T
he recent 40
th
Anniversary
of Women's Motocross
celebration at Glen Helen
brought together a number of for-
mer racers and champions – Sue
Fish, Dee Wood, Tania Satch-
well and even World Champion
Steffi Laier came all the way from
Germany. But what gathering of
women racers (two wheels, or
four) would be complete without
the original pioneer, Mary Mc-
Gee?
I had heard the name, but nev-
er met Mary McGee… until she
came striding toward me along-
side event promoter Miki Keller
that day at Glen Helen.
Fragile in appearance alone,
Mary reached out and greeted
me with a firm handshake. I
could see the muscle definition
in her forearm – the telltale sign
of a true motorcyclist. We began
to chat as we both looked out at
the freshly prepped and watered
Glen Helen course that awaited
dozens of lady racers on a hot
BY JEAN TURNER
CN
III CROSS-RUTTED
A LADY'S
CLASS
P104
The author (right) poses with
one of her motocross heroes,
Mary McGee (left).
