Shelina Moreda strung together her fastest laps so far to WIN the second race of Round 4 in the Losail Asian Roadracing Series, on her QMMF Racing Team motorcycle, in Qatar. Her first win at an overseas race starts the New Year off with a bang! Finishing a solid 7 seconds ahead of 2nd place, who is the current points leader.
Qualifying 2nd in her class, the LARRS series, she was gridded on the 8th row, 23rd overall on a grid of 41 including stock 600cc motorcycles and 1000cc superbikes, all racing in the same wave. This was one row behind the first qualifier in the LARRS series, who qualified 21st overall.
In the first race of Round 4, Shelina had placed 2nd on the podium. She said “After the start during the first race, with the 1000s darting between and putting space between the leader and I, I knew I had to do some work right from the start of the second race in order to contend for the win. Going in to Turn 1, about three 1000’s were between us and I had to work hard to get out front right away in that first lap. I passed as many bikes as I could right off the bat and then worked to put space between myself and 2nd place”.
In the end it worked out, Shelina held 1st from the middle of the 1st lap until the end of the race. She moved up to 15th place overall, and put in consistent fast laps in the 2:13s, her personal best set of laps at Losail.
Shelina’s recap of the event went, “I WON! Representing the USA from the top step today! Strung together my fastest laps ever on the Qatar circuit, put in some work, and turned it into a great race! I love our national anthem any day of the week, and especially hearing it played just for me. Thanks everyone for believing in me and cheering me on!! Today it all came together and I’m stoked!”.
She also mentioned that this season’s bike setup “still has a lot to be desired, so if we can get that right, I will go even faster. Big thanks to Evan Steel Performance for being right there for me, even from the other side of the world, to help with setup. To my QMMF Team mechanic Agus for continuing to work with me to figure the settings out. I also really appreciate the support from [fellow QMMF Team Racer and current QSBK Champion] Alex Cudlin and all of his help and advice”.
She credits a large part of feeling comfortable on the R6 again to her recent training. “I see a big difference in my bike handling since I have been training with Kurtis and Kenny Roberts in the dirt, and Steve Rapp on the Tuned Racing Roadrace bikes. I was excited to call them all up and tell them what pieces of the puzzle I was able to put together for this race. I am also looking forward to learning more from them”.
Shelina Moreda would like to thank the country of Qatar and the Circuit of Losail for welcoming her “to race in this awesome place”. She would also like to thank her sponsors: QMMF Racing Team, Shez Racing, AXO, Arai, G&B Motorsports, Go Pro, Impact Safe-T-Armor, and Tom Morgan.
Shelina is actively building partnerships for her 2015 season in both the USA and overseas. If interested in more information or in becoming a part of Shelina Moreda’s race program, contact her through www.ShezRacing.com
Shelina puts on Girlz MotoCamps, an all-female motorcycle skills course, to improve riders skills through her training program. To find out more information on these camps, go to www.GirlzMotoCamps.com
