American Flat Track Rider Bio

Max Whale

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Max Whale is frequently cited by fellow competitors as an enormously talented rider who’s just beginning to show what he’s fully capable of. Whale quickly rose through the flat track ranks in his native Australia with a laundry list of amateur championships to his name. Wasting little time, in 2017 he set off to prove himself in the United States. He immediately made a splash Stateside as well, finishing as the runner-up in three AMA Amateur Grand National Championship divisions before turning pro in 2018. Whale continued to impress, scoring a pair of top-five finishes in AFT Singles competition and earning Rookie of the Year honors. However, despite that early success, he admitted the transition had proven more difficult than he anticipated. Whale had to adjust to the differences separating American and Australian flat track racing, such as the lack of front brakes, 19-inch tires, and clay-based circuits. Whale showed steady, incremental progress as he further adapted in 2019, improving five spots in the championship order (9th from 14th the year before), while earning his first AFT Singles podium at the Laconia ST.

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Year	Cls	Stnd	Pts	St	Wins	Best Fin	Worst Fin	Avg Fin	Poles	Best Qual	Worst Qual	Avg Qual	Laps Led
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2019	AFT Production Twins	31	7	1	0	12	12	12.0	0	9	9	9.0	0
2019	AFT Singles	9	143	15	0	3	16	9.5	0	3	17	11.1	0
2018	AFT Singles	14	90	12	0	4	17	11.5	0	4	18	11.2	0