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Saturday August 10
Day of Champions at Loretta
Lynn's
Aug. 10 - Evan Laughridge is a
believer in desire and fitness, and the combination earned him the 2002
AMA Horizon Award at the Amateur Motocross Championships at the Loretta
Lynn Ranch this week in Tennessee. He also made believers of many of the
people who watched him win four of six motos, set some of the week's
fastest lap times and ride with smoothness and power that earned him two
championships and the Horizon Award. more
Friday August 9
They're
crowning champions at Loretta Lynn's
Aug. 9 - Racers began waving
number-one plates in the air at the AMA Amateur Motocross Championships on
Friday as the third and final round of motos began, and one of the fastest
of them all was Evan Laughridge. more
Loretta Lynn's -- the week in pictures
Aug. 9 - If you couldn't be there, here
are some scenes you missed. more
Thursday August 8
Two
for the future
Aug. 8 - You want to see the future? You
don't need a crystal ball. Don't waste your money calling Miss Cleo. All
you had to do was watch the 85cc Modified (9-13) class at the AMA Amateur
Motocross Championships on Thursday, and you would have seen an eyeful of
great racing to come. more
Mobile
machine shop keeps racers on the track
Aug. 8 - You've probably never heard of
them, but the Field family has been at the AMA Amateur Motocross
Championships at the Loretta Lynn Ranch for each of the event's 21 years,
and many racers owe their victories to their hard work and expertise. more
Wednesday August 7
Familiar
Names, New Stars Emerge at Motocross Championships
Aug. 7 – Familiar names began
popping up on the top of results sheets at the AMA Amateur Motocross
Championships on Wednesday as the second full day of racing took place on
a fast track under clear blue skies. more
Keeping
Track of Who's Fast
Aug. 7 – There's a new look to racers'
helmets at the AMA Amateur Motocross Championships this year, and that's
not a AA battery or a tube of lipstick taped to their lids. It's an
experiment in timing. more
Five
Questions with Ricky Carmichael
Aug. 7 – Ricky Carmichael is just a few
races away from accomplishing something many people thought was
impossible: winning every single moto in an AMA Chevy Trucks U.S.
Motocross Championship Series season. more
Tuesday August 6
Future motocross stars charge out of the gate at Loretta
Lynn's
Aug. 6 – The dirt started flying
for real Tuesday at the Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee,
as some up-and-coming riders turned in strong performances in the opening
motos of the 2002 AMA Amateur Motocross Championships sponsored by Air
Nautiques. more
Amateur Nationals Go International
Aug. 6 – Hundreds of families
make sacrifices to give young motocross racers a shot at championship
competition at the AMA Amateur Motocross Championships. To get to the
Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurrican Mills, Tennessee, some travel across the
country. more
Family
Vacation, Motocross Style
Aug. 6 – Thousands of people fill
the campgrounds at the Loretta Lynn Ranch during the AMA Amateur Motocross
Nationals. Some of them are the best young amateur racers in the country.
Some of them are kid brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers of those
racers, and while motocross takes center stage, the championships, in many
ways, are one big family vacation. more
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