My Favorite Loretta Lynn's Moto
With the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship fast approaching, we decided to ask pros the simple question of "What was your favorite moto while racing at Loretta Lynn Ranch?"
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My Favorite Loretta Lynn’s Moto: Tim FerryJuly 30, 2019“It’s funny but the fear of losing and disappointing my dad was worse than my fear of the competition, but then it changed after I got third in that moto and I knew I belonged up there.”![My Favorite Loretta Lynn’s Moto: Aaron Plessinger]()
My Favorite Loretta Lynn’s Moto: Aaron PlessingerJuly 26, 2019“I felt good coming in, but it was still a bit of a surprise for me. Gosh, I mean, the only moto I had ever won there until that point was on a 50.”![My Favorite Loretta Lynn’s Moto: Justin Barcia]()
My Favorite Loretta Lynn’s Moto: Justin BarciaJuly 25, 2019“I thrived at Loretta’s because of that pressure. I don’t know why, I loved it.”![My Favorite Loretta Lynn’s Moto: Cameron McAdoo]()
My Favorite Loretta Lynn’s Moto: Cameron McAdooJuly 24, 2019“I just knew, trust the process. It’s worked out before, and it will work about again. It always will if you just keep working hard.”![My Favorite Loretta Lynn’s Moto: RJ Hampshire]()
My Favorite Loretta Lynn’s Moto: RJ HampshireJuly 23, 2019“I didn’t care, I wasn’t fast, I was actually chunky!”![My Favorite Loretta Lynn’s Moto: Shane McElrath]()
My Favorite Loretta Lynn’s Moto: Shane McElrathJuly 22, 2019“That moto, really that started my career. Until then, we were just going to the races as a family, and we didn’t really have a plan because we didn’t have any money. We didn’t know if we would be able to keep racing.”![My Favorite Loretta Lynn’s Moto: Buddy Antunez]()
My Favorite Loretta Lynn’s Moto: Buddy AntunezJuly 21, 2019“It was one of those motos were Brian Swink and I got out 1-2, and we literally traded the lead for 20 minutes. It was such a good race, it’s one of those motos that will be forever stuck in my brain.”![My Favorite Loretta Lynn’s Moto: Jacob Hayes]()
My Favorite Loretta Lynn’s Moto: Jacob HayesJuly 20, 2019“I saw their fenders! Two to go, I had to dig deep, deep down, just had to give it everything I had.”![My Favorite Loretta Lynn’s Moto: Jeff Stanton]()
My Favorite Loretta Lynn’s Moto: Jeff StantonJuly 19, 2019“It was anybody’s ball game. Whoever is going to take it is going to take it.”![My Favorite Loretta Lynn’s Moto: Denny Stephenson]()
My Favorite Loretta Lynn’s Moto: Denny StephensonJuly 18, 2019“Everyone goes in the right class, head-to-head with the best in your class. There are three long, and usually hot, motos, and there’s no lucking out and getting a championship, you have to earn it.”![My Favorite Loretta Lynn’s Moto: Jeremy McGrath]()
My Favorite Loretta Lynn’s Moto: Jeremy McGrathJuly 17, 2019McGrath went 1-1-2 to win his one and only AMA Amateur National Championship. Which begs the eternal bench-racing question asked around the Racer X Online office: Who the hell beat Jeremy McGrath when he was racing the C class?!![My Favorite Loretta Lynn’s Moto: Mike Alessi]()
My Favorite Loretta Lynn’s Moto: Mike AlessiJuly 16, 2019“I don’t know what came over me, but I just dug really deep and I just told myself, ‘I am not going to lose this moto.’ I charged and charged and charged, ran Villopoto down again and passed him on the last lap. I won the moto and the title.”
