Mary McGee, a motorcycle driver who was recognized as the first woman to compete in any American motorcycle road racing and motocross event, died Wednesday in Gardnerville, Nev. She was 87.“Mary embodied resilience,

Mary McGee, a female racing pioneer and subject profiled in an Oscar-contending documentary “Motorcycle Mary,” has died, her family said. She was 87. “McGee’s unparalleled achievements in off-road racing and motorcycle racing have inspired generations of athletes that followed in her footsteps,

Female motorsports pioneer Mary McGee, known affectionately as "Motorcycle Mary," died Wednesday at the age of 87. According to the Associated Press

Mary McGee, a female racing pioneer and the subject of the new documentary "Motorcycle Mary," has died, her family said. She was 87. "McGee's unparalleled achievements in off-road racing and motorcycle racing have inspired generations of athletes that followed in her footsteps,

That smile belongs to Mary McGee, the first woman in America to race motorcycles and the first woman to hold an International Motorcycling Federation license, which she received in 1960 at age 24. She is the first woman to finish the grueling Baja 1000,