How I got started

The first time I rode a bike was in '98 and I got hooked! Since then, I have raced the Loretta Lynn's National twice and won four AMA District 17 Women's Motocross Championships.  In 2007, I earned my fourth Championship, this time in the Stadium MX Series (average of 12 women riders per race), where I won 14 races for a perfect score!  It was a great season, and I'm glad I could put my sponsors and their products out front!  My husband is also a racer (we met at the track in '98), and in 2008, he accomplished his biggest goal of making it to Loretta Lynn's as well!  So we have both made the "big show", very cool!

Off the track, I am a Systems Analyst for PepsiCo with an Accounting Degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago (4.8 GPA). Having multiple business and marketing courses, I have what it takes to successfully promote my sponsors and be an asset to the team. I also do photojournalism for Cycle News, Cycle USA, and Midwest-Racing.com, so I have an edge on what gets in print. In addition, I moderate on dirtrider.net (bikes only chat site with over 56,000 members) and am an active member on other moto sites which are a great source to promote sponsors. Being a woman in a typically man's sport also helps get attention on and off the track. I also organize and run the annual Subway Coca-Cola MX Fair Races, help with other race tracks, and assisted former Subway Cola-Cola MX owner/manager Chuck Schultz with the team.

My Myspace Profile: http://www.myspace.com/mxnikki102

Goals for the Future

• Win another District 17 Women`s Class Championship
• Qualify for the Loretta Lynn's Amateur National Motocross Championship
• Write 2-3 race reports (including photos) per month for Cycle News, Cycle USA & Midwest-Racing.com, helping promote local riders and their sponsors (and of course my own when possible!)
• Focus on racing new tracks in different states and more big events (Racer X Vet Series, WMA, etc.) Race some Arenacross and indoor events in the winter months
• Increase my motocross industry involvement through photojournalism, attending big races/events, online activity, etc.
• Keep promoting sponsors' products in different ways (online, in print, word of mouth, flyers, interviews, stickers, etc.)

Some Personal Information About Me:

• Racing for 11 (!!!) years and love motocross!
• Very involved in the motocross scene (photojournalism, internet activity, run races, Subway Coca-Cola MX, attend big events, etc.) and I take promoting my sponsors very seriously and put 100% into pushing their products! 
• Systems Analyst for PepsiCo with a Bachelors in Accounting from the University of Illinois at Chicago (4.8 GPA)

• 2007 District 17 Women's Stadium MX Class Champion (14 wins for a perfect score, average of 12 women per race)
• 2007 Megacross Shootout Series Champion (second in the Joliet Arsenal Series and the Pecatonica Stateline MX Series)
• Four AMA District 17 Women's MX/Stadium MX Championships
• Two-time Loretta Lynn's Amateur MX National Competitor
• 2006 Joliet Arsenal Series Champion
• 2006 AMA District 17 Jacket for Stadium MX Points (4th) and MX Points (7th)
• Second overall in the 2005 Racer X Vet Series
• Third overall in the 2005 Megacross Shootout Series (only raced 7 of 11 rounds, avg. of 15 women per race)
• Finished 15th in the +25A men's class at the 2005 Loretta Lynn North Central Regional
• Compete in top events, including: Loretta Lynns, Women's MX League/Association, Racer X Vet Series, Megacross Shootout Series, Arenacross, MX National Weekends, Subway Coca-Cola MX Fair Races, Florida Mini O's, DirtWeeks, Nuclear Series, Pontiac Amateur SX Championship, TripleCross Series, State Races, etc.
• Appeared in: Cycle News, Cycle USA, MX America, Playground, Midwest-Racing.com, DirtRider.net, Maxxis.com, mxgirls.com, MXintheUS.com, Fuel TV, Megacross/Fox Valley Offroad Program, and various other sites
• Photojournalist for Cycle News, Cycle USA & Midwest-Racing.com - increasing exposure for local riders and their sponsors (and of course my own when possible!)
• Very involved with the local riders as I send many of them race photos through Myspace and email
• Moderator on DirtRider.Net (chat site with over 56,000 members) and an active member on other motocross sites: ThumperTalk.com, Motonews.com, etc. great sources to promote sponsor products and post reviews and recommendations
• Organized the annual Team Subway Coca-Cola MX Fair Races; helped with other race tracks (Megacross, Lake County Fair, Cooperland); assisted Chuck Schultz with Team Subway Coca-Cola MX
• Air Nikki video from Cooperland, OK & Merwin, MO, with a sponsor "thank you" at the end:  http://www.sponsorhouse.com/Members/Nikki/Apps/Videos.aspx