Female motorsports pioneer Mary McGee, known affectionately as "Motorcycle Mary," died Wednesday at the age of 87. According to the Associated Press

Mary McGee, a female racing pioneer and subject profiled in an Oscar-contending documentary “Motorcycle Mary,” has died, her family said. She was 87. “McGee’s unparalleled achievements in off-road racing and motorcycle racing have inspired generations of athletes that followed in her footsteps,

Mary McGee, a female racing pioneer and the subject of the new documentary "Motorcycle Mary," has died, her family said. She was 87. "McGee's unparalleled achievements in off-road racing and motorcycle racing have inspired generations of athletes that followed in her footsteps,

McGee was the first woman to compete in motorcycle road racing and motocross events in the United States back in the 1960s