Hello everyone, I'm Haley Watson, the director of Motorcycle Mary. If you have any questions about the film, please feel free to ask! I will do my best to answer as many as possible. Thank you!
An incredible portrait of an incredible woman. Thank you for helping her tell her story! Is there anything you learned from her that you think is important that wasn't able to be included in the film?
@@matthewhabib3818 Great question. Mary had many great lessons. on in particular was that she had the amazing ability to not dwell on negativity. If she felt like she was at the end of something negative, or even in instances when I asked her about her career, where she faced direct discrimination due to her gender, she moved on from it quickly and never let someone else's opinion overtake her outlook.
I had the opportunity to share a dinner table with MARY at a benefit, honoring Bob Bondurant at the Riverside Museum. I was not aware of what MARY had accomplished until we began to tell stories and after about five minutes, I stopped talking and just listened to her for the rest of the evening what an incredible lady and such class I’m so thankful I had an opportunity to meet her and visit.
That choked me up a lot more than I expected. Thank you, for being a ceiling-busting badass, Mary. And thank you Haley and the rest of the team for making sure this was documented and shared. 👊
I met Mary when I was racing Vintage Motocross in Arizona. She was the coolest, upbeat person I ever knew. I had her sign my trophy. She will never be forgotten.
What a beautiful soul she had. I had the privilege of being Facebook friends with her and messaging with her. She will be greatly missed but what a legacy she has left!
This is one of the best stories I've watched anywhere. To see her recall her life with such joy and pride is infectious. I hope to look back on my life one day with the same fondness. Rest in Peace Mary.
Heard of Malcolm Smith's passing yesterday and tried to find stuff about him, and stumbled on this movie about Mary McGee, what a life ! What a woman. She sure got everything out of life ! WOW ! Thanks for putting her on a pedestal, she deserves that.
Oh how I will miss Mary! What an inspiration, and a funny, generous person. This film really captures her warmth and humor, and her accomplishments. I was lucky to host her at our events, where she inspired so many women and men. Love you Mary.
Amazing story! Director Haley Watson really captured Mary's incredible spirit. Mary McGee is an inspiration to us all, male and female. Two quotes stuck with me. "Stay calm, twist the throttle" and "You are participating in life." Words to live by. ❤
I had the great fortune of having Mary as a neighbor growing up. She was awesome, and the older I get, the more I realize what I learned from her. I can’t express how glad I am that a documentary was finally made about her incredible story. ❤
I count among my blessings to have interviewed, written an article and later to have met Mary. Saw her several times after that and she always had a great smile and a positive attitude. I in a huge group of folks that will miss her.
I remember when they did a F1 grid interview with her not too long ago and learned about her. I wish they did more grid interviews with people like this! Props to Lewis Hamilton too for helping to produce it.
Outstanding film. You have preserved and important story about an important American, and clearly touched more people than you know. I'm one of them. Thank you.
I too have raced (karts/motorcycles/sports cars) and followed motorsports since the 60s. It says a lot about our male dominated world that neither of us knew of her. Come on world, we can do better than this. Mary is an inspiration even after her passing. Lucky are those who got to know her!
What a wonderful lady! ...and what a fabulous, supportive, and protective big brother! 'So sad that Mary and the world lost him so young! Rest in peace, Mary and Jim McGee! 🇨🇦 🍁 🇺🇸 🌎 🇺🇲 🌵 🌴 🌵 🇺🇸 🌎 🇺🇲 🍁 🇨🇦
Grateful people will now get to hear and see about a magnificent person who practically no younger person has ever heard of, a true American icon & original!
Beautiful and inspiring story! I was truly inspired by Mary McGee and her courage to participate in life, to live her best life. What a fun life! I will remember to take a breath. Thank you for this wonderful story about a brilliant and amazing woman who listened to her heart. Peace and love to and for ALL sentient beings!
What an amazing life and video, thank you for sharing. I can’t wait to share with my kids, even if they don’t end up riding, the life lessons alone are worth it.
A woman so unpretentious that one would never know how, if you knew who she was, what she had accomplished, and how fearless humble and genuine she was in real life... Someone who after spending 15 minutes talking to her you'd feel as thought you knew her for forever. "Be calm and twist the throttle." - Mary McGee
I had an hour or so... It was surreal @@BlueSkyCrystals I came from a very extensive list of the "Who's who" in racing and the business. As I mentioned their names, to include my father, she simply replied, "I knew him..." I was trying to think how it was possible that I did not know of her...
Fabulous work on this, Haley -- was really well done -- would have been great to have met Mary. I appreciate you documenting Mary's wonderful achievements and legacy -- would love to see and hear more! steve
Fell madly in love with Motorcycle Mary and Mary McGee 2 minutes into the film. Valuable and important reporting about a person with splendid attitude. Three cheers all around for Mary and the makers of this documentary, Mary will live on in our hearts for sure.
Mary Rocked! Both of my girls are in Heaven, I’ve thought about what they would have done & became? I’ve ridden motorcycles since the 70s so I met both their mother’s owning a motorcycle. Thank you for the story!
Thank you So much for making this documentary. It has been a Glaring omission that Motorcycle Mary McGee was not included in any of the three “On Any Sunday” movies. Thank you.👍👍
Absolutely a new hero of mine. What a beautiful and amazing human being. Her mentality was perfect for success in life and racing. I believe another hero of mine, Kas Kastner, raced with Mary in SoCal. I think that is him on the grid in his White TR3 #56 @6:37 in the video. Thank you very much for sharing this production.
That's a fabulous short documentary, Haley! Now we'll expect the feature film 🎦 🎬 with you at the helm again or as the producer next time! 🎬 🎞 🎥 🎦 📽 🎟 🎬 🎞 🎥 🎦 📽 🎟 🎬
People of her generation were some of the finest, they didn't give up, they soldiered through, not expecting instant gratification. Course there are people of this quality today, too.
Condolences and blessings ta a awesome woman who made history and created a amazing legacy, will always be remembered, recognised and be very inspirational ta make future women racers keep her legacy burning brightly. 😇🙏🏽💯🇯🇲
Mary's humility and attitude make her a wonderful person. I am inspired by her to keep riding motorcycles and to enjoy the adventure. I will from now on, take that big breath, and do it. Rest in peace Mary and be together with your brother.
Such an awesome person. So cool her first race was with the American federation of motorcyclists. This is the AFMs 70th anniversary. Such cool history.
Hello everyone, I'm Haley Watson, the director of Motorcycle Mary. If you have any questions about the film, please feel free to ask! I will do my best to answer as many as possible. Thank you!
Will this be available on Microsoft Movies and TV for the Xbox? I'd love to own a copy to share with loved ones.
@@heartbreakerh2o currently available here on RUclips, Disney+ and ESPN+
An incredible portrait of an incredible woman. Thank you for helping her tell her story! Is there anything you learned from her that you think is important that wasn't able to be included in the film?
@@matthewhabib3818 Great question. Mary had many great lessons. on in particular was that she had the amazing ability to not dwell on negativity. If she felt like she was at the end of something negative, or even in instances when I asked her about her career, where she faced direct discrimination due to her gender, she moved on from it quickly and never let someone else's opinion overtake her outlook.
Fantastic!!!! When’s the rest of the 2:30 hours going to be released? Thanks for your great work and sharing this amazing icons story.
To all the badass grandmas we grew up with. Thank you
this needs to be a feature length doc
they needa make a movie of her! very inspirational. Beautiful. Rest easy Mary
Big time
I had the opportunity to share a dinner table with MARY at a benefit, honoring Bob Bondurant at the Riverside Museum. I was not aware of what MARY had accomplished until we began to tell stories and after about five minutes, I stopped talking and just listened to her for the rest of the evening what an incredible lady and such class I’m so thankful I had an opportunity to meet her and visit.
You are so lucky!
@ I think so too. Very special lady.
That choked me up a lot more than I expected. Thank you, for being a ceiling-busting badass, Mary. And thank you Haley and the rest of the team for making sure this was documented and shared. 👊
Thank you for watching!
I met Mary when I was racing Vintage Motocross in Arizona. She was the coolest, upbeat person I ever knew. I had her sign my trophy. She will never be forgotten.
I met her too,In California at a Vintage race also,I saw her for 3-4 years in a row…I have her Number in my Phone,I’ll Never erase it 😉
Just an incredible racer and story ✨Thank you for publishing this today.
Rest In Peace Marry McGee 🙏
Beautiful tribute to an amazing racer. Rest in peace, Mary
So glad I watched her story, incredible life.
Rest in Peace, Mary McGee. You were truly an Iron Woman! 🙏🙏❤❤
What a beautiful soul she had. I had the privilege of being Facebook friends with her and messaging with her. She will be greatly missed but what a legacy she has left!
This is one of the best stories I've watched anywhere. To see her recall her life with such joy and pride is infectious. I hope to look back on my life one day with the same fondness. Rest in Peace Mary.
Heard of Malcolm Smith's passing yesterday and tried to find stuff about him, and stumbled on this movie about Mary McGee, what a life ! What a woman. She sure got everything out of life ! WOW ! Thanks for putting her on a pedestal, she deserves that.
Mary McGee passed away on 11/27/2024 at 87. Malcolm Smith passed on 11/28/2024 at 83. Keep twisting the throttle you two legends.
Absolutely Amazing!
Truly a born driver/rider.
What a life!
Rest in peace.
“Stay calm and twist the throttle”
Oh how I will miss Mary! What an inspiration, and a funny, generous person. This film really captures her warmth and humor, and her accomplishments. I was lucky to host her at our events, where she inspired so many women and men. Love you Mary.
Amazing story! Director Haley Watson really captured Mary's incredible spirit. Mary McGee is an inspiration to us all, male and female. Two quotes stuck with me. "Stay calm, twist the throttle" and "You are participating in life." Words to live by. ❤
Thank you !
Attitude is everything.
Bless you Mary
This is indeed a MOVIE!!! Such a beautiful story of just saying Yes never giving up... It takes one Breath!
Extremely inspirational, thank you for this short but powerful film. Rest in peace Mary McGee.
Well done. Thank you for doing this to honor my friend and hero.
I had the great fortune of having Mary as a neighbor growing up. She was awesome, and the older I get, the more I realize what I learned from her. I can’t express how glad I am that a documentary was finally made about her incredible story. ❤
She seemed so fun and vibrant, terrible to hear she’s passed on, I hope she got to watch before she left.
Great job and thank you for sharing!
One of the best stories ever! I love her spirit! Never ever give up...DFTR Mary
I count among my blessings to have interviewed, written an article and later to have met Mary. Saw her several times after that and she always had a great smile and a positive attitude. I in a huge group of folks that will miss her.
Thanks for putting this up, amazing woman, may she race in peace
I remember when they did a F1 grid interview with her not too long ago and learned about her. I wish they did more grid interviews with people like this!
Props to Lewis Hamilton too for helping to produce it.
What a great lady and an inspiration. I hope this doc gets more recognition.
Outstanding film. You have preserved and important story about an important American, and clearly touched more people than you know. I'm one of them. Thank you.
Wow what an incredible PERSON. All these years of following any motor sport and I never heard her life story until now! Awesome !
I too have raced (karts/motorcycles/sports cars) and followed motorsports since the 60s. It says a lot about our male dominated world that neither of us knew of her. Come on world, we can do better than this. Mary is an inspiration even after her passing. Lucky are those who got to know her!
Such an inspiration to all. Rest in peace Mary. You are an amazing human being 🏁🙏🏼
"Anybody can win, it's no shame even if you come in last, I think to me, you are participating in life, I think you are a participant in life"
Does that about say it all or what ? My eyes leaked....
"Stay calm and twist the throttle." - Mary McGee
@@XRacerify I want that T shirt!
This was so sad but true, I will miss you Mary, you were a great friend to me. Rest in Peace..
Love you Mary...
What a beautiful story. I'm so proud of Lewis for bringing this to light ❤
Thank you for publishing this. I write about women racing drivers before WW2 and havent really looked at women racers after the war. Amazing lady.
I'll be sharing this video with my daughters.
Just say Yes! Rest in Peace Mary!
A beautiful tribute to an amazing woman. Thank you Mary for your inspiration!
Made my thanksgiving day to watch this. When I raced we always supported the few women road racers
I'm so glad I got to meet Mary. What a legend.
What a wonderful person! And a 24-karat badass, too. Thank you for sharing this with us.
What a great story! I had to watch it back to back, once was not enough. Ride on Mary!
What a wonderful lady!
...and what a fabulous, supportive, and protective big brother!
'So sad that Mary and the world lost him so young!
Rest in peace, Mary and Jim McGee!
🇨🇦 🍁 🇺🇸 🌎 🇺🇲 🌵 🌴 🌵 🇺🇸 🌎 🇺🇲 🍁 🇨🇦
Race in peace you absolute legend.
Mrs Mary your my hero! As an off rod racer myself my hat is off to you for all you achieved!
Cheers from Tennessee
Saw the article in the paper this morning... Ride on Mary!
This was an incredible story! Thank you! 🙏🏼
Grateful people will now get to hear and see about a magnificent person who practically no younger person has ever heard of, a true American icon & original!
Heck, I never heard of her and I'm only 10 years younger. I wish I had learned what she knew decades ago!
Beautiful and inspiring story! I was truly inspired by Mary McGee and her courage to participate in life, to live her best life. What a fun life! I will remember to take a breath. Thank you for this wonderful story about a brilliant and amazing woman who listened to her heart. Peace and love to and for ALL sentient beings!
There are so many amazing stories out there waiting to be told....... fantastic.... loved it. Inspiring
Rest in peace sweet Mary and brother Jim.
Oh Mary! What a phenomenal woman you were! A trailblazer for us all. An inspiration. May you rest in power Mary. 💔
What an amazing life and video, thank you for sharing. I can’t wait to share with my kids, even if they don’t end up riding, the life lessons alone are worth it.
Rest in peace Mary McGee
Thank you, Haley Watson.
I am sharing with everyone I know. This is an amazing documentary that is much more than a movie about racing. 😮💨❤
A woman so unpretentious that one would never know how, if you knew who she was, what she had accomplished, and how fearless humble and genuine she was in real life...
Someone who after spending 15 minutes talking to her you'd feel as thought you knew her for forever.
"Be calm and twist the throttle." - Mary McGee
Also someone who spending 15 minutes with her would not be enough. I’d want to hear every story she remembers.
I had an hour or so...
It was surreal @@BlueSkyCrystals
I came from a very extensive list of the "Who's who" in racing and the business.
As I mentioned their names, to include my father, she simply replied, "I knew him..."
I was trying to think how it was possible that I did not know of her...
Thank you, Mary. You are a legend & I miss your endless smile! Ride on, beautiful. 💜🏁🏍
What a wonderful lady!! An inspiration indeed.
Great film Hayley, beautifully put together. Thank you for documenting and sharing Mary's inspirational story.
This is a really amazing documentary. It certainly brightened up my day!
Fabulous work on this, Haley -- was really well done -- would have been great to have met Mary. I appreciate you documenting Mary's wonderful achievements and legacy -- would love to see and hear more!
steve
Thank you Steve!
Thank you for highlighting this incredible woman's motoring life. What an icon!
Such a beautiful story, she is a piece of history men tried to denied
Fell madly in love with Motorcycle Mary and Mary McGee 2 minutes into the film. Valuable and important reporting about a person with splendid attitude. Three cheers all around for Mary and the makers of this documentary, Mary will live on in our hearts for sure.
She would have been a super mother or grandmother to anyone (me) . Mary McGee you were a great human. GOD bless you
Mary Rocked! Both of my girls are in Heaven, I’ve thought about what they would have done & became? I’ve ridden motorcycles since the 70s so I met both their mother’s owning a motorcycle. Thank you for the story!
CHEERS Ms. McGee!!! To a life well lived! Thank you for paving the way for us!
Thank you So much for making this documentary. It has been a Glaring omission that Motorcycle Mary McGee was not included in any of the three “On Any Sunday” movies. Thank you.👍👍
Excellent > Thank You > Rest in peace Mary
Wow. Great documentary about a great woman! Thank you 🙂
Absolutely a new hero of mine. What a beautiful and amazing human being. Her mentality was perfect for success in life and racing. I believe another hero of mine, Kas Kastner, raced with Mary in SoCal. I think that is him on the grid in his White TR3 #56 @6:37 in the video. Thank you very much for sharing this production.
And here I thought I knew motorsports, Amazing!
What an inspiration. Rest in peace Mary McGee
Bless he and her spirit, her spirit lives in me .. Life changing person. Rest in Peace
I'm so glad I watched this. What an amazing person and inspiration.
I loved this! Mary is nothing short of an inspiration. Thanks for bringing her amazing story to RUclips!! 👍
That's a fabulous short documentary, Haley!
Now we'll expect the feature film 🎦 🎬 with you at the helm again or as the producer next time!
🎬 🎞 🎥 🎦 📽 🎟 🎬 🎞 🎥 🎦 📽 🎟 🎬
People of her generation were some of the finest, they didn't give up, they soldiered through, not expecting instant gratification. Course there are people of this quality today, too.
Beautiful and inspiring story! 🔥
Rest In Peace Marry
Absolutely the best documentary I’ve seen! Brilliant. Want it made longer
Incredible life story, amazing racer!
Thank you for sharing Mary’s story! May we all strive to be participants in life like she did!
Gosh, the ending had me right in the feels. Ride in Peace, Mary McGee. Your beautiful soul radiated throughout this film!
Can't imagine I either don't remember or had forgotten this amazing lady.
Great video and even greater woman. Thank you Mary. ❤
What a girl, what a life story. #Inspirational
Wow, what an amazing woman! I had no idea about this part of motorcycle history--terrific story! Thank you Mary and 30 for 30! 👍
Truly inspiring!
Great story!
This is one of the greatest stories I have ever heard.
What an excellent video. Thank you. Bravo Mary!
We lost two motorcycle heroes in a few days in 2024. Rest Easy Motorcycle Mary and Malcom Smith !
Condolences and blessings ta a awesome woman who made history and created a amazing legacy, will always be remembered, recognised and be very inspirational ta make future women racers keep her legacy burning brightly. 😇🙏🏽💯🇯🇲
How is this so short, so much more story to this lady, Please Re-do with more!
Mary's humility and attitude make her a wonderful person. I am inspired by her to keep riding motorcycles and to enjoy the adventure. I will from now on, take that big breath, and do it. Rest in peace Mary and be together with your brother.
MAY THE GOOD LORD RIDE WITH HER IN HEAVEN NOW.R.I.P. MS. MARY
Such an awesome person. So cool her first race was with the American federation of motorcyclists. This is the AFMs 70th anniversary. Such cool history.
A fantastic, joyous woman who I was lucky enough to get to know and admire. Well done, Mary, Rest In Peace.
Splendid film about an amazing lady.
TYVM
What a legendary woman, wish I could’ve met her. I’m sure her and her brother are up in heaven racing cars.