Krystal Hess won the People’s Choice award in the J&P Cycles Ultimate Biker Build Off at the IMS Dallas show.
We’re not positive, but we think Krystal is the only female independent who has won this honor. This is the ‘Forty Creek Whisky’ bike’s third 1st Place Win since October of 2014. The first two were from The Harvest Classic in Luckenbach, TX. Again, the only female to win out of 250 bikes (all built by men). In the past, I featured Krystal’s custom Suzuki Savage named “Spinderella” which featured historical photos of women in motorcycling.
Ricochet Customs, Krysal’s business, offers powder and ceramic coating, amongst other services.
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 February 9, 2015 in MotoLadies, Motorcycles by Alicia Mariah Elfving
