When she was still a teenager, Fiolek bought herself a house in Florida, where a matte-black pickup truck sits in the driveway. She is easily the biggest draw in women’s motocross and one of the best-known names in the sport overall, male or female, with enviable sponsors like Honda and Red Bull. Late last summer, Fiolek, 21, won the 2011 Women’s Motocross Championship, the third time she’s done it in four years as a pro. “She’s revolutionizing women’s motocross.” “She blows my mind,” says fifteen-time motocross champion Ricky Carmichael.
Her friend Travis Pastrana, the men’s moto legend and MTV star, calls Fiolek “one in a million.” Dudes in the pit praise Fiolek by saying she rides like a dude, even though dudes in the pit know they’re not supposed to say stuff like that. Motocross fans love to watch Fiolek race because nobody in women’s motocross has ever raced quite like her-the tiny girl with the pink-splattered gear and the swagger and the smile you can see 40 yards down the track. When Fiolek hits a jump, she can twist her bike in midair and fly almost parallel to the ground, an exhilarating maneuver called “scrubbing” that shaves seconds off a racer’s time but is also dangerous-especially when the motorbike you ride weighs more than 200 pounds, and you weigh less than half that, as the five-foot-two Fiolek does. She blazes out of the start, full throttle, and rips around corners like a surfer gliding atop a wave. In dirt-bike racing, the ability to push the edge between risky and reckless is often the difference between becoming a champion and remaining what’s-her-face, but Fiolek makes crazy look smooth.
Jason Gay tracks the improbable rise of a champion.Īshley Fiolek rides pretty.
Hair: Thom Priano for Garren New York SalonĪshley Fiolek overcame incredible odds to become one of the fiercest competitors in motocross. Fiolek in an Alexander Wang top, McQ Alexander McQueen leather pants, and Ann Dexter-Jones Design chain bracelets.
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