In her first season, Allie Warfel rode a stock motorcycle – headlights, taillights and horn – past highly trained seasoned racers on fully equipped race bikes. She placed fourth in the Talladega 600 Solo, her first motorcycle race, in February 2010. Allie’s philosophy that “failure is not an option” has helped her fulfill the potential of an astounding range of talent.
Although a relative newcomer to the world of motorcycle racing, Allie is no stranger to the winners circle. Raised in a conservative Mennonite family in Lancaster, PA where sports and pro sports careers are far from the norm for young girls, Allie understood the expectations of her culture but also the opportunities that athletics would provide. Struggling with
the extreme challenge of dyslexia in school, Allie chose to direct her energy
toward athletics and a career aimed for a much different course. Commuting by
bicycle to school and then to work where she gleaned fields, saving for 7
years to buy a mountain bike and pay for tickets to races.
In 1999 her efforts were rewarded with 3 podium finishes and 2x gold medal
at the United States Cycling Federations, National Championships.
Her success soon earned her a position as the only female mountain
biker in residence at the United States Olympic Training Center in
Colorado Springs, CO. She went on to win seventeen National Medals before
turning to her true passion: motorcycle racing.
Fresh from her debut Superbike season, Allie is a rising star on the motorcycle circuit. Allie has already earned seven podium finishes, two national Superbike trophies, and a hold for second place in the National Points.
Allie hopes that her continued success will illuminate the boundless potential for
women to triumph in any arena. “I believe that people like me can
still make it. To those who said I couldn’t, I could! And to
those who said I can’t . . . I will!”
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