Leslie Porterfield

Leslie Porterfield was named as the 2008 American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Racing Female Rider of the Year,[2] holds three land-speed records and is a member of the Bonneville 200 mph club. She is the former co-owner of High Five Cycles with Alan Lamb, a used motorcycle dealership in north Dallas. She has been riding and racing motorcycles since her mid-teens. She was born in April 16, 1976.[3]

Leslie Porterfield
Leslie Porterfield on the Bonneville Salt Flats
NationalityAmerican
BornDallas,[1] Texas

Leslie Porterfield became the Guinness Book of World Records' "Fastest conventional motorcycle speed (female)" with her land speed record of 374.208 km/h (232.522 mph) set at Bonneville Speedway in 2008.[4][5]


The trials and tribulations of obtaining her record at Speedweek were documented for the Discovery Channel show "Speed Capital of the World: Bonneville".[6][7]

Leslie Porterfield is writing for Motorbikes India online magazine.[8][9]

References
  1. "Leslie Porterfield". Internet Archive. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  2. AMA Racing end-of-year awards banquet honors season standouts, American Motorcyclist Association, November 25, 2008
  3. "Leslie Porterfield Racing". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  4. Leslie Porterfield: Guinness Book’s Fastest Woman, Foremost’s Fastest Agent, Foremost Insurance Group, March 11, 2010, archived from the original on April 8, 2010
  5. Fastest conventional motorcycle speed (female), Guinness World Records, 2017
  6. "Leslie Porterfield". Leslie Porterfield. Archived from the original on 2010-02-28. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  7. "Speed record holder: Leslie Porterfield hosts LA Calendar Motorcycle Show | Motorcycle News, Best Reviews". Ultimate MotorCycling (Press release). 2009-05-25. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  8. "Leslie Porterfield writes exclusively for Motorbikes India". Motorbikes India. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  9. "The Fastest Woman On Two-Wheels Leslie Porterfield Writes For Motorbikes India". Motorbikes India. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.


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