Girls Who Race: Advice From the Frontline.

Something that I was left wondering after my last article was this: are women in motorcycle racing seen as someone that needs to be ‘protected’? For every successful female rider, there are hundreds of girls who are just dipping their toes into the shark infested pool of motorcycling. I have taken it upon myself to…

Girls Who Race: The Who’s Who of Female Motorcycle Racers.

Female motorcycle racers are very few and far between. Over the years there have been many successful ones, but they all fly under the radar. To date, one of the most notable female names in racing is Maria Costello. She was the first woman ever to grace the podium at the Manx GP in 2005…

Defeated pt 4

I watched every season pass, and many inmates go. I watched guards change almost daily, each time a new one because the previous couldn’t deal with the demanding prisoners. After six and a half excruciating years it was finally my time to exit the Earth in the way God had obviously intended. I was hoping…

Defeated pt. 3

The ‘funny’ thing about being on Death Row is that you don’t know when it’s your time to go. They come for you one day during your sentence and tell you the date has been set, and you can appeal it if you want to. Your life becomes a ticking clock; you’re constantly counting the…

Defeated pt. 2

I spent the next three weeks in a holding cell awaiting trial. I wasn’t allowed to be released while I waited for my court date because I was classed as a danger to the public. I didn’t get much sleep over those three weeks. I tossed and turned all night, every night and ended up…

Defeated part 1.

The room was dark and dingy. I was sat on a wooden chair, with a red cushion on, but the cushion had started to fade and the wood had started to splinter. A man came in about ten minutes later. He looked tired, there were black bags hanging underneath his eyes. His white shirt was…

We Are Not Ourselves pt 2.

My eyes slowly adjusted to the light as I came round from what felt like a brutal beating. The room I was in was a bright clinical white, but there was nobody to be seen. I was dazed and confused. My eyesight was blurred and I could feel something warm trickling slowly from my forehead,…

We Are Not Ourselves pt 1.

May 21st 2024 I walk down the street every day to the same beat. My earphones always pushed firmly into my ears and my head swaying to the rhythm of the music. The bustle of the city has never really bothered me because I’m a city girl, born and raised. I see the same ignorant…

Lorenzo is the man at Le Mans!

An easy victory for Jorge Lorenzo this weekend as he started and finished in first place. After a cracking start from the Mallorcan, he led the race with ease and finished ten seconds ahead of his teammate and biggest rival Valentino Rossi. Lorenzo’s win puts him five points ahead of fellow Spaniard Marc Marquez, who…