Paul Nelson, Hoschton, has qualified for the 27th annual Air Nautiques/AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch, the largest amateur motocross race in the world.
Nelson, age 14, competed against 20,000 hopefuls from across America to earn one of just 1386 qualifying positions.
Local racer qualifies for national championships
The top finishers in area and regional qualifiers earn a berth in the national championship race at Loretta Lynn’s. Racers may enter a wide variety of classes, from minicycle classes for children as young as four, all the way up to a senior division for riders over 45. There are also classes for women, and for both stock and modified bikes.
The track is built on a section of Loretta Lynn’s ranch and campground in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. The course contains a variety of jumps, corners and other obstacles designed to test the skills and stamina of the racers.
“The Amateur Nationals at Loretta Lynn’s is the event every motocross racer in the country wants to compete in,” said event director Tim Cotter. “A win at the Amateur Nationals can serve as a springboard to a lucrative professional motocross career.”
Most of America’s top professional motocrossers, including James Stewart, Ricky Carmichael, Travis Pastrana and Jeremy McGrath have won AMA Amateur National Championships at Loretta Lynn’s.
The race is one of the most prestigious in the sport of motorcross. After last year’s race, teenagers Trey Canard, Nico Izzi, and Austin Stroupe, were awarded six-figure pro contracts.
This year’s race will be held July 28 through August 2. Nelson, who has been riding since he was five years old, is sponsored by his parents, Cycle Nation, No Fear, and EVS.
The track is built on a section of Loretta Lynn’s ranch and campground in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. The course contains a variety of jumps, corners and other obstacles designed to test the skills and stamina of the racers.
“The Amateur Nationals at Loretta Lynn’s is the event every motocross racer in the country wants to compete in,” said event director Tim Cotter. “A win at the Amateur Nationals can serve as a springboard to a lucrative professional motocross career.”
Most of America’s top professional motocrossers, including James Stewart, Ricky Carmichael, Travis Pastrana and Jeremy McGrath have won AMA Amateur National Championships at Loretta Lynn’s.
The race is one of the most prestigious in the sport of motorcross. After last year’s race, teenagers Trey Canard, Nico Izzi, and Austin Stroupe, were awarded six-figure pro contracts.
This year’s race will be held July 28 through August 2. Nelson, who has been riding since he was five years old, is sponsored by his parents, Cycle Nation, No Fear, and EVS.
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