Hey black female riders do you know Peggy Llewellyn? In honor of Black history month and fierce black female bikers everywhere; let’s add her to our hall of fame ladies. Let me introduce her to you. She is the first woman of color to win a Professional Motorsports Event. Llewellyn ran an elapsed time of 7.020 seconds at 190.00 mph to beat Andrew Hines in the finals, while knocking Craig Treble out of the number four position to make it into the inaugural countdown competition in 2007. She was the only female to make it into the countdown, finishing fourth for the season.
Peggy serves as the celebrity spokesperson for Divas For A Cure.This organization supports Black and Latina women, who ride motorcycles across country to increase awareness and raise funds to support a cure for breast cancer throughout the year and participate in their signature fundraiser, Divas For A Cure Breast Cancer Motorcycle Run.
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