DYSTANY SPURLOCK

“ NHRA has always been a dream of mine to get to ; that has always been the ultimate goal when it came to me drag racing . I ’ ve always wanted to go [ race NHRA ], but I did not know that this year would be the year where all this happened . It was like God pushed me ,” said Spurlock , explaining how one door closed but another opened when a deal fell through with another race team .

“ I walked away from that and literally the opportunity for me to purchase this bike , all these motors , gave me the preparation for Pro Stock ,” she continued .

With the support of her family and boyfriend , Spurlock never thought twice about pursuing something that is mainly skewed toward men .

“ I ’ ve always been in male-dominated sports . In the series that I race in now , it ’ s predominantly male-dominated . To me , it ’ s just like another walk in the park . I ’ m not afraid . I ’ m not nervous ,” said Spurlock of entering the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle class with a handful of female competitors . “ I ’ m excited because I want to learn so much , and to finally be able to get to the Mecca of drag racing is great .”

Furthermore , Spurlock has also added openwheel race cars to her resume as she competes in the Skip Barber Formula Four Race Series . When she ’ s not behind the wheel or the handlebars of her motorcycle , Spurlock devotes time to her foundation .

“ The What ’ s Your Dystany Foundation is to introduce motorsports to kids from elementary to high schools . I ’ m in the process of working with some companies to make this all happen , but I want to be able to give away sponsorships to kids to race Jr . Dragsters for a year ,” said Spurlock . “ If they already have a team , I would sponsor them that money .”

Spurlock even takes her motorcycle to the schools as part of the education process .

“ They knew about my motorcycle ; they knew nothing about drag racing . They didn ’ t even think that women could do it . They were like , ‘ Oh my God , you ’ re a girl , and you ride that , and you race ?’ They were so amazed ,” Spurlock said . “ That just reconfirmed that this is something that needs to be done . So I ’ m like , ‘ let ’ s push it , let ’ s do it .’” DI

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