“Motocross is a sport that I love with every cell in my body, and I just feel incredibly honored to be recognized for the sport I so loved. “I was just a young gal doing what I love to do: riding motorcycles,” Fish said. Fish also competed on asphalt, racing in the men’s expert ranks in 600cc road racing classes. Fish’s talents extended beyond motocross when she competed in the 1978 Subaru International Motorcycle Olympiad, a two-day event encompassing all types off off-road racing. Known by the nickname, “The Flying Fish,” she raced in the AMA 125cc National Motocross Championship. In addition to dominating the female ranks, Fish, who currently lives in Santa Barbara, California, was one of the first women motocross racers to hold aN AMA professional racing license and compete regularly against men. “Sue Fish stands tall among all competitors for making a difference in motorcycling as an early pioneer in motocross, and her induction to our AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame will share with the world what we all know - that her career has inspired so many woman to join us in our joy for riding and racing motorcycles,” said Tom White, a member of the board of directors of the American Motorcycle Heritage Foundation Pioneering female motocross racer Sue Fish, the 19 Women’s National Motocross Champion, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame as part of the 2012 AMA Legends Weekend at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, November 16-17. The American Motorcyclist Association Motorcycle Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the second member of the induction class of 2012.
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