Lea Martinez Foundation » raising awareness https://leamartinezfoundation.org Fighting to the end Sun, 01 Mar 2015 06:51:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 A survivor on and off the track https://leamartinezfoundation.org/2015/02/27/a-survivor-on-and-off-the-track/ https://leamartinezfoundation.org/2015/02/27/a-survivor-on-and-off-the-track/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2015 05:42:31 +0000 http://leamartinezfoundation.org/?p=215 Read more

]]> Lea “Dream Catcher” Martinez, is not your average female motorcycle drag racer. This mother of two is also a breast cancer survivor. Although racing was in her blood since she was young girl with her father racing pro-stock cars, Lea didn’t begin riding motorcycles until she was 37. Once she did, she was drawn back to the adrenaline filled life on the track, this time on a 2007 Suzuki Hayabusa.  Read more…

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]]> Lea_Glam 6_2012There is a very cool woman that has inspired many people that cross her path. Is she’s not our on the drag strip racing her Hayabusa, she’s out and about promoting the importance of breast cancer research. Lea Martinez is a name I will not forget, nor will you. She’s a cancer survivor and a remarkable human being!

So, how did you get involved in motorcycling, Lea? Read more…

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]]> https://leamartinezfoundation.org/2015/02/27/womens-world/feed/ 0 Lea “Dream Catcher” Martinez | A true fighter on and off the track https://leamartinezfoundation.org/2015/02/27/lea-dream-catcher-martinez-a-true-fighter-on-and-off-the-track/ https://leamartinezfoundation.org/2015/02/27/lea-dream-catcher-martinez-a-true-fighter-on-and-off-the-track/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2015 04:28:56 +0000 http://leamartinezfoundation.org/?p=193 Read more

]]> Racing is in Lea’s blood. Her father used to race pro stock cars and her brother and my step sister raced motorcycles. So it was only natural to catch the fever for racing. Her goal is to turn pro with pink ribbons a’blazing. Not only is she a drag racer, she is a SURVIVOR!

Unlike others in the industry, Lea didn’t begin riding until she was 37. However, she quickly up made for lost time and within a mere six months she was learning how to drag race.That was five years ago. In 2009 she was diagnosed with ductal carcinomaI (the most common type of breast cancer) ending her reconstructive surgeries in September of 2010. She along with her 2007 Suzuki Hayabusa have been racing, fighting and raising awareness steadfastly ever since.  Check out the interview…

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]]> https://leamartinezfoundation.org/2015/02/27/lea-dream-catcher-martinez-a-true-fighter-on-and-off-the-track/feed/ 0 HAYABUSA NITROUS https://leamartinezfoundation.org/2015/01/26/hayabusa-nitrous/ https://leamartinezfoundation.org/2015/01/26/hayabusa-nitrous/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2015 06:16:57 +0000 http://leamartinezfoundation.org/?p=133 Going... Going... GONE!!! ]]> https://leamartinezfoundation.org/2015/01/26/hayabusa-nitrous/feed/ 0