Great BBC audio report on women’s motorcycle sidecar racing

"Forty years ago sidecars were a popular and cheap way for couples to travel around – you only have to think of Nora Batty and Compo from Last of the Summer Wine. Now the modern day sidecars are increasingly being used in motor sport racing. Passengers can travel up to 100 miles per hour, only meters off the ground. Reporter Anna Bailey met female passengers at the Mallory Park race track near Leicester." Listen to these women talk about their careers in sidecar racing. One couple is in their late 60's. One woman started racing after a bout with ovarian cancer. Did you know that motorcycle racers don't wear nylon underwear in case they fall, so it won't "weld" onto their skin? So what does one woman wear… hear it for yourself. Lots of great stories in this first- rate BBC report. It's amazing! Listen to the BBC – Radio 4 Woman's Hour -Sidecar racing.