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Qualifying for the AMA Amateur Championship at Loretta Lynns is not an easy task. Even if a rider is healthy its difficult. Usually 35-60 riders per class and only the top 6 move on (South Central Region) to the National. 3 - 15 minute moto's in hot summer heat at a blistering pace.
This year the track at 3 Palms in Conroe Texas was the toughest I have ever witnessed and I have been to every major race at 3 Palms for the last 20 years. There are always gnarly braking bumps and deep ruts, but at the Regional this year there were very deep ruts on every jump face too.
Hayes Edwards is the son of Colin Edwards two time World Superbike Champion, MotoGP racer and has several top 10 finishes at Loretta's when on 80's. While Hayes has been riding at Colins Boot Camp since he was in diapers, he has only been racing motocross for about 3 years now. Lets say he is on a fast learning curve.
During the pandemic Colin's Boot Camp that was geared towards training for Road Racing on TTR125's, shut down due to travel restrictions. Riders would come from all over the world. With Hayes starting to race motocross a few years ago, and no MX training facilities in South Texas, Colin decided to covert his Boot Camp to a Motocross facility.
Well, Hayes caught on pretty quick. Unfortunately he broke his collar bone exactly a week before the Regional and did not have a back up Regional. Hayes decided he wanted to get it plated and try to race. Well, he did and qualified in some of the fastest most stacked classes of the weekend, 250 B and Schoolboy II.
Good luck at the National Hayes!!!
This year the track at 3 Palms in Conroe Texas was the toughest I have ever witnessed and I have been to every major race at 3 Palms for the last 20 years. There are always gnarly braking bumps and deep ruts, but at the Regional this year there were very deep ruts on every jump face too.
Hayes Edwards is the son of Colin Edwards two time World Superbike Champion, MotoGP racer and has several top 10 finishes at Loretta's when on 80's. While Hayes has been riding at Colins Boot Camp since he was in diapers, he has only been racing motocross for about 3 years now. Lets say he is on a fast learning curve.
During the pandemic Colin's Boot Camp that was geared towards training for Road Racing on TTR125's, shut down due to travel restrictions. Riders would come from all over the world. With Hayes starting to race motocross a few years ago, and no MX training facilities in South Texas, Colin decided to covert his Boot Camp to a Motocross facility.
Well, Hayes caught on pretty quick. Unfortunately he broke his collar bone exactly a week before the Regional and did not have a back up Regional. Hayes decided he wanted to get it plated and try to race. Well, he did and qualified in some of the fastest most stacked classes of the weekend, 250 B and Schoolboy II.
Good luck at the National Hayes!!!
"Colin Edwards two time World Superbike Champion, MotoGP racer and has several top 10 finishes at Loretta's when on 80's."
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Conroe, TX
Individual Races
Individual Race Results
Overall Class Date Machine
23
51cc
1982
Yamaha
7
65 (7-11) Modified
1983
Kawasaki
35
65 (7-11) Stock
1983
Kawasaki
19
65 (7-11) Modified
1984
Yamaha
11
65 (7-11) Modified
1985
Kawasaki
8
65 (7-11) Stock
1985
Kawasaki
36
85 (12-13) Modified
1986
Yamaha
28
85 (12-13) Stock
1986
Yamaha
2
85 (12-13) Stock
1987
Yamaha
5
85 (9-13) Modified
1987
Yamaha
20
85 (14-15) Modified
1988
Yamaha
25
85 (14-15) Stock
1988
Yamaha
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