ESPN the Magazine is out with an article on motocross rider Ashley Fiolek, a young woman of 18 who is considered to be the best female motocross rider on the planet at 18 years old.  Which isn't terribly remarkable in and of itself, but Ashley is completely deaf and her story is a good one.  She won the WMA title last season, is the only female to ever be on the cover of Transworld Motocross, and in January became the first American female rider to ever secure a factory ride.  She has her sites on qualifying for a men's race, and James Stewart for one, wouldn't be surprised to see it happen: "I wouldn't be surprised if she qualified.  She's already overcome harder challenges."
Anyway, read the whole thing here:  http://espn.go.com/action/news/story?id=4227966  You can also submit some questions to Ashley, which she will answer on ESPN's site in the coming weeks, we are told, by clicking here: http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/mailbag?event_id=26816&id=4228253


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