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Originally Posted by azoomm
I think "biological" is a bad term for it...
But, I know plenty of women that started riding dirt when they were wee ones, and they aren't the fastest things out there. Not slow, just seem to have more of a will to live than their male counterparts. I think survival of the species is something to it....
Black riders - no idea. The color of the rider's skin hasn't ever occurred to me as an issue. I'd think sociological in that aspect. You are right in that exposure is a factor.
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I agree and I have examples:
My cousin (a girl) and her teammate (a guy) of the same age both started riding on 50s at the same time because their parents are friends. Both progressed into average riders for their region. Both had supportive parents that encouraged instead of demonizing motorcycles. The boy is 10x faster than the girl will ever be. The boy gets 100x less support from sponsors because of the size of the fields he runs with and he is quite below average in a wider region or national level. My cousin is about average in the wider region. She gets a lot of support from sponsors being a girl in the minority, so has a ton more opportunities to ride than the guy.
There is something more to it than when and how you start riding. Be it biological or mental. However I am not suggesting a girl won't do well. There is always people who will break the mold and do what people thought impossible.