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Read MoreROARING TO GO - BEHNAZ SHAFIEI
IMAGE: From the Guardian article : Mohammad Moheimany/jamejamimage.ir
Recently the internet has been blowing up with news on the very inspiring female rider from Iran. As one of the first in group of female motorcyclists in Iran to obtain official permission to practice on off road circuits & the only women rider in Iran to have done pro road racing, Behnaz Shafiei is the 26 year old that is truly paving the way for women riders and womens rights in motorsport.
Get yourselves over to this lady's instagram to see her ride dirt, race track & pull tail whips like its going out of fashion.
Also click HERE to read her recent interview on the guardian website.
Video: BBC
THE MIGHTY LEAH TOKELOVE
So, what can we say about this lady.......
At 17 years old Leah is the only female rider in the adult class of the DTRA UK race circuit . Racing in both the minibike class & the restricted class where she is regularly seen leaving the opposition (sometimes guys twice her age) for dust. When she's not racing she has started organising ladies flat track days with the DTRA to try get a whole new flock of women into flat track... And to top it all of she's an all round bad ass & supporter of women motorcycling..... When I think of what I was doing at 17 years old this girl puts me to shame.
Go read all about her in this great interview in the second issue of the DTRA magazine by Anthony Brown. We adore this lady & we think you will too.
You can read the article & the rest of the magazine here.
Gemma x (@ghwfive)
PHOTOS: FROM THE DTRA MAGAZINE
LADIES BE RECORD BREAKING!
Last Sunday we rode over to the legendary Ace Cafe London where a world record attempt for the largest gathering of women motorcycle riders was being held. A total of 618 women riders turned out smashing the previous record 251 women to bits! Women riders of all ages (the youngest rider being little Emilia at just 10 years old on her dirt bike - totally wanted to adopt her!), on all types of bikes rode from all over the UK to meet & hang out for an awesome afternoon. A massive thanks & congrats Sherrie Woolfe & Nimi Patel for organising the event!
Gemma x
More news on the event HERE !
Images from : Gemma Harrison, Rebecca Parsons, Monika Anna D'Agate & Christie Goodwin (all shared via the official Facebook page)
WOMEN SHIFT GEARS IN MOTORCYCLE CULTURE.....
Great to see the bike world sitting up & taking notice of women riders!
The Guardian have written an awesome article on the new wave of Women bikers interviewing those awesome ladies The Litas of Utah & the Miss- fires of Brooklyn with a mention about last weekends Ace Cafe world record ladies meet up! Read it HERE!
Gemma (@ghwfive)x
(Photograph: From the article - Alicia Mariah Elfving/themotolady.com)
DIRT QUAKE IV
We rode, camped, watched flat track racing, saw the wall of death & danced in a mini mosh pit to a band fronted by Davros from Dr.Who...That was the weekend we went to Dirt Quake.
For those of you who have never been, Dirt Quake is the flat track equivalent of Wacky Races on speed. An crazy action packed weekend of both pro & amateur flat track racing where anyone and everything can be entered, with racing in fancy dress being the order of the day (our personal faves were the Clutch Customs boys racing in full teenage mutant ninja turtles garb).
We rode out on the scenic route from London with the Alex Grant, The Shop Customs boys & the lovely Bradley of Dark Arts coffee & spent the weekend generally causing trouble in a campsite by riding whatever we could get our grubby hands on. We had a bloody ball! If you weren't there this year make sure you don't miss it next year!
Massive thanks to the guys at the DTRA & SIDEBURN MAGAZINE for putting on such a great weekend!
Gemma (@ghwfive)
PHOTOS: ALEX GRANT & GEMMA HARRISON
TORIA JAYMES
If you haven't seen her work yet check out the amazing Toria Jaymes instantly! As art director of Stay Outside Studio she designs & paints everything from motorbike tanks to walls all over London. Recently she came & painted a motocross inspired wall mural for the lucky lads at The Shop Customs. I think you'll agree its bloody RAD!
Check out her incredible world & other works here at Stay Oustide Studio.
PHOTO CREDS: Ava D'Antimo
