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Originally posted by KeefyB
Sandra Barnett and Maria Costello are two very fast ladies that have gone well both on short circuits and the IOM TT. |
Not quite the same league if you ask me Sandra Barnett was a far better rider, and it has taken Maria a Decade of machine and tyre development and Thousands of pounds in sponsorship to eventually beat Sandra's TT fastest lap.
MC certainly plays the Girlie card well and it quite often gets her on the same machinary as the person wining the Manx GP. Taking the ride away from more talented riders.
One lady racer that doesn't play the girlie card is Anita Buxton, taking part in most of the real road racing events, turning up at the TT, Dunrod, North West with her own bikes a ZXR400 and a GSXR1000 tuned by her other half, no flash Merc Veto with personalised plate for her
She was 6th at the NW200 in the 400 class and won the 400 race at the Ulster GP.
Last year at Silverstone when a few of us went along to Silverstone to watch WJB on Montys TZ we saw Lisa Thorne win the 125 race with a very impressive ride.
A few years back I helped get Suzanne Machen into racing and at her 1st meeting with North Glos she finished 5th in the Novice race, since then she has won a couple of KRC endurance 400 championships onboard the Dynotech ZXR400 and has raced in MRO.
Women in racing --- They are already there