BUILDING, TRAINING, RACING

Royal Enfield has developed a winning combination when it began the all-woman initiative to build and race their own Continental GTs

STORY BY HOLLY VAREY

It’s the first race of the Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. 2023 Championship with MotoAmerica. Our team is less than two minutes from being on-track. As per Freddie’s guidance, I’ve given myself a pep talk and now sit on my bike, visor cracked, focused amidst the chaos. Hundreds of people swarm around our paddock, pointing, cheering, taking photos and video. Our mechanics and team facilitators keep them at bay and, in the centre of the clearing, stands our team lead, Scott Rybarik, walkie-talkie against his left ear and right hand raised with two fingers displayed. Peace. Two minutes to lift-off. As we rev our engines and make final adjustments to our gloves, Scott’s hand displays one finger. “Focus,” I repeat to myself. “It’s just like any race.” Except, really, it’s not.…

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Motorcycle Mojo (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2024

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