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Pretty Pics of Racing Chicks – AFM R2

Joe Salas, creative genius behind 4theriders, was one of my earliest motorcycling mentors. I happened to be on a “Snellbux” ride with him almost three years ago and I remember him demonstrating to me how to hang off the bike, … Continue reading

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The Ladies of AFM Roadracing 2009

Clicky for high res photo taken by the illustrious Craig Sanders, Photo Editor of San Joaquin Valley’s newspaper, The Record. Left to right: #619, Jennifer Lauritzen #43, Lisa Mazurkiewicz #612, Debra Barton #357R, Angie Loy #958, Christie Cooley (borrowing Tom … Continue reading

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AFM Round 2 Results – The Chick Report

Here are the unoffocial results from the weekend. Congratulations again to all the girls, especially Debra Barton for winning Formula III, Ironbutt Joy Higa for finishing five races, and Cassandra Gaddy for getting back on the horse and doing really … Continue reading

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Good Times, Bad Times

So Saturday was an awesome day. We had 11 female racers signed up for Formula AFemme, the AFM’s first all female exhibition race, and nine ended up competing. Angie Loy, STAR School instructor and WERA West fast girl, took first … Continue reading

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Formula AFemme – T-5 Days

We have nine players (sorry, I’m in tennis mode again – RACERS) signed up for the debut race of the AFM’s Formula AFemme! We’re gridding up with Clubman Lightweight, an introductory race for new racers on lightweight bikes, on Saturday. … Continue reading

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