Dirty Girl's Thank You page
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Past Season Sponsors
Dirty Girl Motor Racing is proud to acknowledge the support of Lincoln Electric; top quality welding equipment is a necessity in vintage racing, and Lincoln Electric's support of my racing efforts is greatly appreciated.
The ongoing support of the Rider Training Institute is also greatly appreciated
2007 Season Supporters
All Season: Tim, who tuned and prepared my bike for me, hauled my race bike and equipment around all season for me after my car died
Mosport Endurance Race: Laura, my race-team mate this year, and our two-Tim crew, making us possibly the only team equipped with as many mechanics as riders.
Special Mention: all the 'Trackdays-R-Us' riders who put up with me throwing my silencers at them at least once a trackday.
2006 Season Supporters
All Season: Karen, who came over at odd hours to help me load and unload my racebike
Mosport Endurance Race: Aliki, my race-team mate this year, did a stellar job and we came third in our class! Crew members Karen, Jeff, Bruce and Tim made everything run smoothly this year.
Special Mention: Bill, in the Parts department at Cycle World East kept a straight face when I tried to order a replacement screw for my toe-slider, and found all sorts of odd bits for me.
Dwight, at Praxair, who cheerfully supplied an endless stream of welding information.
2005 'Rookie' Racing Season Support:
I never would have got to the race track, not even once, without the help of my friends, thank you all!
Mosport Endurance Race: Barb and Michelle, and our crew: Max, Karen, Tammy, Christine and Jean-Guy, Jeff and Sarah the Sable.
Special Thanks: The VRRA for organizing an awesome season of vintage motorcycle racing. My employers & clients, for time off and understanding. My fabulous parents - I'm not sure they understand about racing, but they support me anyway. My friend and pit-crew Karen, who put in a whole long and wet weekend at Mosport to support my racing adventure, overcoming her distaste for both Hondas and 2-strokes. All my fellow racers who helped a rookie out in the pits this season. And my friends for their support and encouragement: Alexis, Aliki, Angela, Barb, Bob, Brenda, Bruce, Dave, Danielle, Dexter, Jeff, Karen, Ken, Michelle, Neil, Owen, Paul, Sean, Tammy, Zaid... and many more!
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Supporting me all along the way
Behind every motorcyclist there are a bunch of great people keeping them running... I'm going to try to thank a few of them here.
I'm daunted only by the thought that many, many people contributed to my motorcycling experiences, and I'm bound to miss some.
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Beyond the call:
Ross Sully - Parry Sound Ontario. To make a long story short, I left Toronto with a stock exhaust system, and arrived in Parry Sound with an open pipe ZRX. I thundered up to his shop, in a deafening roar, with only 20 minutes notice and Ross gave me a beautiful weld, allowing me to depart on a machine that sounded delightfully like my bike again! Thanks Ross!
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Invaluable:
Dave Nash, now of Nashimoto... the most brilliant mechanic it has been my pleasure to watch and my aspiration to learn from. Dave has patiently answered a million of my questions, and he always makes my bikes happy.
Dave and Sasha of Parker Bros. - they always have an answer for my safety gear questions and a solution to fit me
Aerostitch Roadcrafter - Andy Goldfine makes a top quality product! One year at the Sportbike Rally I met him and basically said 'Oh yeah? Fit me!' and he did! 10 Years later my Roadcrafter is still going, and it's still the best made item of motorcycling gear I own.
The Rider Training Institute www.ridertraining.ca where I teach. The opportunity to help new motorcyclists is something I value highly, and I learn new things about the sport every weekend I teach, both from my fellow instructors and from the students.
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Early Years:
Competition Wheels - sadly no more - was my favorite motorcycle dealership ever.
HB Cycle - saved my vacation when I got a flat tire on the first day of a week long tour!
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Becoming a Motorcyclist:
All the guys who told me 'girls don't ride' or 'you're too small' - you all contributed greatly to my determination.
Owen - who patiently gritted his teeth while I made it through my rookie years.
The CSC Rider Training Course - which gave me a good basic skill set to enter a potentially dangerous sport.
Andre, Randy, Doug & Deb, Kerry, Martha and the other motorcyclists & enthusiasts who encouraged me through my first year on the street (and who didn't say 'you're too little' or 'girls don't ride')
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Lifetime Achievement Award:
Mum & Dad - you're wonderful, you've always been there for me. Most non-motorcycling parents have a pretty hard time understanding their motorcycling children, but I've got really great parents, who try determinedly to understand my enjoyment of the sport. Thanks Mum, Thanks Dad!
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