FIM WOMEN in MOTORCYCLING COMMISSION Newsletter ISSUE 2, 2013
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FIM WOMEN IN MOTORCYCLING COMMISSION Newsletter ISSUE 2, 2013 Editorial - Kick start for women’s Road Racing The FIM and its Women in Motorcycling We hope that our project will create more Commission (CFM) have worked hard to improve women like her. But Ana is not the only example. the presence of women in every discipline. For Finnish rider Taru Rinne was the first woman to now, there are high-level women´s classes in gain world championship points, she also Motocross, Enduro and Trial. But we also have qualified second in 125 cc class in 1989 at good news regarding Road Racing! Since the last Hockenheim and finished seventh at the race. meeting of the Commission in Geneva in The German rider Katja Poensgen gained points February, we have targeted as one of our top in the early 2000’s. Gina Bovaird from America priorities to develop the presence of women in competed in a 500 cc race in France in 1982 and this great discipline as well. Elena Rosell from Valencia competed last year in Now I am pleased to tell you that the FIM, with the Moto2-class. So there is the potential – we just need to create better opportunities! the support of the RFME (Real Federacion Motociclista Española), will organise a women´s We will keep you posted regarding this great Road Racing camp at Albacete circuit in Spain project but for now you can get more information this June! This training camp is a kick-start to about the training camp by sending us an email at: promote and develop the presence of women in [email protected] Road Racing. And there is certainly more to come: we are negotiating with stakeholders in order to take women´s Road Racing to the level where it ought to be! After all, we have some great examples of female RR-riders, the latest one being 16-year-old Ana Carrasco, who has achieved an impressive performance amidst her By Nita Korhonen, CFM Director male competitors in the Moto3-class. 2013 INTERNATIONAL FEMALE RIDE DAY – Friday 3 May © Seventh annual International Female Ride Day on road, off-road or track and of all ages, all Friday 3 May 2013 should take part and get on their bikes. It is a special day to celebrate and highlight the countless and growing numbers of women riders. The event has become a globally synchronised ride, creating a universal chain of women riders around the world on one day. Since the first edition in 2007, International Female Ride Day© has magnified in popularity with each passing year. Women from the world over: United States, Large numbers of women motorcycle and scooter France, Canada, Australia, Qatar, Greece, Italy, riders around the world are preparing to take Russia, The Netherlands, England, Israel, South part in the one-of-a-kind ride day happening. Africa and many more countries will celebrate International Female Ride Day© makes one simple this event and “Just Ride” in unison on Friday 3 request of women “Just Ride”. Women who ride May 2013! sport bikes, cruisers, touring or scooters whether More information: facebook/InternationalFemaleRideDay FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE MOTOCYCLISME 11, ROUTE DE SUISSE - CH - 1295 MIES [email protected] FIM-LIVE.COM FIM WOMEN IN MOTORCYCLING COMMISSION Newsletter ISSUE 2, 2013 Two new members joining the FIM Women In Motorcycling Commission EMMANUELLE CLAIR – from France PETER ISGREN – from Sweden Since she was five, Emmanuelle has always been Peter comes from a family with a serious interest on a bike. At the age of 14 she started racing in in motocross. He and his big brother started Mob Cross national races (Normandy) and riding when they were about four and six years finished third in the Rouen 24H Mob Cross. old and never stopped. His brother competed in Emmanuelle also took part in 500CB Honda Cup National, European and World Championships. and 12H of Magny-Cours, finishing third in the Since childhood, Peter has been deeply Supersport class. She also developed a keen passionate about motocross and in 2003 a big interest in Cross Country rallies, finishing second dream came true: he became coordinator for at the Rallye des Gazelles in quad and was first motocross at the Swedish Motorcycle and female quad rider at the Dakar in 2006. In 2012, Snowmobile Federation (Svemo). Over the past she became the FIM Women’s Bajas World 10 years in the federation, he has been working Champion. Emmanuelle has a great knowledge of closely together with the FIM Motocross Cross Country Rallies and off-road competitions Commission. Among other things he has and holds the FIM Cross Country Rallies’ Clerk of developed sponsoring models and taken care of the Course licence. She has regular contacts with the marketing and the organisation of the the sports Media and Press and is also actively Swedish Championship, including the women’s involved in the organisation of major Cross class. On the strength of his rich background and Country Rallies and motorcycling events as NPO experience, he was appointed CFM General Manager. Drawing on her sporting representative last February and he is looking achievements and professional activities, forward to contributing to the Commission’s Emmanuelle is willing to make an appreciable projects and challenges. contribution to the development of the CFM and Visit our CFM section in FIM website: www.fim-live.com to the promotion of women in motorcycling. Maggie McNally elected chair of AMA Board of Directors The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) the American Motorcyclists Association”, said has announced that Maggie McNally was AMA President and CEO Rob Dingman. unanimously elected chair of the AMA Board of Directors at its meeting in Indianapolis on 16 February 2013. With her election, Ms McNally becomes the first woman to lead the AMA board in the association's 89-year history. “I'm honoured that my fellow AMA board members have chosen me as chair, and I'm humbled by the historical significance of a woman taking this office” McNally said. “At the About Maggie McNally end of the day, however, the important thing is Her love for riding began when she was 11-years not the gender of the board's chair, rather it is old and her cousin took her for a ride on a the united commitment by the AMA board and Triumph. A few years later, eager to disprove a staff to carry out our mission to better protect naysayer who suggested that women don't ride and promote motorcycling”. motorcycles, she got her riding permit and a “Maggie's enthusiasm for riding, her dedication 1972 Suzuki GT380. Maggie continues to be an to safety training and her outreach to potential avid motorcyclist and is a Rider Coach at the riders gel very much with the goals of the AMA, Motorcycle Safety Foundation®. and we're looking forward to her contributions to Source: www.americanmotorcyclist.com FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE MOTOCYCLISME 11, ROUTE DE SUISSE - CH - 1295 MIES [email protected] FIM-LIVE.COM FIM WOMEN IN MOTORCYCLING COMMISSION Newsletter ISSUE 2, 2013 MXnews SPEEDWAYnews Fontanesi dominates the Dutch round FIM Speedway 250cc Youth Gold Trophy The FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship The FIM 250cc Gold Trophy two-day event was got off to a great start in Valkenswaard with a part of an FIM Academy training camp initiative sensational race one and an even more incredible targeting young racers in various disciplines and race two, really showing fans what women in aiming at developing their skills and abilities in motocross can do. order to help them become future full-time Race two saw Australian Jessica Moore have a professional racers. great start, squeezing out ex World Champion During this inspiring Speedway training camp at Stephanie Laier for the holeshot. Less than two the MSC Teterow clubhouse (North East corners later, HM Plant KTM UK’s Nathalie Kane Germany), the young riders had practice sessions passed both riders snatching up the lead. Pfiel out on track as well as attending technical Kawasaki’s Meghan Rutledge followed Kane presentations including a refereeing perspective, through taking over the second place position. physical training and interesting mental and Meanwhile, race one winner Chiara Fontanesi physiological sessions. All the young future was dealing with the aftermath of a bad start, Speedway stars took a great interest in sitting outside the top ten. But after an participating in this training camp and eagerly extremely hard charge on lap one, Fontanesi was retained all the advice that was offered. already inside the top three trying to break down the ten second lead of Nathalie Kane. The FIM Speedway 250cc Youth Gold Trophy race With five minutes to go, Fontanesi and Rutledge saw Daniel Spiller crowned new FIM Speedway had caught Kane, provoking a three-way battle 250cc Youth Gold Trophy champion after a for the lead. While dicing through the lapped determined display over the two-day event. The riders, Rutledge managed to take over the lead new Russian whiz-kid Arslan Fayzulin took the with Fontanesi taking over second, leaving Kane silver FIM medal with 26 points. to struggle through the lapped traffic. With two The bronze medal winner proved to be quite a laps to go Fontanesi made a close pass on sensation, however, as 16 year old Czech Rutledge to take the lead causing Rutledge to Republic girl racer Michaela Krupickova became have a small crash in a corner. The Australian the first ever female rider to take an FIM medal Meghan Rutledge was quick to remount, in the track racing discipline of Speedway. After maintaining second-place position but allowing finishing in 6th place on the Saturday evening the Irish rider Nathalie Kane to close the gap with 9 points, she did even better on the Sunday again, setting the stage for a last lap sprint afternoon, scoring 11 points.