http://www.visionwells.com/elenamyers/assets/Elena-Promo.wmv
The young lady in this video is an incredibly talented rider, and a hoot to watch!
she's also 12 years old - how'd you like to get smoked at the track by a girl half your age? :mrgreen: I couldn't stop grinning watching the vid.
heard about her - was impressed - thanks for the video - WOW!!
Dayuuum! :?
I wonder what her classmates think? :lol:
I simply hope that she is doing it for herself and not for her parents. So many young athletes are pushed by their parents to perform when the focus should be on having fun.
QuoteTwelve year old Arclight Racing / UmbrellaGirls USA sponsored rider, Elena Myers, won her very first 125GP race this past weekend at Portland International Raceway in Oregon.
After her 4th place finish at the Streets of Willow track in Southern California this past June, this Northern California phenom was invited up by OMMRA to take their new riders novice school and get her official "Big Track" license. Very excited about this opportunity, Elena didn't take long to impress the powers that be when it came time to hit the track. Immediately she was comfortable with the very fast and very flat circuit by lapping in the 1:17 range on her very first day, times that are considered very competitive. However, her best time of the weekend came on Saturday's practice with a 1:15.8... a time that would have easily put her on pole for last months USGPRU national!
By race day, Elena was very comfortable and wasted no time in winning the first 125GP 4 lap-qualifying race by over 10 seconds to secure pole position for the 10 lap main. Main event time. When the green flag dropped, Myers got a bad start and was in third by turn one behind fast locals Rob Tatom and Mike McDonough. It didn't take long however, as Elena made her move on lap one around the outside of Portland's back straight to grab the top spot, a spot that she would not relinquish. By the white flag, Myers had built up a lead of over 20 seconds and cruised home to take her first GP win! At the awards ceremony after the race, and as a big bonus, the President of OMMRA granted her Expert status!
Elena has now officially become the youngest rider in OMMRA's 33 year history to be granted "Expert" status. Elena thanked all her great sponsors and was quoted at the ceremony saying "I want to thank OMMRA for giving me this great opportunity and for believing in me, it was an awesome experience."
So ass-whoopin'... That rules.
20 Second lead... Insane!
That girl is RAWKIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cheers: :thumb:
That girl is awesome. Gotta love the untertail. I wonder what the other riders think when they go through the pits to see who passed them on the outside and see a 12 yr old girl. If it were me I would shake her hand and ask for a lesson :thumb:
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Not to diminish her skill, but weighing 50+lbs less than her competitors probably helps, too!
Quote from: thirdman.
Not to diminish her skill, but weighing 50+lbs less than her competitors probably helps, too!
then, those classes should be dominated by 12 year old boys
She would look better in leathers with a nice flair leg opening :lol:
Quote from: JetSwingQuote from: thirdman.
Not to diminish her skill, but weighing 50+lbs less than her competitors probably helps, too!
then, those classes should be dominated by 12 year old boys
No jetswing ... that will have to be dominated by 9 year old boys ... cos at 12 they are nearly full size and 9 yr olds have no hand-eye coordination ... remember women even when fully grown are smaller ... BTW what are the other riders riding ... some sorta 600-750 RR type ... no wonder on a tight race track no way anyone can keep up with a 125 with a 45 lb rider ...
Cool.
Srinath.
Ummm, so she's on a MotoGP bike? I see she has sponsors, but are her folks loaded or something?
Mad skills, unfortunately she's a bit young for me, and I'm still holding out for one of the ladies from GStwin. :lol:
Quote from: oppy00Mad skills, unfortunately she's a bit young for me, and I'm still holding out for one of the ladies from GStwin. :lol:
You and me both. :mrgreen:
to see how truly amazing she is, MUTE the sound while watching the video.
is that like a 250cc?
Quote from: subcis that like a 250cc?
125cc i think
Is it a dead link now? I wanna see.
nope right click and download and you shoud get it. I use firefox and it downloads it just fine still just checked.
That's impressive. I like the video.
mirror site neone? googled n came u w/ shaZam!..
http://www.elenamyers.com
For those of you that know Thunderhill, Elena is running in the 2:02's, last I heard on her 125. The pole in the AFM races there is usually around 1:56 for formula pacific (heavily modified big bikes). She is fast and talented.
talent? i think it all has to do with her weight ;)
jealous?????? Robbie Gordon
Quote from: seshadri_srinathQuote from: JetSwingQuote from: thirdman.
Not to diminish her skill, but weighing 50+lbs less than her competitors probably helps, too!
then, those classes should be dominated by 12 year old boys
No jetswing ... that will have to be dominated by 9 year old boys ... cos at 12 they are nearly full size and 9 yr olds have no hand-eye coordination ... remember women even when fully grown are smaller ... BTW what are the other riders riding ... some sorta 600-750 RR type ... no wonder on a tight race track no way anyone can keep up with a 125 with a 45 lb rider ...
Cool.
Srinath.
Well I don't know if this applies to motorcycling at all, but in the world of kayaking, women have an advantage because the center of gravity is closer to a womans hips and a man's center of gravity is closer to his shoulders. Seems if a woman motorcyclist has a lower center of gravity it might help somewhat. But she is probably too young to have hips yet :lol:
Women do have a much easier time finding the balance and rolling a kayak because of thier lower center of gravity, dang I missed my chance, could have used that on joerocker since he never thought women were good at anything. :)
what happened to joerocker? on exile?
Quote from: JetSwingtalent? i think it all has to do with her weight ;)
I'd bet on both: talent, weight, and low cg. Okay, all three.
Oh...and no fear...
Quote from: BadgerQuote from: JetSwingtalent? i think it all has to do with her weight ;)
I'd bet on both: talent, weight, and low cg. Okay, all three.
Oh...and no fear...
i was just joking...she definitely talented.
http://visionwells.com/elenamyers/assets/Elena-Promo_SM.wmv
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http://visionwells.com/elenamyers/assets/Elena-Promo.mov
Quote from: BadgerQuote from: JetSwingtalent? i think it all has to do with her weight ;)
I'd bet on both: talent, weight, and low cg. Okay, all three.
Oh...and no fear...
OK I am betting on weight and CG (whatever - top heavy doesn't hurt all that much unless you're fighting wheelies) and the talent part comes from being mature enough to learn and remember while still being light enough to take advantage of that. Now 2.02's vs 1.56 is a huge difference, formula super bike types aren't the quickest way around a tight race course though, 250 and 125 GP bikes are. And on those every ounce matters ...
Cool.
Srinath.