THE world’s fastest female biker cheated death after crashing her bike at over 200 mph (321 km per hour) in front of horrified motorsport fans.

    Becci Ellis, 46, was trying to beat her own speed record and had reached 254 mph when her superbike was hit by a gust of wind and veered off the track.

    Spectators — including husband Mick — watched as the turbo-powered Suzuki Hayabusa swerved onto the grass and careered out of control for a quarter of a mile before the mother-of-two was violently thrown off.

    Thanks to armor-plating inside her racing suit, the IT analyst escaped with just a broken ankle, severe bruising and whiplash.

    But she was able to leave the hospital within eight hours to watch the motorcycle competition continue at Elvington airfield in North Yorkshire, Britain.

    Recuperating at her home in Scunthorpe, Ellis said, “I had just gone through the speed gate at 254 mph when the wind caught me. I was still doing around 220 and it made me sit up in the saddle and in less than a second the bike had got onto the grass.

    “It was a very bumpy ride — and I knew it was going to end in pain. I managed to keep the bike upright but I was still doing around 90 mph when the bike finally dug into the dirt and spat me off. I landed on my front and blacked out briefly but the paramedics were there very quickly.

    “When they got to me I saw that Mick was looking a bit grey — it must have been very worrying for people watching but my armor under my leathers saved me from a lot more serious injuries.

    “It was decided that because of the high speed of the impact I should go to casualty so they called the air ambulance which meant I was in Leeds hospital 15 minutes after the crash.

    “I was checked over and they found I had a broken ankle which will mean I won’t be able to get back on a bike for a few months which is very frustrating.

    “But I will be back to defend my world record — though my husband Mick will have a lot of work to do on the bike. It was pretty well trashed in the crash.”

    Ellis’ record of 264 mph, which she set in October last year at the same venue, beat the previous title-holder by more than 20 mph.(SD-Agencies)