American Honda's Ashley Fiolek, Fresh Off Strong Finishes In World Championship Events, Is Set To Go After The 2008 WMA Women's Motocross Championship
Pebble Beach, CA (May 29, 2008)- Multi-time amateur motocross championand rising star in the Women's Motocross Association (WMA) professionalseries, Ashley Fiolek, fresh from competing in two European rounds ofthe FIM Women's World Cup of Motocross, is set to embark on her firstfull season in the WMA.
"The FIM European events were amazing. The program is great over thereand the women are really, really fast," says 17-year-old Ashley. "I wasreally pleased with my third place (Bulgaria) and fourth place (Italy)finishes in my first World Championship events, and after leading therace in Italy, I know I have the speed to win World Championship races!Now it is time to focus on Hangtown and the WMA Championship."
The AMA/WMA Championship presented by Kawasaki kicks off this weekend atthe 40th annual Honda Hangtown classic in Rancho Cordova, CA. The2008 WMA season is destined to be the strongest ever with the WMA racingin primetime on both Saturday and Sunday. Additionally there will behighlight features in the Speed TV coverage and on the Racer X MotocrossShow on http://www.motocross.com.
Ashley's fans should be sure to stop by her Red Bull rig in the WMApaddock to check out the great program her sponsors have helped puttogether. They can also see Ashley and the other WMA racers who will besigning autographs at the WMA meet-and-greet in vendors row, Sunday atnoon.
About Ashley Fiolek
Born profoundly deaf, Ashley began riding and racing motorcycles at ageseven and worked her way up the amateur motocross ranks. In 2004, atthe age of 13, she won her first national championship at the AMAAmateur Championships at Loretta Lynn's. Between 2005 and2007 she went on to win 12 more national championship titles and has wonmore than 100 races in her career so far.
Ashley made her professional debut in September 2007 at the Women'sMotocross Association (WMA) Steel City, PA round where she finished anamazing 5th place overall and got the holeshot in both motos. For 2008,she plans on competing for the WMA Championship Title, the premierwomen's motorcycle series and the only professional women's motorsportseries in the U.S. See: http://www.womensmotocrossassociation.com.
Through her accomplishments in Motocross and the worldwide mediacoverage of her racing career, she has become an inspiration for deafpeople and motocross fans around the world, many who follow her life onwww.ashleyfiolek.com. Ashley communicates through signing, readinglips, email and text messaging (often sending 1000 texts a day on herT-Mobile Sidekick!).
Ashley also enjoys photography and editorial work, and she writes amonthly column for Transworld Motocross Magazine and features for RacerXIllustrated. She lives in Florida with her mom, dad and four- year-oldbrother and attends school at Keystone National High School. See: www.AshleyFiolek.com
PS: Cool video of Ashley: http://www.redbullusa.com/#page=MediaSectionItemPage.1210102308502-1401937197