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Max Smart is flying the SA flag high on the world rally stage

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From growing up on motocross bikes , to rallying on the world stage after winning the African continental final of FIA Rally Star’s worldwide young driver talent search in 2022, Max Smart is living his dream. He joined Ryan O’Connor and Jon Williams for a chat on The Fastlane.

 

 

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Max’s goal is to enter select events outside of the Junior World Rally Championship. If you’d like to be part of his journey you can visit his website.

 

Max Smart – Wild Card

Max’s story began on two wheels, growing up with a passion for motorcross. Originally honing his four wheel skills on a home simulator for fun, this opened the door to the FIA Rally Star young driver talent search. Check out the documentary ‘Wild Card’:

Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.

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