Racers 4 Waverly Fund Established
A
few weeks ago, the sport of
motocross was celebrating
its 40th anniversary at the home
of country legend Loretta Lynn
in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee,
located a mere seven miles from
the small town of Waverly, Ten-
nessee, and welcoming Loretta
Lynn herself as an AMA Hall of
Fame inductee to the class of
2021. This annual event, the AMA
Amateur National Motocross
Championship, is the premiere
amateur motorsports competition
in the world.
"On August 21, the small com-
munity of Waverly awakened to
severe weather, which before
day's end would result in more
than 17 inches of rainfall," said
MX Sports. "This unprecedented
event led to a tragic day for the
citizens of Waverly, marked by
severe flooding that left a path
of death, injury and destruction,
unwitnessed before in the history
of central Tennessee. In a matter
of hours, the lives of every resi-
dent of the community of Waverly
would be adversely impacted,
with more than 20 deaths and an
equal number of residents still
missing.
"Each summer over the past
40 years, Waverly has been a
welcoming host to the sport of
motocross, and hundreds of its
local residents have worked at
the event in nearly every capac-
ity possible, from track crew, to
caution flaggers, waste man-
agement, security, parking and
welcome center, and many, many
more positions. For three genera-
tions of racers and their families,
for a couple of weeks each
summer, Loretta Lynn's Ranch
became something of a second
home, a special place where
childhood dreams came to life.
"Now, as the citizens of
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The Racers 4 Waverly relief fund
has been started for the victims of
the deadly flooding in and around
Waverly, Tennessee, which is near
the home of the Loretta Lynn's
Amateur Motocross. The race site
(pictured) did not escape damage.
