Motorcycling (Road, Track & Training) | Rider, Rider Instructor for Honda, Business Owner (MotoCraft)
For some people, it’s just not enough to simply go out there and do it for themselves. Occasionally we are lucky enough to meet someone like Meri, who is so passionate about promoting women in motoring and motorsport that she has involved herself in a multitude of ways, aiming for the betterment of the women around her.
Once she had her motorcycle license, Meri immediately started looking for more ways to encourage women to ride, so she started out by getting on the committee for Women’s Participation in Motorsport and helped out by coaching riders on the track at Broadford State Motorcycling Complex. This soon developed into her becoming a level 2 coach and official allowing her to also do some track marshaling at Phillip Island for the MotoGP in 2014. But it wasn’t long before Meri decided that she wanted to make her coaching a career choice, so she stopped working at the parts and accessories shop, and became a VicRoads accredited Trainer and Assessor for Honda in late 2017.
Working with students is extremely fulfilling for me, and I know the ladies who book in are so happy to see a female instructor.
With her hubby of 23 years (Matt Inglis) standing very proudly behind her, this mother of 5 seems to already have a pretty full life, but she still plans to participate in many more track days and is even thinking of dipping her toes into competing. Although she hasn’t decided which discipline she’s up for yet as adventure riding, off-road, sidecars, trials, stunting, salt flats, drags, all hold interest for this unstoppable woman. Meri believes that the best riding or track experience is when you that your technique is improving and you start to actually enjoy gliding around the track, and it’s with this thought in mind that is driving her to take her business global.
MotoCraft has been created to encourage women to develop themselves and their skills providing road and track riding coaching and skill development. “We also run workshops teaching basic maintenance and part replacement, which empowers women to have an understanding about their own machine, and know how to do some of the smaller tasks themselves,” Meri tells us.
We would like to wish Meri every success with all her plans and would love you to follow and support Meri’s business MotoCraft – encouraging women to develop themselves and their skills – by following her on Facebook or Instagram.
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