Ashley Fiolek (born October 22, 1990) is an American former professional motocross racer and current stunt actor.
Fiolek, who is culturally deaf and who communicates via American Sign Language, is notable for being a four-time AMA women's motocross national champion.
[1][2][3] Fiolek was born in Dearborn, Michigan, and has been deaf since birth, but her parents didn't realize until she was about 3 years old.
[9] She repeated as 2009 WMX Pro National Champion by finishing seventh at Steel City Raceway in Delmont, Pennsylvania, on September 5, 2009.
In 2009, she became the first woman to be signed to the American Honda Racing factory team[10] and was nominated for an ESPN ESPY Award.
Fiolek said, "Noora continues in her quest to help Iranian women learn how to ride, race and become stronger.
In 2012, she sat out for a second consecutive year at X Games 18 after a concussion she experienced in a crash on June 2 at WMX Moto 2 in Lakewood, Colorado.
In September 2012, she appeared in an episode of Switched at Birth as Robin Swiller, a motocross racer who develops an interest in main character Emmett Bledsoe.
In July 2014, she began work as a motorcycle stunt performer for a touring Marvel Universe Live show.