Loretta’s AMA Amateur National Recap
Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, TN hosted the week-long Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship. The race occurred during the first week in August. The practice track opened on Monday August 2 and racing began on Tuesday. The full race order can be found on the AMA website.
To compete, riders must first finish in an advancement position at an Area Qualifier, which guarantees an invitation to the corresponding Regional Championship. Riders placed within the top 6 positions (top 4 positions in Northwest, Midwest, and Southwest) in their respective classes advance from the Regional Championships to compete in the National Motocross Championship.
MTF members rode well at the 2021 Amateur National Championship. Of the 15 members that competed, 10 placed within the top 20 of their respective classes and five placed within the top 10. Check out the photos from the race and the final race results. Hard work, dedication, and a whole lot of training pays off! Great job, boys!
Thomas Wood
After walking away with the Mini Sr 2 Championship, Tiger said that “Loretta’s was a blast. We had been working hard at MTF to make sure we were ready and I came in feeling strong. The track didn’t disappoint. You know it’s going to be rough and gnarly and this year felt next level. Walking away with a championship is a dream come true!”
Mini Sr 1 (12-14)
Overall: 5th / Moto 1: 9th / Moto 2: 1st / Moto 3: 4th
Mini Sr 2 (13-15)
Overall: 1st / Moto 1: 1st / Moto 2: 2nd / Moto 3: 1st
Gage Linville
When recapping his week at Loretta’s, Gage said that it was “not the week we wanted. I struggled a lot but had some good motos too. Really up and down week. Time to put my head down and work my ass off to get ready for the next one.”
250 B
Overall: 3rd / Moto 1: 2nd / Moto 2: 2nd / Moto 3: 4th
250 B Limited
Overall: 2nd / Moto 1: 8th / Moto 2: 1st / Moto 3: 2nd
Will Campbell
Mini Sr 2 (13-15)
Overall: 6th / Moto 1: 8th / Moto 2: 6th / Moto 3: 5th
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Supermini 1 (12-15)
Overall: 6th / Moto 1: 13th / Moto 2: 8th / Moto 3: 9th
Supermini 2 (13-16)
Overall: 10th / Moto 1: 14th / Moto 2: 12th / Moto 3: 10th
Noah Smerdon
125CC (12-17) B/C
Overall: 4th / Moto 1: 4th / Moto 2: 6th / Moto 3: 7th
Schoolboy 1 (12-17) B/C
Overall: 20th / Moto 1: 8th / Moto 2: DNF / Moto 3: 10th
Alec Sikes
450 C
Overall: 17th / Moto 1: 18th / Moto 2: 22nd / Moto 3: 18th
250 C Limited
Overall: 18th / Moto 1: 16th / Moto 2: 19th / Moto 3: 22nd
Lewis Callow
450 B
Overall: 14th / Moto 1: 7th / Moto 2: 14th / Moto 3: 22nd
250 B Limited
Overall: 27th / Moto 1: 29th / Moto 2: 21st / Moto 3: 26th
Diesel Geerdts
450 B
Overall: 19th / Moto 1: 27th / Moto 2: 21st / Moto 3: 17th
450 B Limited
Overall: 22nd / Moto 1: 30th / Moto 2: 21st / Moto 3: 20th
Bradyn Johnson
Mini Sr 1 (12-14)
Overall: 23rd / Moto 1: 10th / Moto 2: 15th / Moto 3: DNF
Mini Sr 2 (13-15)
Overall: 20th / Moto 1: 14th / Moto 2: DNF / Moto 3: 12th
Myles Gilmore
250 B
Overall: 32nd / Moto 1: 17th / Moto 2: 36th / Moto 3: DNF
Schoolboy 2 (12-17) B/C
Overall: 18th / Moto 1: DNF / Moto 2: 10th / Moto 3: 10th
Gabe Fink
Supermini 1 (12-15)
Overall: 30th / Moto 1: 33rd / Moto 2: 29th / Moto 3: 28th
Supermini 2 (13-16)
Overall: 27th / Moto 1: 29th / Moto 2: 31st / Moto 3: 23rd
Levi Campbell
450 B
Overall: 27th / Moto 1: 30th / Moto 2: 23rd / Moto 3: 32nd
250 B
Overall: 31st / Moto 1: 31st / Moto 2: 30th / Moto 3: 33rd
Luca Marsalisi
Unfortunately, Luca had a pretty big crash during Open Pro Sport Moto 2, cutting his week at Loretta’s short. Luca said that it “felt good to lead some laps and showed some of my true self. All in all I have some positives to take away from the week. I left it all out there on the track each moto, but fell a bit short of my expectations. I know what I’m capable of just gotta put all the pieces together and focus on what’s ahead. Gonna heal up and get right back to it. I couldn’t do it without all these amazing people behind me”
250 Pro Sport
Overall: 28th / Moto 1: 5th / Moto 2: 10th / Moto 3: DNS
Open Pro Sport
Overall: 38th / Moto 1: 5th / Moto 2: DNF / Moto 3: DNS
Noah Vos
Mini Sr 2 (13-15)
Overall: 33rd / Moto 1: 30th / Moto 2: 29th / Moto 3: 35th
Sebastian Pakciarz
450 B
Overall: 34th / Moto 1: 23rd / Moto 2: 37th / Moto 3: 36th
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