Rookie Rutledge sweeps the floor
The 2011 Australian Women's Motocross Championship has unearthed a new star in the form of 16-year-old Meghan RutledgeA new star of motorcycle racing has been found, with teenage sensation Meghan Rutledge taking out the 2011 Motul Pirelli Australian Women’s Motocross Championship in Coolum on August 28.
The 16-year-old from Picton (NSW) Kawasaki rider mastered the wet and muddy conditions to win all five motos, producing one of the most dominate performances seen at a national championship. And making her achievement all the more remarkable was that the event was her debut at a senior national championship.
Rutledge finished ahead of 2010 champion Kristy Gillespie (2-2-2-2-3) and Jess Moore (4-3-4-5-2).
“I absolutely stoked,” Rutledge said. “It’s been my first year of seniors and to win the Australian championship is such a big accomplishment and I’m really proud of what I’ve achieved.
“I didn’t expect to be as dominant but after the first race when I won by a fair bit, I just wanted to win every moto by as big a gap as I could.
“Huge thanks to the guys from Monster Energy Kawasaki for all their help, especially my mechanic Ben (Lane) for all that he did.”
2009 champion Tori Dare (5-6-5-4-5) and Courtney Knight (3-4-8-7-6) rounded out the top five finishers.
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