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Myname is Amy Mellinger. I have lived just
outside of Chicago my entire life. It is not quite
the motocross mecca of the United States, but it
helps when your family has a motorcycle dealership
(Motor Cycle Center, Villa Park, IL) that has been
around since 1980. I have raced KTM’s from the
age of 4, although I did have an affair with
Husky’s when I was on 50’s (my dad even
put a 65 motor in one, because I didn’t want
to learn how to shift yet). As you can probably
guess, we only sell European bikes so I guess you
could say the Mellinger family bleeds orange.
Growing up, it was always a family affair at the
track. My dad and my two older brothers all raced
while my Mom would always come out for support. As
you can imagine, there was bound to be some
competition between the kids. There was even
competition between our dad and us as we grew older
and became faster. My oldest brother Nick was
always the faster and smoother one, while Chris was
always fairly cautious on the bike, and I…
Well I got the nickname “Crashes” from my
brothers growing up. 2003- Broken collarbone.
2007- Broken scaphoid. 2008- Torn ligament in my
thumb. Then in the summer of 2010 I got landed on
and ran over during practice before a race at
Motoland in Indiana and receiving my 3rd
concussion, torn ACL, high ankle sprain, broken
molar, and a cut up elbow. Two weeks later, I had
surgery to repair my ACL and three days after that
I was walking around without crutches and able to
do some easy peddling on the stationary bike. I
ended up being released from physical therapy two
months early, because I had more than full
flexibility, more strength than the non-injured
leg, and I have not had any pain in it for a good
month or two by that point. My mile run time was
even lower than it was before the injury. That
being the first time I have needed surgery from an
injury, I would say it went fairly well. I came
back as a smarter, stronger, faster, and smoother
racer. Part of that being because I switched over
to my brother Chris’ 250f from the 144, since
he is stationed in England with the Air Force and
can’t really ride at the moment. (Thanks
Chris, I am proud of you!) Being on the four stroke
forced me to mellow out my riding style, but I was
comfortable on the bike from the very first
day.
This year my goal is to get top 10 at
Loretta’s in Women’s, so I can race
against Ashley Fiolek and Sarah Whitmore again next
year at Red Bud and Millville. I honestly feel like
I have the speed, but it is hard to judge because
the local races have a weak turn out.
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