After a thriving decade-long career, Australia‰Ûªs most successful female enduro racer, Alison Parker, has hung up her boots, swapping motorcycling for motherhood.
The long term Yamaha rider, and founder of Australian Women‰Ûªs Enduro Development (AWED), has achieved ten consecutive Australian Four Day Enduro (A4DE) podiums ‰ÛÒ including eight wins; three International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) podiums (as well as being the first Australian female to contest the ISDE); an Australian Safari class win (against the men); and she was the first non-European woman to compete in the Women‰Ûªs Enduro World Cup, in 2010.
‰ÛÏWhen I bought an old motocross bike and started racing in 2000, my imagination didn‰Ûªt extend past club motocross events. "stated Parker, "After meeting enduro racers Jason and Chris Cater, Stu Morgan and Geoff Ballard, my riding took on a whole new path."
"By 2002, I was to race my first A4DE, the Australian Safari in 2003, the inaugural Australian Off-Road Series (now AORC) in 2005 and, definitely the highlight of my career, the 2006 ISDE, where I was the top placed female by over 44 minutes,‰Û
