Dobbs to Contest 2024 Women’s Motorcycling World Championship
Cycle News Staff | February 21, 2024
MotoAmerica Supersport and Super Hooligans racer Mallory Dobbs has been confirmed on the grid for the inaugural 2024 FIM Women’s Motorcycling World Championship.
The American will partner Britain’s Lissy Whitmore in the brand-new Sekhmet Racing Team headed by Australian motorsports journalist and media personality Maddi Patterson, who will be one of the few female race-team owners competing in the FIM World Championship competition.
“This is an incredible opportunity to compete on the world stage,” said Dobbs. “Over the last few years, I’ve really put everything into my racing, and I’m really pleased it’s being noticed in Europe. I had a great season in 2023 within the MotoAmerica paddock. Maddi is really switched on as a team owner and leader. It’s going to be a huge challenge against some fast riders, but I can’t wait to get started.”
Dobbs and Whitmore will campaign Yamaha YZF-R7 machinery in the one-make series that runs alongside the WorldSBK Championship, starting at Misano in Italy on June 14-16 and concluding at Jerez in Spain on October 18-20. CN