Elena Myers tests factory Suzuki MotoGP bike

Elena Myers, the first female racer in history to win an AMA Pro road race last year, completed a handful of laps on Suzuki’s factory GSV-R at the legendary Indianapolis track yesterday (Thursday).

The 17-year-old completed five laps of the Motor Speedway, watched by Suzuki factory rider Alvaro Bautista and a host of other world championship stars.

Myers managed to hit 190mph on the iconic oval section of the Indy track and she said: “Wow! I can’t really say anything else; it was just such an incredible experience. I can’t thank the guys at Suzuki MotoGP enough – they have been awesome.

“This makes me so hungry to come out here and try it someday for real on a race weekend – well I guess this is a race weekend, but I mean for real next time.

“I can’t say enough about the bike either, it does everything 20 times better than I ever would have imagined – this has just been amazing, and I think I’ll slowly realise what just happened over the next couple of days. The GSV-R just blew me away.”

Suzuki team boss Paul Denning said: “It was great to see Elena out on a MotoGP bike and very cool that – as the Suzuki MotoGP team – we could help her fulfil one of her dreams.

“At 17-years-old, and judging by her performances in the AMA Pro SuperSport championship, she has a significant amount of ability that is only going to develop as she gains experience.

“She treated the run with great intelligence and maturity, but nonetheless it was impressive to see that she wasn’t afraid of either the speed or the power.”