I met Tom Hamilton several years ago while boating in Lake Havasu, AZ. He was driving a supercharged 26' American Offshore cat. As we talked, I found his interest, like a lot of gear heads, extended to cars as well. He sent me some pictures of a beautiful 1967 Mustang fastback to include on this site. You can check it out here   fasterdammit.

Anyway, Tom sent out some pictures to a few friends of his sister, Kitty Brooks. These first pictures were of Kitty doing the "umbrella girl" thing in the pits at the AMA races and the World Superbike Championships at Laguna Seca. 

Turns out that his sister isn't just some flashy pit ornament, she's also the rider of one of the race bikes   Tom is obviously proud of his little sister's accomplishments!

This is one of the first pictures Tom sent that had Kitty with her race bike. Kitty has been riding street bikes off & on for about 13 years. Her current street ride is a Aprilia SL 1000. The Honda was purchased strictly for racing, which she started in January 2004.

 

 

Here's Kitty's current ride, before a splash of pink paint, a 1997 Honda NS50. Don't confuse this bike with the NSR, that bike is a lot smaller. The NS50 is about the size of a 125, or 3/4 the size of a full size motorcycle. The motor currently has been modified to displace about 63 cc's.

Kitty races with the CMRRA, California Road Racing Association, www.RaceCMRRA.com Most of the races are held at either Willow Springs Raceway in Rosemond, CA, or at Grange Motor Circuit in Apple Valley, CA.

Here's the bike now sporting a very bright pink paint! Kitty's Freshman year with the CMRRA has been quite successful. She earned a 1st Place in January, 1st Place in July, 2nd Place in March and a 3rd Place in August. Not a bad start! 

Kitty gets some sponsor support from Shock Racing and Winex Helmets. She will have her own website shortly at www.KittyBrooks.com

Kitty's love of these two wheeled thrill machines is evident when she mentioned "The more turns I can go through hanging off of my bike and dragging some knee, the better!" She's hoping some more exposure will help other women gain an interest in her class of racing. Hopefully she'll keep us up to date on her progress!