AMA Motocross Battle Royale!
Navy SEAL Stacey Virgin Fights For National Titles At Loretta Lynn's sans-serif" size="3">
August 2, 2010 Coronado, CA - Nearly 1,500 of the
nation's best motocross racers have blown into Hurricane Mills,
Tennessee this week for the AMA Amateur National Motocross
Championships. Held at the historic Loretta Lynn
Ranch, the talent for the field has never been deeper, setting the
stage for the next generation of superstars to emerge from a battle
royale. In addition to the crop of up-and-coming kids, there are also
some experienced veteran motocross
racers taking to the track as 35 classes will be contested in a total
of 99 motos during this epic event.
Logistics
for Virgin's assault on Loretta Lynn's were another hurdle to overcome.
First his SEAL Team command had to allow him to schedule leave time to
coincide with this week's
racing after which some of the biggest names in motocross stepped up as
a salute to this SEAL. In place of Virgin's own thoroughly worn out 450
motocrosser, Kawasaki's Tom McGovern came up with a new 2010 Kawasaki
KX450 which immediately
was placed into the capable hands of those patriots at Pro Circuit
Racing. The new machine received engine and suspension work and an
assortment of factory level mods. With a nod from Mitch Payton, the Pro
Circuit troops were led by
Mitch's brother Jim, himself a Navy Reservist helicopter pilot, who
made sure Virgin's new KX450 was in top form.
Putting that Pro Circuit power to the ground are fresh Dunlop knobbies,
thanks to Dunlop's own Broc Glover. Troy Lee Designs then stepped in to
supply Virgin's racing "uniforms". "Naturally when we heard about
Stacey Virgin,
we wanted to become part of the effort," says TLD GM Bob Weber. "We are
honored to be able to participate in his campaign and wish him luck at
Loretta's."
Perhaps nobody said it more succinctly than Pro Circuit's Mitch Payton,
"Thanks to good men like Stacey Virgin and his fellow SEAL Team members
making the sacrifices they do, motocross racing is still something we
can enjoy as
Americans."
For additional information and biography on Stacy Virgin (
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