Employee of the Month - Danielle Teal

Playboy: Other than in Playboy, where can we find you?

Danielle: I cover AMA Superbike racing for a few websites as an on-camera reporter. Google me.

Playboy: Did you grow up around the track?

Danielle: No. ...In my house, vehicles were for getting from A to B. I was actually opposed to motorcycles, but a boyfriend introduced me to the track, and I just fell in love with it.

Playboy: What in particular do you like about racing?

Danielle: The sounds and smells. I’m in awe of people who can go 200 miles an hour on a bike, drag their knees on the pavement and then go out and do it again. In Superbike racing you have to get hurt to get good.

Playboy: Do you dig scars?

Danielle: They’re not really a qualification, but scars usually come with interesting stories.

Playboy: What’s the most exciting story you have covered?

Danielle: For a report, I experienced the sport firsthand—wearing a head cam while riding on the back of a bike going 175 miles an hour. It was the best and worst time of my life.

Playboy: Is racing really a sport?

Danielle: Anything competitive that you can break a sweat doing is a sport.

Playboy: So then is sex a sport?

Danielle: I’m not competitive in bed. For me, it’s not about who comes first—but I can break a sweat having sex.

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