Vogue Magazine Features Ashley Fiolek in Their April 2012 Issue

TORRANCE, CA – March 23, 2012 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – In what can be viewed as a timely boost to the sport of Women’s Motocross, Team Honda’s Ashley Fiolek is the focus of a feature article in the April 2012 issue of Vogue magazine. Vogue magazine focuses on the world of entertainment and fashion with 12 issues published each year, and over 1.2 million copies in circulation monthly. The four-page feature gives an inside look at how Fiolek has not only overcome her disability in a high-speed sport that puts a premium on the sense of hearing, but also being a female who has earned numerous accolades on and off the track in a male-dominated sport.

Fiolek, a three-time Women’s Motocross Champion and two-time X-Games gold medalist, made history by becoming the first female to sign a contract with the American Honda Racing factory team in 2009. In addition to her impressive run of race wins, she has also continued to help bring attention to women’s motocross and has become a positive role model for young girls everywhere.

About Honda
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. is the sole distributor of Honda motorcycles, scooters, ATVs and MUVs in the U.S. American Honda’s Motorcycle Division conducts the sales, marketing, and operational activities for these products through authorized Honda dealers. For more information on Honda products, go to www.powersports.honda.com.

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Jackson Strong Moto X Best Trick First Ever Front Flip Gold Medal X Games 17 2011

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Ashley Fiolek Extends Contract With American Honda Racing Factory Team For 2011

TORRANCE, CA – February 4, 2011 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – American Honda is proud to announce that two-time WMAWomen’s Motocross Champion and twotime X Games Gold Medal winner Ashley Fiolek will be racing once again in 2011 with the American Honda Racing factory team. Fiolek will join American Honda Racing teammates Trey Canard and Josh Grant and will campaign for a third WMA title in 2011 on Honda’s CRF250R.

After a successful amateur-racing career that saw her win 13 amateur national titles and more than 100 races, Fiolek made her full-season professional racing debut in 2008, winning the AMA/WMAWomen’s Motocross Championship in her first attempt and garnering unprecedented mainstream and enthusiast media coverage. She followed up that success with much more: joining the American Honda Racing Team in 2009, she secured the WMA Championship for the second year in a row and also earned a gold medal in the highly popular X Games competition. After finishing 2010 as runner-up in the WMA series and collecting X Games gold once again, this year she will vie for another WMA title and compete in the 2011 X-Games competition plus other select events. In addition, Fiolek recently penned “Kicking Up Dirt,” a book documenting her efforts to overcome her deafness and become a champion in the demanding sport of Motocross.

American Honda Racing Team Manager Erik Kehoe said, “Ashley’s commitment to racing and her strength have earned her not only the respect of Honda but the entire industry. Her achievements have really helped elevate women’s racing to a wider audience.”

“Being able to race Motocross professionally on the factory team at Honda has been a dream come true for me,” said Fiolek. “I can’t thank American Honda enough for providing me this continuing opportunity and I look forward to working with Erik and the whole American Honda Racing team once again.”

For more information on Ashley and the American Honda Racing team, go to hondaredriders.com. To meet Ashley in person as well as the other members of the American Honda Racing team–Trey Canard and Josh Grant–stop by the American Honda Racing team transporter at Anaheim 2 on February 5, 2011.

For more information about American Honda Racing, contact:
Vreeke & Associates
Stephanie Nutt
Stephanie@vreeke.com
(805) 300-7401

About Honda
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. is the sole distributor of Honda motorcycles, scooters, ATVs, MUVs and personal watercraft in the U.S. American Honda’s Motorcycle Division conducts the sales, marketing and operational activities for these products through authorized Honda dealers. For more information on Honda products, go to powersports.honda.com.

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Ashley Fiolek Wins Back-To-Back X Games Gold

TORRANCE, CA – July 30, 2010 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – American Honda congratulates Honda Red Bull Racing’s Ashley Fiolek on winning the 2010 X Games Women’s Moto X Super X gold medal at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Thursday, July 29. Fiolek topped the competition just as she did last year to win back-to-back X Games gold.

Millions of X Games viewers worldwide watched Fiolek dominate the race by getting a good jump out of the start gate and racing her CRF250R into the number one spot on the opening lap. Setting the pace out front, Fiolek led every lap en route to clinching her second consecutive X Games gold. In addition, Troy Lee Designs Honda’s Tara Gieger took the silver medal making it a one-two finish for Honda at the hugely popular annual action sports event. SOURCE: American Honda

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