The American-made Cobra Moto competition minicycles enjoyed one of the company’s most successful national amateur motocross championships on record with Cobra Moto racers sweeping all the major titles in the 51cc classes, along with a championship in the prestigious 65cc 10-11 Ltd class at the 36^th annual Rocky Mountain ATV/MC AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship, aka “Loretta Lynn’s.”

In all, kids on Cobra Moto race bikes would capture eight of nine podium spots in the 51cc classes Cobra race bikes competed in, and half the podium spots (three of six) in the factory-specific 65cc Ltd classes. 

“Definitely a banner year for Cobra Moto at Loretta’s,” said Cobra Moto President Sean Hilbert. “This is where it all comes together for the factories that make the world’s finest and most competitive minicycles. For us it’s the Super Bowl of amateur motocross engineering. So to have as dominant a week as we did, against the best-of-the-best, we couldn’t be more pleased. And that’s not only the kids and their families that competed here at Loretta’s, but also the team back home in Michigan at the Cobra Moto factory that helps make this all happen.” 

Cochran’s King on his CX65!

Georgia’s Casey Cochran put on a historic ride for Cobra Moto at Loretta’s, capturing the company’s first-ever 65cc Ltd 10-11 championship with a 2^nd/2^nd/1^st three-moto effort. Cochran also locked down Cobra’s first-ever holeshot in the class, and led a memorable charge that saw only three Cobra Moto kids (Cochran, Californian Parker Ross and Arizona’s Julien Beaumer) entered in a field of 42 – and took an incredible 1^st, 4^th (Ross) and 6^th place (Beaumer). Ross’ 4^th place moto finish would land him on the overall podium (3^rd) with Cochran, giving Cobra Moto a best-ever two podium places in the class. 

Ross would also add a near-podium 4^th place finish in the elder 65cc 7-11 Open class with a solid 4^th/7^th/4^th three-moto run. 

Tennessean Drew Adams would continue his great week at Loretta’s (more on Adams in the 51cc class below). With another 65cc Cobra Moto win on Saturday (Adams’ coming in the 7-9 Ltd class) the Cobra Moto pilot would place 2^nd place overall. Wisconsin’s Wyatt McGrath (7^th) would also make the top ten in the 65cc 7-9 Ltd class on his Cobra Moto CX65. 

Cobra Moto kids hammer it in the 51cc classes! 

In the premier 51cc 7-8 Ltd class Cobra Moto’s Drew Adams locked down his first major national championship with a 1^st/1^st/1^stthree moto sweep on his CX50FWE. Adams would easily top Seth Dennis, who switched brands after winning Loretta’s 51cc 4-6 Ltd title last year on a Cobra CX50 JR. And rounding out the podium in the 51cc 7-8 Ltd class on his Cobra Moto CX50FWE was Pennsylvania’s William Canaguier III with a solid 2^nd/4^th/3^rd run. 

In the 51cc 4-6 Ltd class Cobra Moto’s California racers Wyatt Thurman and Ryder Ellis would go 1-2, Thurman capturing the first two motos and placing 2^nd in third moto to secure the win with Ellis winning the third moto to top Michigan’s Uriah Wood (3^rdplace on his CX50 JR) for 2^nd place. Cobra Moto’s Gage Dunham (Colorado) looked to have 2^nd in the bag, going 2-2 in the first two motos. But a 10^th place third moto would keep Dunham off the box (4^th overall).

And in the 51cc 4-6 Special Limited class Cobra Moto’s Roxyn Rinehart (Alabama) would go 1^st/1^st/2^nd for the overall win on his new CX50 P3, Cobra Moto’s first overall win in the class. Rinehart was joined on the overall Cobra Moto podium sweep by California’s Ryder Darrigo (2^nd) and Texas’ Christopher Harris (3^rd). 

“Again, congratulations to all the Cobra Moto kids and their families that put in the hard work to make Loretta’s this year,” added Hilbert. “Everyone at Cobra Moto headquarters is very proud of you and we look forward to your continued success with Cobra Moto.”

Cobra Moto would like to thank all of the companies it partners with to bring the finest minicycles in the world to market including Bel-Ray, SKF, CARD, Dunlop, Coker Pump, Answer/Pro Taper and Roost MX.