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    21st century fast lass

    Feb 22, 2022 5 minutes
    Words and images: Paul Green

    Happily describing herself as a ‘tomboyish Yorkshire lass’, Nikita Donaghue, nee McNally (you may recognise that surname) came into scooter racing from a motocross background. She comes from a family with a strong motorsport and scootering background. Her dad, Brendan, is better known as Maca, the legendary painter behind Downtown Custom with a string of iconic scooters to his name. Her uncle was heavily involved in motocross while Maca also spent a few years scooter racing in the early 1980s. He was also responsible for the iconic Leeds Central Race Team scheme.

    Having set out her pedigree, how did Nikita find herself racing scooters?

    My uncle was a big motocross champion back in the day when it was scrambling on old-school motorbikes. When my brother

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