I was browsing on my twitter, and this Person I was following tweeted something about the hottest Mx dude. So naturally, I checked it out. Then I got to browsing around the site and found this! I thought it was pretty spot on! Scope this..
First of all I need to make something very clear… there are tons of ladies out there that ride motocross. And although I would like to say that all of us are the same, CLEARLY that is not the case. I mean, not all of us can throw down sick whips and end up in Vogue Magazine like Ashley Fiolek. But we do have some qualities that I believe can be shared across the board.
CONFIDENCE- Alright so here goes my slight “sorority girl” speech about confidence, but bear with me. Sometimes I feel as though the world tells women to not be confident and to lean on the confidence of a man to be successful. Between pictures in magazines and the historical female roles in movies, the media tells us that you know, women aren’t supposed to be on top (no pun intended). However, one of the great things about motocross is that we are learning the exact opposite. To be the best you have to be confident. To go as fast as possible around a track that is ultimately going to kill you if you back down… I mean… how can you survive if you aren’t confident.
SASS- There is definitely a difference between cute sass and nasty sass. And personally, I feel as though motocross ladies have a particular level of both. You can’t be doing cute sass when you push competition down in a corner. That would definitely be nasty sass. However, cute sass comes around when that super sexy topless motocross guy walks by and tells you that you can’t ride. PSH! Twirling your hair and rolling your eyes and giving him the opportunity to race you… now THAT is cute sass. But either way, us motocross ladies definitely have some sass.
STRENGTH- Between inner strength and physical strength, motocross ladies stand out. It takes a lot of inner strength to be successful on the track. First of all, most of the time we are the only female suited out during practices. To be able to go out there and be different and stay concentrated on why you are there isn’t always the easiest. Being able to push past the “I wonder what they are thinking” mentality and concentrate on the “let me show them what I’ve got” mentality takes a lot of inner strength. Second of all, we don’t have “man muscles” so building the muscle mass required to do what we need to do on the track takes some serious dedication and hard work. Not only are we in the gym (or at least we SHOULD be) we are building up muscles that most women don’t need. I mean, straightening hair and doing my fingernails only require so much muscle. But jumping a 120 foot triple and NOT DYING… now that takes some muscle.
CLASS- I don’t think I say anything as much as I say “keep it classy.” There are times when I want to throw my bike down and Bogle slap the heck out of people. There are also times when I feel like I am not doing as well as I should be and I simply want to…well…make myself look like a fool to say the least. But no. I sit back and think “hmmm…what would Audrey Hepburn do in this situation?” Okay so no Audrey most likely would never put herself in a situation to where she would have to take her pearls out of her ears, but you get my point.
PERSONALITY- I don’t think I have ever met so many amazing, real, fun girls outside of the track. I mean my sorority definitely has some characters, but motocross ladies are freaking amazing. Between the humor, yet the seriousness, the silliness yet the concentration… I really could go on. But for the most part, if you are female and you ride dirtbikes, you have to be a pretty cool person.
So, I could go on and on about what it takes to be a motocross lady, but by now I think you get the point.
http://motocrossladies.com/
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