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From 5 to 15 July 1926 Marjorie undertook a 1,400-mile promotional ride on a 174 cc Raleigh. The object was to show how suitable the motorcycle is for female riders. Her route spelt out the word Raleigh in cursive script on a map of the UK. The first leg from London to Southampton was the upright (back) of the letter R.
Emma Elizabeth Fry [1] MBE (née Bristow; born 29 October 1990) is a British professional motorcycle trials rider and nine-times [2] Women’s World Championship rider in World Trials. In 2014, Bristow became the first British rider to win the Women's FIM Trial World Championship .
All 24 of the then confirmed riders were to participate but Emily Bondi was injured and did not take part. [13] There was inclement weather on day 1 and the fastest times were set on Day 2 which was dry. 2018 Supersport 300 World Champion Ana Carrasco set the fastest time. [14]
Tinmouth riding her Honda Superbike in 2014. Jennifer Rosanne Tinmouth (born 8 March 1978) is an English motorcycle racer. She is the current female Isle of Man TT lap record holder, [1] breaking the record during her first ever TT in 2009 and gaining a Guinness World Record for this achievement.
Two feeder series were created, [19] The Italian Women’s Speed Championship [20] and the Women’s Cup entry-level trophy. Both the feeder series are run in Italy. [19] With women's world championships already set up in motocross, enduro, and trials and feeder series in place, the FIM initiated the WorldWCR in 2023 in conjunction with Dorna. [1]
Fox continued to ride in both the British and World rounds for the following years, finishing runner up once again to Cook in 2009 [2] and taking 3rd spot in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015. 2015 also saw Fox return to the British TDN team where, alongside teammates Emma Bristow and Rebekah Cook they won the event, this time held in Spain. [4]
Eva Askquith (1905–1985), at times misspelt as Ashquith or Asquith, was a pioneering British female speedway motorcycle racer in the three seasons from 1928 and 1930 when female riders were allowed race speedway in Britain. [1] She was one of only four British female speedway riders at this time and also raced internationally.
Costello riding a BMW S1000RR at the 2016 Oldtimer Grand Prix in Schwanenstadt, Austria. Maria Costello MBE (born 9 June 1973, Northampton, England) from Spratton in Northamptonshire, [1] is a British motorcycle racer who held the Guinness World Record for being the fastest woman to lap the Isle of Man TT course at an average speed of 114.73 mph until Jenny Tinmouth took the record at the 2009 TT.