The Fastest Female KTM Racer Ever Retires

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So..How Fast Is Maria Fosberg? Those of you here at POG that follow the GNCC scene know how fast she is.  I'm just a GNCC fan who loves to read the results.  She competes in the Sunday morning 2 hour race, which basically is the Amateur Race:  

"After two hours of battle, Factory FMF/KTM's Maria Forsberg captured the AM Overall victory at the ITP Powerline Park GNCC. In addition to the overall win, Forsberg bested FMF/RPM/KTM's Kacy Martinez by less than one minute to capture her eighth win in the Women's Class, clinching the 2013 Women's Class National Championship with one round to go this season. South Carolina's Vance Earl captured the Master's A (50+) Class win, taking home the third and final position atop the overall podium"

Incredible.  And incredibly fast.  HOW MANY people are typically in the 2 hour race? 200? 300?  Holy, holy...cow.

Well..she's retiring.  Article here:

http://www.racerxonline.com/2013/10/17/maria-forsberg-announces-retirement?referrer=newsletter

I guess she is quitting at the top of her game. A real mystery (to me anyway) as to why she didn't compete in the Six Days this year, but maybe it was just a personal decision thing. I gotta believe she could have competed for Women's overall.

Anyway...I guess I posted this because...I love woods racing on my Pentons - just like a lot of you. And while I haven't done any modern racing in a long, long time - I know and totally respect how fast they (the fast ones anyway...) go in these races.  Maria Fosberg - YOU are one of the fast ones in a hugely competitive sport.  Congrats on your career.