members of the Motor Maids.
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Motorcycle Mary McGee: First Solo Baja 500 Racer
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.
Lady Motocross Rider Breaks Down Barriers in Iran
In Iran, motocross rider Behnaz Shafiei has a passion for dirt riding, and the countries laws against women riding motorcycles doesn’t stop her.
Motorcycle Racer Mary McGee 1975
Mary McGee was a fearless motorcycle racing woman- the first woman in the US to hold a FIM racing license.
