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Loretta Lynn's AMA Amateur
MX Round-Up
T
he 2019 edition of the Rocky Mountain ATV-MC AMA Amateur National
Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills,
Tennessee, July 29-August 3, saw another promising group of prospects
graduate into the pro ranks, and next weekend at the Unadilla National,
they will get their first test against some of the best in the world.
More than 1500 entries were filled out this year for the available 36
classes to get their chance to earn a title of amateur national champion.
After five days of racing, a handful of racers stood out as elite among the
rest, and they were recognized with special awards on Saturday evening.
The most prestigious award an amateur racer can earn is the AMA
Nicky Hayden Amateur Horizon Award, which was awarded this year to
Jalek Swoll is this
year's AMA Nicky
Hayden Amateur
Horizon Award winner
at Loretta Lynn.
PHOTOS: SHAN MOORE