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| Shepshed Centenarian Ivy Mosely takes to race track | Shepshed Centenarian Ivy Mosely takes to race track |
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| A 100-year-old woman has celebrated her centenary by riding in a motorbike sidecar at a Leicestershire racetrack. | A 100-year-old woman has celebrated her centenary by riding in a motorbike sidecar at a Leicestershire racetrack. |
| Ivy Mosely, of Shepshed, who is a self-confessed "thrill seeker", said the ride at Mallory Park on Sunday was "unbelievable". | |
| "I've always had a love of motorbikes … I had four brothers and I suppose that is where it has come from," she said. | "I've always had a love of motorbikes … I had four brothers and I suppose that is where it has come from," she said. |
| She completed three laps in a BSA 650cc and its 1950 Golden Flash Sidecar, piloted by former racer Colin Seeley. | She completed three laps in a BSA 650cc and its 1950 Golden Flash Sidecar, piloted by former racer Colin Seeley. |
| Rossi fan | Rossi fan |
| Mrs Mosely has always been interested in motorbikes, but her father would not allow her to have one. | Mrs Mosely has always been interested in motorbikes, but her father would not allow her to have one. |
| "They wouldn't dare risk me on two wheels - I was enough trouble on four." | "They wouldn't dare risk me on two wheels - I was enough trouble on four." |
| Her one regret in life was not becoming a motorcycle racer, she said. | Her one regret in life was not becoming a motorcycle racer, she said. |
| The Shepshed grandmother reached a top speed of about 60mph (97km/h) in the 1950 sidecar provided by the National Motorcycle Museum for the event. | The Shepshed grandmother reached a top speed of about 60mph (97km/h) in the 1950 sidecar provided by the National Motorcycle Museum for the event. |
| Mrs Mosely, who is a big fan of motorcycle racer Valentino Rossi, celebrated her birthday in May. | Mrs Mosely, who is a big fan of motorcycle racer Valentino Rossi, celebrated her birthday in May. |
| She marked the milestone by being driven by her grandson at a top speed of 168mph (270km/h) around Silverstone in a Porsche. | She marked the milestone by being driven by her grandson at a top speed of 168mph (270km/h) around Silverstone in a Porsche. |