The World's fastest woman survives motorbike crash at an incredible 254mph after she is hit by gust of wind while trying to break her own speed record

The world's fastest female biker cheated death after crashing her bike at over 200mph in front of horrified motorsport fans.

Becci Ellis, 46, was trying to beat her own speed record and had reached 254mph when her 1300cc 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

Becci Ellis was trying to beat her own speed record and had reached 254mph when her 1300cc superbike was hit by a gust of wind and veered off the track 

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

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

Recuperating at her home in Scunthorpe, Mrs Ellis said: ‘I had just gone through the speed gate at 254mph 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 hadgot onto the grass.

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 (pictured earlier) 

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

‘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 90mph 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 armour 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 fifteen minutes after the crash.

Mrs Ellis pictured in 1995, left, and 1985, right, previously said that it was always her dream to ride motorcyles 

I was checked over and they found I had a broken ankle which will mean 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.’

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

‘Other women are still trying to beat me but we made such a leap with the performance of my bike that it will be a long time before anyone goes faster’, she added.

Mick, also a former racer, spent months tinkering the engine to produce a staggering 600-plus brake horsepower - the equivalent of four Ford Focus engines.