AMA ATV Motocross Heads to
Loretta Lynn's for Final Round
AMA ATV MX Championship -
Round 11 - Hurricane Mills, TN - April 13, 2011
Morgantown, WV (8/9/2011) -
Only ten points separate current leader John Natalie
and the second place of Josh Upperman as the 2011
AMA ATV Motocross National Championship Series
presented by DWT wraps up this weekend, August
13 and 14, at the Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane
Mills, Tenn.
Motoworks Can-Am's John Natalie, coming off a
midseason injury, has experienced a bumpy path
along the way, but the Pennsylvania native sits
just where he wants to be, headed into the last
round of the 2011 season. Ohio's Josh Upperman
has been one of the most consistent riders this
year, even chalking a win at Round 8 on his Baldwin
Motorsports PEP Racing Honda. The tough Loretta
Lynn's course will be the deciding factor in this
yearlong battle for the championship between Natalie
and Upperman.
Walsh Race Craft Suzuki's Jeremy Lawson has also
been consistent this season, holding the third
place position in points. Lawson had a couple
off-weekends, though, pitting him 53 points back
from the leaders of Natalie and Upperman.
Another rider that pushed his way inside the top
five is the Ballance Racing Yamaha of Thomas Brown.
Brown experienced bad luck with mechanical issues
early in the season, but the Texas boy has put
his head down the second half of the season and
after his first moto-win last round, may be in
contention for an overall win this weekend.
This year's Rookie racers have put in a memorable
season in the pro class, each taking moto wins,
overall podiums and even an overall win from Hetrick
Racing's Joel Hetrick, who sits one behind Chase
Snapp for seventh place in the championship standings.
Can-Am's Snapp has two overall podiums this year
and has come very close to taking an overall win
in his first year in the pro class. These two
young racers have almost a full season under their
belts and have proved to be a force to reckon
with for years to come.
Loretta Lynn's is a prestigious stop on the 11-race
tour, as the motocross track is untouched for
all but two weeks out of the year. ATV Motocross
participants get an exclusive chance to race a
track built for the most elite racers in the country
on both motorcycles and ATVs.
Amateur classes will practice on Friday and race
on both Saturday and Sunday. Pros will run two
timed practice sessions on Saturday morning and
race in the afternoon as part of a full schedule
of amateur racing, including classes for Youth,
Women and Veteran riders.
Tickets on Saturday are $20 for spectators ($10
for ages 6-11), and admission includes full pro-pit
access and an autograph session. For more information,
please visit www.atvmotocross.com
About the AMA ATV
Motocross Championship
The AMA ATV Motocross Championship is the nation's
premier amateur and professional ATV motocross
series, hosted at top motocross facilities nationwide.
The 11-round series features the Nation's best
racers, teams and sponsors, and is America's largest
and longest-running ATV national motocross program.
Since 1985, the series continues to expand and
produce top talent from the amateur ranks, while
premiering the professional class. For more information,
please visit www.atvmotocross.com.
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