AMA MX: Historic Loretta’s to Debut on NBC

November 9, 2012 By The Wire 1 Comment

MX Sports Press Release:

AMA Amateur National Championship’s at Loretta Lynn’s to debut on NBC beginning this Saturday, November 10. Additionally, two more shows will air back-to-back weekends on NBC Sports Network on Sunday, November 11 and 18.

“The 2013 season marks the 32nd year at the Loretta Lynn’s Ranch and we couldn’t be more excited,” said Tim Cotter, Director of MX Sports. “This event comes off the heels of our best National ever, complete with televised coverage on NBC and NBC Sports Network.”

Loretta Lynn’s AMA Amateur National Championship:

November 10th - 2:30PM EST on NBC

For more information: www.mxsports.com

That Weirdo

Securing national television coverage of an amateur event will help the sport and the industry behind it. Kudos to NBC. I hope they show the mini-racers. . .big boys on big bikes is cool and all, but there is something extremely pure about egoless kids, who only know that it is fun to go fast and jump, that makes the racing more human.

More attention should be focused on amateur racing all around, in all genres. Too often the pros are held in such lofty coverage it makes the common riders feel even smaller. I’ve talked to many pros, and the best all act like normal people, and the purest don’t like any deferral to their skills at all. Sure, some want to be seen as gods, but most are a little like Guy Martin who seems to feel it’s odd to put any person on a pedestal, and who seems to wonder why, if so many are interested in what he does, they don’t just give it a go themselves.

Maybe more would try if they are shown more amateur racing. Hope so. Racing, on any level, teaches a type of humility that is lacking in some areas of the moto-world.