A Tribute To MX Memories

The Dirt Buzz Episode 034 – A Tribute to Motocross Memories at Loretta Lynn's Ranch After 40 Years

Boise, ID – In this special episode, in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Loretta Lynn's Amateur National Motocross Championships, I try something a little different and look back at my memories racing at "The Ranch" five times — from 1985 to 1988 — then again almost ten years later in 1997. With so many fond memories from those days, I thought it was only fitting to share my stories of a race that has so much meaning for many on its 40th birthday. Thanks for listening!

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The Dirt Buzz, hosted by powersports industry veteran Dale Spangler, is a motorcycle racing and two-wheel culture podcast that shares the fascinating stories of personalities and brands within the powersports industry and other motorcycle-related musings. New episodes every Sunday night!

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Within the motocross industry, we are all familiar with the sacrifice families make for their children in order for them to race the biggest amateur motocross races in the country. Out of the thousands of families that chase this dream, only a select few ever garner the attention of a factory amateur team, let alone find themselves under the factory tent. This has always made us wonder: who are the gate keepers? How do they select the next talent? How do they manage the young children and their parents? The answer(s)? Enter the 2021 JS7 Spring National Championship in Wortham, TX and Ryan Holliday, Team Green Kawasaki manager. ALL IN - Part One: Team Green Kawasaki sits down with Team Green manager, Ryan Holliday, to explore these very questions, while watching his current crop of athletes do battle at Freestone County Raceway. Holliday’s open and point-blank insight into the process of finding the talent, how to keep them from imploding, to the glaring flaws within long-term factory amateur contracts, and the fact that most will never make their dreams a reality, sheds a light on the ALL IN mentality that both families and the factory amateur programs must have when, essentially, using their crystal ball to predict a future with a minimal rate of success.

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Practice fall from RedBud still causing trouble through mid-season.

Thumb injury uncovered by Hampshire after podium

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An existing thumb injury has been identified as a cause of RJ Hampshire’s curious front-end washes, speaking out on the strength-sapping issue after Washougal.

Hampshire has been hindered by a series of mistakes in recent rounds, but managed to avoid trouble on his way to second overall in 250MX on the weekend.

“I had a strength problem with my right hand there for a bit, from RedBud,” Hampshire commented. “I felt good today and had better strength, so as this break comes, we’ll be able to recover quite a bit and be better at Unadilla.

“Honestly, I’m getting so much heat about crashing and stuff, but realistically I had a crash in practice at RedBud and I hurt my thumb. I didn’t want to say anything after RedBud because I went out and won, so if I were to say ‘yeah, I hurt my thumb in practice’, it’s kinda, ‘yeah, this guy’s pretty much talking BS’.

“I’ve just been struggling with strength, honestly, and that’s a lot to do with those front-end crashes… the front-wheel washing out. If you look at all of my crashes the last three weekends, that’s literally all they’ve been.

“There is a reason behind it, today was a lot better on the slipperiest track and we didn’t wash the front once. Late in these motos my strength gets weaker and weaker, so I’m just kind of managing that and we did that today.”

The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna rider has been working on taming his speed as he regains fitness, going 2-3 at round seven despite stalling in the second moto.

“I felt like I had the speed to battle for the win, but once I stalled it there in that second moto it really deflated me,” he added on Saturday afternoon. “That’s something I’m working on, just trying to settle down a bit.”

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