Sequana Joi Harris[1] (December 11, 1976 – August 14, 2017)[2][3] was an American motorcycleroad racer and stuntwoman.[4] She was the first African American woman licensed as a motorcycle road racer, racing professionally since 2014, while beginning motorcycling in 2009.[5] She died while filming a motorcycle stunt, doubling as "Domino" on the set of Deadpool 2,[6] when the bike she was riding crashed near the Rogers Tower.[7]
Racing career
Harris promoted road racing to women and also the African American community.[5] She learned how to ride a motorcycle in 2009.[5] She started racing in 2012[8] and gained her racing license in 2013.[6] She started racing professionally in 2014, becoming the first African American woman in motorcycle road racing to ever do so.[5] She then set up her own racing team, Threader Racing, racing as #24.[9][10]
In 2017, she raced in the NJMP and SPR classes on the CCS circuit of ASRA[11][12] where she had a win on the 2017 circuit.[13][14][15][16]
Death
Harris was on her first shoot as a stuntwoman, performing for Deadpool 2, in 2017.[7] On August 14, 2017, during filming, Harris was riding without a helmet in downtown Vancouver when she lost control of her bike, hit a curb, and was thrown into the Rogers Tower. She had been doubling for actress Zazie Beetz, playing Domino in Deadpool 2,[4][7][6][8][17] and died on the scene.[7][2] This marked the second death in two months of a stunt performer in North America, following the July death of stuntman John Bernecker on the set of The Walking Dead TV series.[17]Deadpool 2 was dedicated to Harris.[18]
