Dirtastic

Dirtastic founder Kalyn Benaroya tells the story of Dirtastic: "it began as a thought, a way to meet other women who ride. After a knee injury in 2015 I had parked my dirt bike for a while and started mountain biking. In Hood River, Oregon where I live there are a ton of women who mtb and a community built on riding. It felt great to ride with other women, make like minded friends and friends who liked to get after it! With my competitive nature I started racing enduro races, which ultimately led me back to riding and racing dirt bikes.

During my "break" I was asked to coach at an all women's dirt bike campout, The Essence of Dirt, where I was able to finally meet and hang out with the women I had been racing with and against prior to my knee injury. It was the first time I got that feeling... That Dirtastic feeling! The promoter of the Essence of Dirt moved away, giving the space for Dirtastic to come alive. I had started Dirtastic in 2017 with a meet up at a private track where we had 65 women come out to ride. A couple events later we had an official coaching team and a few events. This side hustle has now evolved into a full time job hosting 15 events through the US with our 12 all female USMCA Certified Coaches! In addition to training events Dirtastic hosts the Main Event, a women's dirt bike campout in Oregon along with several international riding tours in Mexico, Costa Rica and Thailand!"