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Loretta Lynn Area Qualifier this weekend. May 12th and 13th

Winchester SpeedPark is once again the place to go on your way to Loretta Lynn's.

Remember, you MUST be an AMA Member for this event. Sign up online at AmericanMotorcyclist.com/membership and bring card to sign up, or sign up for your AMA membership right at the track.

In addition to the qualifying classes there are support classes being run each day. You can fill out your entry in the comfort of home and bring it to the track with you by visting the WSP website here. The form is in PDF format.

The 2012 Red Bull AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship presented by Amsoil will take place Sunday, July 29 - Saturday, August 4 at Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, TN.

Mike "The Wrench" Carlton and 40+ Amateur National Champion Keith Johnson with some last minute support for Ryann at the 2011 Red Bull AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship

2012

The 2012 Organizations Schedule is up!

As always there is a link on the Schedule page to a more plain, easier on the printer, version to hang in your hauler, in your garage or on your refrigerator. If you find any errors on the schedule please let us know by posting the info in our forum or on our Facebook page.

Season Wrap up

Thanks for a great 2011 Season. Ryann took it to Loretta Lynn's again in August. This time in the Women's class. We could not be happier with her effort and her results. Anyone who has been there knows what a "beast" the week at Loretta's can be. Temps over 100, humidity at 95% and a track that looks harmless; but one that can tear you up and knock you out of contention with one little lapse in focus.

In this, her first year running in the Women's class, Ryann dug deep and finished 6th, just one point away from taking 5th. She was the second youngest in the class and the only 2-stroke rider to make into the top 10 on her KTM150.

photo courtesy DirtPoorToyStore.com

Top 10 - 2011 Loretta Lynn's Amateur National Championship

6th Place - Women's Class
2nd youngest in class.
Only KTM in top 10.
Only 2-stroke in top 10.

We'll Miss you Buddy!

As much as it pained us we finally made the decision to have Buddy put to sleep today. He had difficulty moving around and was in constant pain... but he never lost his loving lab ways. Always there to rest his head on your lap or lick your hand. We got him off of death row at the Chicopee pound in August of 2000. Little did we know how much a part of our lives he would become for 11 years.

We were discussing how many motocross races he has been to; it has to be thousands of motos he has been to. He knew when it was time to head to the track and would plant himself at the front of the camper when it was time to hitch up, as if to say, "Not without me." He loved bikes and would lay in the grass and just watch when the kids practiced in the back yard. And to think he would run away from a vacuum cleaner when we first got him.

We are going to miss him dearly. Going to be real strange heading to the races this weekend and not saying, "Buddy, wanna go for a ride?"

Ryann does well in first race as a 'B'

Winchester SpeedPark took a field trip to MX338 on Saturday and Ryann had her first races as a 'B' rider. She did very well, going 8-10 for 7th in the 250B, 6-7 for 6th in the Youth A-B and 1-1 in the Women. She had some pretty good lap times, learned a lot about racing in the faster class... and was pretty sore on Sunday.

Ryann and Josh Bond battle in the 250B

photo by Katilee Boisvert

And that's a wrap

Dana and Ryann have each had their last Lacrosse games. Dana's team finished with an 11-2 win over Watertown High School. Ryann's team finished with an 11-4 win over The Williston Northampton School.

Happy Birthday Dana

Can't believe how fast these 18 years have gone and all you have accomplished in that time. Just another week you will say goodbye to your friends and brothers at Avon Old Farms. In the fall it's off to Marquette University to start another chapter in your life. We are all so very proud of you.
Happy Birthday!

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Ryann had to battle for it but she qualified to move on to The Regional; the next step towards the 30th annual AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships at the Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. She did it with a 1-1 race at Winchester SpeedPark. Ryann will be racing her KTM 150SX in the Women's class at Broome Tioga in Richford, NY June 11-12.

photos by Angela Mumblow

Thank You Spectro and Thank You Wiseco!

Factory Connection 2011

Factory Connection has come out with their 2011 catalog and you can view it in .pdf format by clicking right here.

Enough with the Snow Already!

No longer can you tell the kids about the winters you had back when you were a kid. This IS a winter like back when you were a kid. Enough already. We won't be racing the New England tracks until the end of April at this rate.

Now that the banquets have been held and the Champions crowned I guess we can officially call the 2010 season a wrap. Ryann had a very good year taking the Spring and Fall Girl's class Championships at Winchester SpeedPark as well as the New England Girl's Championship at the 2010 N.E.R.C. (New England Regional Championship). She also got her first ever "Ironman" award at Winchester for starting and finishing each and every moto of the spring series. In years past she has always missed one or two races due to National qualifiers but 2010 worked out right. No scheduling conflicts and no injuries.

Speaking of scheduling. I have updated the Schedules page with the 2011 schedules for the various New England racing organizations. It is not complete but I will keep updating it as information comes in. There is also a "Printer Friendly" version of the page for you to print out and hang in your race rig, in your garage or on the refrigerator.

For those who may not have heard. KTM has come out of the woods and put up contingency on the motocross tracks at WSP, NEMX, NESC and NEMA for the 2011 season. If you ride KTM be sure to thank Brooks Hamilton, KTM North America's Northeast Area Sales Manager when you see him.

If you are looking to get a new KTM for the 2011 season be sure to talk to the guys at Cliff's Cycles in Norfolk, MA.

Ryann takes 11th overall at AMA Youth MX National

New England Riders do well in Tennessee Heat
There was record heat in Tennessee this year. Officially it was reported at a 116 degree heat index during Ryann's moto on Wednesday but I think if you asked anyone there they would say it was hotter! Hats off to the Christian Motorcyclist Association and the whole MXSports crew who did a fantastic job of taking care of the riders.

I have posted photos from the week here.

We have a new design to the website!

In an effort to bring a little continuity to the site I have incorporated the design of our message board throughout the entire site.

I am in the process of updating all the pages across the site so it's just a matter of moving the content (the pictures and words) into the new layout. Now that I have the design down it shouldn't take too long get the rest of the site done.

One of the features I've added is "HighSlide". If you see a photo (like the one to the left) you can give it a click and see a larger size without having to navigate away from the page you are on. This won't be the case for all photos but go ahead and give it a try.