Oh, look for Alexis Olivera.
Our (inaudible) amateur rider.
She's too young to have a driver's license.
Hey guys.
Super Lex here today.
But the goal was
to win a motorcycle racing championship
before she turned 17.
Pretty cool to see
a lady out there this weekend.
For 15 year old, Alexis Olivera.
Alexis Olivera.
Quite a few people talking about her.
Telling me just how fast she was.
Know as Super Lex, number 26,
and outfitted in purple.
The dream has come to a crashing halt.
There was a bit of a crash this morning
in practice between Gus Rodeo and Alexis Olivera.
I was just there, on the ground, screaming.
I was like telling the workers,
take my boots off because it hurt, you know.
Did you realize you grow broke both ankles at that moment?
Alexis has had a couple this weekend,
and it always bums you out.
Once I flew up in the air,
I knew something was going to break.
It's what just happens.
Gravity.
I was kind of just trying to make jokes
to make myself feel better.
I'm still kind of upset that I can't race for a minute,
but it's fine.
I'll just get over it.
Motorcycles have been a part of Alexis's life
for more than a decade.
At four, she got on one for the first time.
At nine years old, she discovered her passion for riding.
Her grandpa gave her this pocket bike as a gift.
My dad asked me if I wanted to ride it.
And I was like, yeah sure.
I don't know why I love it so much.
It's just the adrenaline and the speed.
It's just, I can't live without it.
That same year,
she won first place in a competition.
Olivera squeezes up and takes the lead.
125 miles an hour is the fastest she's ever gone.
What does that feel like?
I don't know.
'Cause when you're like under the shield,
you can't really feel much until you get up like over it.
It's like just air coming at you.
Alexis practices on the weekends.
It's a difficult sport, but it's definitely one
where you really have to get on the gas right away.
And the braking, you have to figure that out at times.
It's not as easy as it looks.
And she's had her share of crashes.
Oh man, that was a fail, yeah.
Super Lex.
Alexis Olivera.
Leaving her once with a second degree separation
and broken collarbone.
It's part of racing,
and you kind of get used to it after a while.
She's frustrated right now.
And I feel frustrated for her too.
This summer she was one of
the youngest riders in MotoAmerica's Junior Cup Series,
and the only female on the track of racers aged 14 to 25.
Is it empowering to be the only female?
A little bit.
It's weird.
It would be nice if there was
like some other girls racing out there.
We could talk about the same things,
but it's not so different.
Especially when you're out in the track.
Everybody's the same.
Alexis hit the road with her dad in a van,
as she traveled the country for the competition.
They were going to live out of it for a month.
From their home in North Port, Florida.
They drove to Washington State,
and even got to do some sightseeing.
But then as Alexis was warming up for her race.
We were coming down a hill,
and so I just couldn't time it right.
She crashed, turning her bike into a mangled mess.
And Alexis Olivera definitely
has one broken ankle that she's in surgery for now.
And they're taking a look
because they believe there may be a small fracture
in her other ankle as well.
All I know is I went into the grass.
I flew up pretty high and then I just hit the ground
and went tumbling for a minute.
And then I was just there on the ground, screaming.
She spent a week in the hospital,
following surgery on both ankles.
Doctors told her to stay off the right leg for six weeks.
Her left leg, three months.
Maybe after five months or six months,
I'll probably start training again.
I don't know if I'll do MotoAmerica right away,
'cause that wouldn't be a good decision.
Now Alexis is navigating a wheelchair,
all while being homeschooled for the first time.
I've been doing pretty good.
It's been a bit challenging,
especially with the wheelchair and all that.
I can't really do as much as I want to.
Especially when I want to wash my face.
I have to put like a towel on my legs
and just let water fall.
It's awful.
But overall it's not too bad.
But despite it all,
this teen remains calm after veering off course.
I was fine with this situation, but it happens.
And I'll see with how much training I do
and what I can get up to once I get back on my legs.
When Alexis is ready,
the track will be waiting for her big return.
I'm Leigh Scheps for Inside Edition Digital.