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Intro
The Women's Motocross Association (WMA) owns and
operates the women's professional motocross series, known as the
AMA/WMA Women's National Motocross Championship, the WMA Cup event
which is the worlds largest women's motocross event - and also
promotes women's amateur-class racing, through the WMA membership
organization at its events. The WMA has an American Motorcyclist
Association (AMA) charter and the AMA sanctions all WMA events, .
The WMA website,
www.WMARacing.com is a leading
motocross media outlet, focused on women, that provides original
content related to the women's motocross scene, including
how-to-get-started information and always-current news about the WMA
Championship with content-rich bios on the WMA pro riders. The WMA
website has become the go-to resource for media seeking information
about women's motocross.
The WMA is committed to the promotion of
women's racing, providing the highest quality women's motocross
events and creating opportunities for women in all areas of the
sport.
The WMA was founded in 2004.
About the President
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Miki at WMA headquarters
Bend, OR |
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President - Miki Keller is an active motocross rider and occasional
racer residing in Bend, Oregon. From January 2000 to January 2004,
she was the President for the Women’s Motocross League. Her major
accomplishments while at the helm of the WML include: women’s pro
racing highlights in the AMA Pro Racing Television program on Espn2, women’s pro motos
during the AMA Pro Racing events in front of 15,000 – 20,000 fans
(per event), increasing the number of women racing each year,
women’s motocross coverage in mainstream media and in motocross
media, the creation of the event with
the highest women’s pro purse and women’s participation in history,
and developing
a partnership with Girls Learn to Ride™ and Honda Rider Education
Centers to introduce females to the sport (now known at the OP Girls
Learn to Ride).
Prior to the WML, she co-founded Wide Open MX Magazine, the first
freestyle motocross magazine and was
Executive Tour Director for LXD,
Inc for the 1998 MCD FreeRide MX Championships (one of the earliest
freestyle motocross events). She also consulted for LXD for
freestyle motocross at the X Games. From 1990 to 1996, she was the
Vice President of Marketing for Morrow Snowboards, a top-selling
snowboard brand. While in that position, she created the annual
Morrow Motocross at the Albany SX, a groundbreaking event that
combined live music (by “Strung Out” and other bands), pro
skateboarding, an air and style jump contest (participants included
Mike Metzger, Carey Hart and Caleb Wyatt) and motocross racing for
professional snowboarders and Northwest motocross racers.
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Miki Keller # 77 & Tami Rice # 356
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In addition to the WML, Miki ran her own marketing, promotions and
event business until January of 2003. She was responsible for a
successful advertising campaign, and event and marketing consulting
for the snowboard and skateboard retail chain Zumiez, Inc., as well
as contract work for the United States Amateur Snowboard
Association, and Vans/High Cascade Snowboard Camp.
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Tami Rice at an AHRMA Vintage
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Contractors
 TRPro.com in
Norco, California was contracted to be the Webmaster and Date Base Manager
for the WMA. The owner, Tami Rice, has been
racing since 1981, she is daughter of motocross pioneer racer John
Rice, and creator of
WomensMXHistory.com,
Train2Ride.com and
PerrisRaceway.com.
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