Maria Costello: North West 200's Only Female Racer

Female racer, Maria Costello, is competing in the North West 200 competition for the 10th time and has her eyes on a first place finish.  Maria Costello, now 40, has been racing since she was 19 years old and has built a bike specially for this competition.  
“I built this bike especially so that I could race in the supertwins class which is big over here. It cost me a fortune on the fares but I love it,” stated Maria Costello in a recent interview.
Maria Costello racing career includes becoming the first woman to stand on the podium in a race around the Isle of Man and earning an MBE.  She claims that she got involved in motorcycle racing by accident. “I don’t really know why so few women are involved, I’m just doing what I like doing,” Maria Costello says, “It’s probably due to society and how boys and girls are brought up differently. It’s more common for a guy to be introduced to motorcycle racing. I came across it by accident, other girls in the sport came across it through a family member.”
The North West 200 Competition is happening now and continues though the weekend.  We will post up any post race news that comes our way.  Good-luck Maria!
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