One of motocross’s fastest rising stars, Ashley Fiolek is only 19 years old. She’s also deaf, which doesn’t seem to have slowed her down one bit in a campaign for her third straight WMA title:
Deaf Florida Teen Ashley Fiolek Turning Heads In Motocross
“I hear it my own way,” explained Fiolek, 19, who despite being deaf has emerged as the dominant force in the rollicking sport of women’s motocross. “I can feel everything about my bike. I have grown up riding that way so it’s nothing new to me.”
Check out the rest of GrindTV’s interview to learn, among other things, that Ashley is the first female racer to garner a full sponsorship (from Red Bull, natch), and that there is a race named “Loretta Lynn’s Amateur National Motocross Championships.” Wonders never sease.
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