Help Lux get to Lorretta Lynn's National

 Local Racer Earns Spot at Motocross National Championship from
Loretta Lynn’s Ranch

Hurricane Mills, Tenn. – Gardnerville’s LUX TURNER just made his dream come true. The 9-year-old dirt bike racer has qualified for the largest amateur motocross race in the world, the 33rd Annual Rocky Mountain ATV/MC AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships presented by AMSOIL at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch. TURNER took on over 20,000 hopefuls from across America to earn one of just 1,446 qualifying positions.

 “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 gives a rider instant national notoriety and 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 so prestigious that in 2012 it became part of the Red Bull Signature Series, airing race coverage on NBC for the first time ever. In 2013, the coverage of the Red Bull Signature Series broadcast LIVE coverage from Loretta Lynn’s on NBC for the first time ever. In 2014, the racing will be streamed LIVE online all week long on RacerTV.com.  

 Turner, who attends Minden Elementary, has been riding since he/she was 3  years old. With the help of sponsors such as our local dirt bike shop-            Testa-Motorsports, Great Basin Home Health, BlakFlag Clothing, Alias Riding Gear, Pro Circuit,Storm Racing, Knobby Shop, DT1, & Mika Metals, whohelp pay his way to the races, Turner has had the opportunity to pursue his dreams. He has won over 100 races in the last 2 years and competes nearly every weekend at  local and out of state Tracks.

 Turner will make the long journey to Tennessee along with his Dad, Dustin Turner. The race runs July 27 - August 2, 2014.

Turner is just one of the over 20,000 that spent the last four months qualifying for the event. The top finishers in area and regional qualifiers earn a birth into 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 50. There are also classes for women and classes for both stock and modified bikes. 

 The track is built on a section of Loretta Lynn’s Ranch and Campground in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. The course contains a variety of jumps, corners and other obstacles designed to test the skills and stamina of the racers. 

Most riders attend the event with the help of their families. In fact, many groups consider the event their family’s summer vacation. Besides races, the ranch provides family-friendly facilities including a game room, swimming pools, arts and crafts activities as well as a fashion and talent show.

About the Rocky Mountain ATV/MC AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship

 The Rocky Mountain ATV/MCAMA Amateur National Motocross Championship is the world's largest and most prestigious amateur motocross racing program. The national qualifying program consists of 52 Area Qualifiers (February through May) and 12 Regional Championships (June), hosted at select motocross facilities across the country. The qualifying system culminates in the National Final (first week of August) hosted annually since 1982 at the home of country music star Loretta Lynn in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. Nearly 20,000 racers attempt to qualify in 36 classes for the 1,446 available positions at the National. Christened "The World's Greatest Motocross Vacation", the National event serves as a launch pad for some of the biggest names in professional motocross and supercross, including Ricky Carmichael, James Stewart, Ryan Villopoto, and Ryan Dungey. The national program is produced by MX Sports, Inc., a West Virginia-based race production.

Lux is raising money by holding a Car washat Testa Motorsports in Minden, NV, Fundraising by collecting & recycling cans, and holding bake sales. Lux has also set up an account on GoFundMe.com. If you would like to donate or have further questions in regards to donating, please contact his parents at            (775) [phone redacted] 
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