No one in her class — man or woman — has more American Flat Track wins than shaynatexter. And she's not done yet.
's blood. Her grandfather raced sprint cars; her father raced motorcycles. Her family owned a Harley-Davidson dealership. Shayna was on the back of a motorbike at age 3. With that pedigree, it's tempting to think that becoming who she is today — the only woman on the American Flat Track tour, the— was inevitable. The truth is that she's fought tooth and nail for her career and her success.
This is the sport that Shayna Texter was born into, although it didn't, at first, seem to be her destiny. Shayna's dad, Randy, was a professional AFT racer, and his career meant that hers took something of a backseat."I focused more on being a normal kid," she told POPSUGAR. She went to school, played soccer, and raced on the side.Shayna started racing professionally at age 16. It was a rough start.
Since that first victory in 2011, Shayna has racked up more wins than any other active racer in the AFT Singles class. That's an incredible accomplishment, but it's not what she's really hungry for."I want to become the first female to win an American Flat Track championship," Shayna told POPSUGAR."To stamp myself into the sport, at the end of the day, I want to become a champion.
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