The latest motorcycle racing news could be considered as music to the manufacturers who are trying to tempt women into the saddle.

Even as motorcycle manufacturers work hard to encourage women to ‘get a ride of their own’ Jenny Tinmouth is making British history by qualifying to ride in the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship.

She will ride for the Splitlath Motorsport team in the world's toughest motorcycle racing series after finishing a close third in the 2010 British Supersport Cup. But this isn’t the first time one of the fastest women on two-wheels has raced to success.

Tinmouth has already made history by becoming the fastest woman around the daunting Isle of Man TT circuit lapping at an incredible average speed of 119.945mph. And at 31 years old, Tinmouth appears to have won the respect from many of the all-male world she is about to race into.

"Jenny is a very talented rider and we were very interested in speaking to her after seeing her performance in 2011,” John Dimbylow owner of the racing team Tinmouth will race for said, “She is a proven race winner and is a hundred per cent committed to the season ahead. She is a fantastic rider and certainly has the potential to be a very strong competitor in BSB.”

Tinmouth will becomes the first woman to line up on the grid at the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship.

"I'm over the moon to be in BSB this year and I still can't believe it. My ambition has always been to race in BSB; I've been trying for some time and I think all my hard work over the past seasons has finally paid off,” Tinmouth said, “I know it will be a massive learning curve but hopefully now people will see that girls can race too and then hopefully more will see it is possible if you work hard enough at it and get into racing too."