Maria Costello: Queen Of The Bikers

Maria Costello is in all likelihood the close prominent adult woman inwards motorbike route racing too the exclusively woman mortal motorbike racer e'er to survive awarded an MBE. She has achieved unrivalled success inwards a high-risk world, competing on equal price with men inwards a sport renowned every bit the ultimate examination for competitor too machine.

Maria was the starting fourth dimension adult woman e'er to claim a podium complete inwards a race roughly the notorious Isle of Mann TT course of education – ofttimes described every bit the world’s close unsafe race runway – but that’s only i of many accolades she has garnered inwards a career spanning xx years (a feat itself!).

The 2016 race flavor has proved to survive i of her best, securing the woman mortal lap tape at the Vauxhall International Northwest 200, her best e'er finish, then far, of twelfth house inwards the Isle of Mann Lightweight TT race too a podium amongst her hero too 23 times TT winner, John McGuinness inwards the Isle of Mann Senior Classic TT.

Throughout that time, she has shown remarkable resilience too conclusion inwards the manlike mortal dominated earth of motorbike racing, overcoming astonishing injuries – including 24 broken bones – to gain multiple podium finishes inwards existent route racing.

She has also laid a Guinness World Record, been voted Sports Personality of the Year inwards her native county, operate an animated grapheme inwards a PlayStation game, a passenger double for Reese Witherspoon inwards a Hollywood film too a published author.

Maria’s racing has taken her roughly the globe too the invitations for her to compete on exotic modern too classic mechanism continue, adding to her already impressive racing CV.

Never satisfied with confining her success to the runway however, she breaks boundaries to pave the means for to a greater extent than women racers too motorcyclists alike. In 2013 she founded ‘Woman on a Motorcycle’ a community infinite where like-minded ladies tin portion experiences too ideas. Her pioneering ‘women only’ trackdays direct keep also gone from forcefulness to strength; starting with only xi riders at the Teesside Autodrome circuit, she right away runs events for upwardly to lxx riders at the earth renowned circuits including Donington Park too Silverstone. In 2016 she was also appointed yesteryear BMW Motorrad Great Britain to forepart their nationwide inaugural supporting women riders.

Maria was inducted on to the Federation Internationale de Motorcyclist (FIM) Women inwards Motorcycling Commission inwards 2013 too is a mentor for the immature riders competing inwards the European Junior Cup. She is also an Ambassador for ex-F1 driver Susie Wolff’s ‘Dare to Be Different’ drive to drive woman mortal talent.

Her undeniable uniqueness, the fact that she’s a adult woman challenging sex stereotyping too succeeding inwards a male-dominated area, also attracts elusive too highly kind afterward coverage from all forms of media: lifestyle, tabloid & broadsheet newspapers, TV, radio too online media. Her talents, achievements too extraordinary storey direct keep made her a pop Keynote too motivational speaker too.

Maria is a 2017 IAM RoadSmart route security Ambassador too also a Competitor too passenger for BMW Classic, from 2014 to the acquaint day.

When Maria became a Member of the British Empire, she went to Buckingham Palace to have her medal from Prince Charles. "Did y'all come upwardly yesteryear motorbike?" he asked. She had! Royal recognition confirmed the enormous affect Maria has had every bit a adult woman inwards a man's world.

In the majority "Queen of the Bikers", Maria tells of a life dedicated to her racing, too of the personal drive that led to her overcoming her insecurities to attain records too climb onto the podium at the close famous of race venues, the Isle of Man.

It is a warmly human storey that tells of the swell personal toll of next a dream too how, inwards her ain words, "Motorbikes direct keep contributed to many a broken bone, but they've never broken my heart..."

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