marked Cooper's first title at The
Ranch while also locking down
third overall in the 450 B Limited
division. Dilon Blecha graduated
to the B class after success in
C last year and finished second
to Cooper in 450 B with 4-2-5 re
-
sults. Kawasaki's Reven Gordon
went
3-8-2 to grab the final spot
on the overall podium. Nicolas
Israel put himself on top of the
box in the first and final motos,
but a devastating 27th in the
second moto derailed his title
hopes and pushed him to eighth
overall.
2023 marked Loretta's first
big-bike visit for Yamaha's Leum
Oehlhof and KTM's Jeremy
the lowest score against the
rest of the field. The Yamaha
rider broke his collarbone at the
regional qualifier and said he's
only had six days on the bike
leading up to this year's event.
Towers only has one moto win
to his Loretta's career, but he
captured his first championship
at The Ranch this year. Bennick
took second in 250 Pro Sport,
with Parker Ross again on the
podium in third.
Julien Baumer was argu
-
ably the fastest rider in the 250
Pro
Sport division. The KTM
standout won the first and third
motos of the week, but an unfor
-
tunate 17th in the second race
dropped
him to fourth in the
overall rankings. Like many oth-
ers, one costly moto proved to
be the Achilles heel in this year's
Loretta's outing.
Mark Finies also grabbed a
moto win in race two and was in
contention for the overall with
2-1 scores going into the final
moto. An untimely DNF in the
rain moved him down to 13th
overall.
The B classes, both modified
and limited, also highlighted
the week's racing action with
unpredictable and exciting re
-
sults. Jadon Cooper controlled
things to
bring home the 450
B title with 2-1-4 finishes. This
AUGUST 1-5, 2023
LORETTA LYNN'S RANCH, HURRICANE MILLS, TENNESSEE
MOTOCROSS I LORETTA LYNN AMA AMATEUR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
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