NEWS RELEASE
Oct. 14,
2010
Contact
Tonita
Perry
Eaddy Perry
& Associates, Inc.
704-965-6956
for Peggy
Llewellyn
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 14, 2010)
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Peggy
Llewellyn, a professional motorcyclist on the NHRA circuit and the
first woman of color in the world to win a professional motorsports
event, is featured on
jamaicans.com.
Launched in
December 1995,
Jamaicans.com is one of the largest Jamaican websites online. It
reaches millions of users from all over the globe. Ranking number
one in many user polls on Jamaican websites like “Top 5 Jamaica,” it
has also won numerous awards and special recognitions. The site has
over 4.7 million page views and 26 million hits per month.
10 Questions with Peggy Llewellyn, NHRA
Pro-Stock Motorcycle Drag Racer of
Jamaican descent
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About Peggy
Llewellyn
Professional motorcyclist Peggy Llewellyn, of Jamaican and Mexican
American descent, is the first woman of color in the world to win a
professional motorsports event. Winning at the NHRA POWERade Dallas
2007, she earned an appearance in the inaugural Countdown to 4 and
Countdown to 1, giving her a finish in the POWERade top five in
standings where she recorded her post-career-best time and speed.
The three
year professional motorcyclist ran an abbreviated season in 2008
where she advanced to the semifinals in Denver, finishing the season
qualifying five of six races. For the 2009 season, she was
sidelined due to lack of sponsorship.
For the
2010 NHRA season, Llewellyn will set yet another milestone by
becoming the first woman of color in the world to become an
rider/owner of a professional motorsports team,
2 Wheel Woman Racing.
Named 2009
Female Athlete of the Year by The Elements of a Champion Foundation
for displaying extraordinary character on and off the racetrack,
Llewellyn, a San Antonio, Texas native, is dedicated to her
community through actively being involved with Women’s Sports
Foundation’s Go Girl Go! and independently promoting the sport of
motorcycle racing, physical fitness education, and following dreams
to young girls. She also supports Divas For A Cure, a unique
national service-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of Black and
Latina women, who ride motorcycles across country to increase
awareness and raise funds to support a cure for breast cancer
throughout the year and participate in their signature fundraiser,
Divas For A Cure Breast Cancer Motorcycle Run.
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