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X Games Harley-Davidson Flat Track Athlete Spotlight - Shayna Texter

May 28, 2015

Note: AMA Pro Racing will be highlighting all 24 of the athletes racing in X Games Harley-Davidson Flat Track, which will take place Thursday, June 4 at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, and be shown live on ESPN at 8:30 p.m. ET, 5:30 p.m. PT.

Shayna Texter is no stranger to making history.

She and brother Cory will ride against each other come June 4 in X Games Harley-Davidson Flat Track and become the first brother and sister to compete together in the action sports showcase.

In 2011, Texter became the first female rider to win an AMA Pro Flat Track event when she took the checkered flag in the GNC2 race at Knoxville Raceway in Iowa. It wasn’t just a flash in the pan either. Texter went on to win eight races, including two on twin-cylinder bikes like the ones that will be used in the X Games.

Texter has long been a fan favorite, but she gained international notoriety in December when she was asked to participate in the Superprestigio, a prestigious invite-only flat track exhibition race in Barcelona, Spain, hosted by road racing superstar Marc Marquez. Texter, along with Jared Mees and Brad Baker, was one of three AMA Pro Flat Track representatives in the event.

No stranger to the spotlight, and plenty fast, Texter is sure to turn some heads and add more fans to her already massive following at the X Games.

Name: Shayna Texter

Home: Willow Street, Pa.

Age: 24

Ride: No. 52 Crosley Radio Kawasaki EX650

In their words: “It’s pretty exciting to be an X Games athlete, especially being the first brother and sister to attend X Games is even more special, so I’m looking forward to it.”