Dunlop Riders Set the Pace at 35th Annual Loretta Lynn’s
Thursday, August 18, 2016 | 10:25 AM
Hot, humid, wet and muddy—that describes conditions at this year’s prestigious AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, TN. In these conditions, Dunlop’s Geomax® MX11™ was a popular choice among the winners, and there were plenty of winners on Dunlop tires.
Of the 37 championships up for grabs, Dunlop riders won 33 titles, including five titles won by Team Dunlop Elite riders. In addition to the titles, Dunlop riders won some of the event’s most prestigious awards.
The AMA Horizon Award—given to the rider who shows the most promise as they prepare to enter the professional ranks—was won by Chase Sexton, a Team Dunlop Elite alumnus. The AMA Motocross Youth Rider Award—earned by a rider under the age of 16 for their performance at Loretta’s—was given to Jett Reynolds, a Team Dunlop Elite member. Jordan Bailey, another Team Dunlop Elite alumnus, won the AMA Motocross Amateur Rider Award for best performance by a non-A-class rider, and the AMA Motocross Vet/Senior Rider Award (for riders over 30 years of age) went to Dunlop rider John Grewe.
“The conditions were really brutal at Loretta’s this year,” said Rob Fox, Amateur Motocross Support Manager. “Anyone who won a title really earned it because the competition wasn’t the only thing that was tough. We were proud to be the only tire company sponsoring the event this year, and I want to congratulate all the Dunlop winners for the enormous effort it took to go home a champion.”
Dunlop wishes to congratulate the following Dunlop-equipped riders on their championships:
Class | Name | |
Open Pro Sport | Chase Sexton | Elite Alum |
250 A | Bradley Taft | |
250 All-Star A/B (14+) | Jerry Robin | |
250 B Limited | Mitchell Falk | |
250 B | Jordan Bailey | Elite Alum |
250 C Limited | Kyle White | |
250 C Jr. (12-16) Limited | Caleb Weaver | |
250 C | Stetson Johnson | |
450 B Limited | Wilson Fleming | |
450 B | Jake Masterpool | |
450 C | Dean Taylor | |
125 (12-16) B/C | Jalek Swoll | Elite Alum |
College (16-24) | Ryan Surratt | |
Junior 25+ | Michael Stryker | |
Vet 30+ | Arik Swan | |
Senior 45+ | Terry Bostard | |
Masters 50+ | John Grewe | |
51cc (4-6) Shaft Drive Limited | Kevyn De Pinho | |
51cc (4-6) Limited | Seth Dennis | |
65cc (7-9) Limited | Daxton Bennick | Elite |
65cc (10-11) Limited | Hunter Yoder | Elite |
65cc (7-11) | Matthew LeBlanc | Elite |
85cc (9-11) Limited | Jett Reynolds | Elite |
85cc (9-11) | Jett Reynolds | Elite |
Mini Sr. 1 (12-13) | Dilan Schwartz | |
Mini Sr. 2 (12-14) | Ty Masterpool | |
Super Mini 2 (13-16) | Joe Shimoda | |
Schoolboy 1 (12-16) B/C | Jalek Swoll | Elite Alum |
Schoolboy 2 (13-16) B/C | Jordan Bailey | Elite Alum |
Girls Sr. (12-16) | Jordan Jarvis | |
Girls Jr. (9-13) | Tayler Allred | |
Women (14+) | Jordan Jarvis | |
Women (16+) All-Star | Brandy Richards | Elite Alum |
Awards | ||
AMA Horizon Award | Chase Sexton | Elite Alum |
AMA Amateur Rider of the Year | Jordan Bailey | Elite Alum |
AMA Youth Rider of the Year | Jett Reynolds | Elite |
AMA Vet Rider of the Year | John Grewe |
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