Peggy (Rush) Bates

has been inducted into the

Hot Shoe Hall of Fame
September 23, 2022

Competed: 1966 - 1976

An early female racing pioneer, at age 12 Peggy (Rush) started racing and dominating, the PowderPuff class and shortly thereafter the men’s 125 class. Highlighting Peggy’s career include racing in the Junior Invitational at the 1975 Astrodome Short Track and receiving Bultaco factory leathers to wear! In 1976 Peggy (Rush) Fuller was one of three female flat track racers featured in Grace Butcher’s book, Motorcycling (Women In Sports).