Watch Out, Good Old Boys of Drag Racing, Here Come the Good

Watch Out, Good Old Boys of Drag Racing,
Here Come the Good Old Girls.
Motorsports competition has always been dominated by men. There are some female participants in
some disciplines, like Indy Car, but in professional motorcycle racing no women have become serious
competitors or champions yet. There is one huge exception to this, Pro Stock drag racing. In this highest level of motorcycle speed competition, where bikes cover the quarter mile in less than 7 seconds
at almost 200 miles an hour, it is possible to say women have been almost dominant.
Currently, the 2007 series has been headed by two women, Angelle Sampey, and Karen Stoffer.
Angelle has three national NHRA championships to her name, Karen has 5 wins to her credit. There
are also several women who run cars as well near the top of the game.
Now there is a new face in the Pro Stock Motorcycle crowd, Peggy Llewellyn. Riding for the KK
Racing team, this is her second time around
competing in Pro Stock. She was the first African
American woman to compete in Pro Stock in
2001. With new team Karl Klement Racing campaigning a Buell, she has been competitive right
off the line. Peggy started racing when she was
very young, competing against her brother on
pocket rocket mini bikes. From there she rose up
the ranks of drag racing steadily over the years.
She qualified for three NHRA rounds in 2001, and
was recommended to the KK team by George
Bryce, a well known drag racing instructor and
coach.
In a sport that measures wins
and losses in thousandths of a
second, the performance of KK
Racing and Peggy has been
very impressive. The absolute
quarter mile record for a Pro
Stock motorcycle is a 6.901
second pass, and Peggy’s best
to date is a 7.001, literally 1
tenth of a second behind. All it
will take is some more experience, and time for the team to
jell together, and they are sure
to be competing for the top
spots in the NHRA.
Motion Pro is proud to be a sponsor of KK
Racing. Drag racing may be the most
demanding form of motorsports in terms
of maintenance and frequent tear downs,
and Motion Pro supplies KK with the tools
they need to make their lives easier in the
pits and at the shop. Peggy is a promising
young talent, and charismatic as well, She
always has time for the fans, which makes
her a great representative for Motion Pro.
Keep an eye out for when the NHRA tour is
coming to a racetrack near you, and head
out to see this amazing young woman and
her team in action. Tell ‘em Motion Pro sent
you.