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Teenage girl motorcycle daredevil wows Japan

Sports Aug. 22, 2011 - 06:00AM JST ( 11 )

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gaijinfoAug. 22, 2011 - 06:52AM JST

I saw the word "Daredevil" in the headline and thought she was like a female Evil Knieval or something. I didn't know that motorcycle racers were considered "daredevils."

But I suspect she'll be good for the sport, like the few female NASCAR drivers.
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SmorkianAug. 22, 2011 - 07:13AM JST

This is a cool story, but

Auto Race, or Oto Resu

Is that really necessary? Auto Race is Auto Race... If it's in Japanese it's オートレース or Ooto reesu (eek).
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GG2141Aug. 22, 2011 - 08:40AM JST

Pro Wrestling in brakeless motorbikes. Love it. I will call myself The Lord Humungous.
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WilliBAug. 22, 2011 - 10:10AM JST

It is a weird form of bike racing. I don´t get the attraction.
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lostrune2Aug. 22, 2011 - 11:43AM JST

JT already had the people at "Teenage Girl".............
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mimitchyAug. 22, 2011 - 12:03PM JST

THIS IS SPINAL TAP! wait what, why did I even make that reference
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WeaselAug. 22, 2011 - 12:20PM JST

I was frustrated because I only came in second in my debut race

I suppose she didn't drink her Red Bull before the race.
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jj1980Aug. 22, 2011 - 01:53PM JST

It's good to see women taking part in events, breaking the men only cycle. Besides, she seems way more my type than some air headed girly girl who can't keep her face out of a mirror or cell phone.
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cwhiteAug. 22, 2011 - 06:25PM JST

must be one of the most boring sport I know of comparable to Japanese boat racing. While discipline is important, shutting you out to the world and gulping down your dinner in 5 minutes is not only bad for you, but mentally disturbing. If you can't find the right balance and the beginning then you won't last long unless you just don't care and want to be bullied around. The Japanese mentality here is get the **** kicked out of you. Those who can endure the torture get to live another day. It's a great way to get rid of the wannabes, but also removes the ones who could be technically skilled, but need to approach it another way. Soccer is a good example at looking at all different kinds of the trait, no 2 are the same unlike these automatons.
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CarcharodonAug. 22, 2011 - 07:51PM JST

I just put オートレース into youtube and yep it's just like sport of "motorcycle" speedway except its on Asphalt. I much prefer the classic dirt version, as the bikes really do drift, seriously drift with huge rooster tails of dirt on 500cc single cylinder, single geared, brakeless methanol fueled madness.

It is a weird form of bike racing. I don´t get the attraction.

yep, it is, they should adopt the much more exciting traditional speedway
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anglootakuAug. 22, 2011 - 09:59PM JST

I thought she was a power ranger at first hehe