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Three Day Throw Down

Join us as we traverse the three days of the

2008 AMA/ATVA Loretta Lynn's ATV Dirt Days.

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Loretta's never has been and never will be just a race. It's an event. Welcome to our house.

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Nerves already begin to surface on Friday's practice day. Seems everyone in the world has come to race.

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Time to check everything out...even to make sure your front number plate is on straight.

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So you thought Loretta's was just a bunch of racers racing. Think again. Let the parade begin.

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Organized by a host of youth parents, the Kids Karnival began after practice with a parade of karts and such.

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Some, brought along their girl friend for the parade ride.

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After the parade, top Pros such as John Natalie joined in the fun with the kids as they played games and won prizes at the pavillion.

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Later on it was time for the contingency program. Organizers had dozens of sponsors to donate awards and the kids gathered to grab their share.

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Not a bad take. A helmet for a special youth lady racer.

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And the lady that brought it all about. The queen of the Kidz Karnival, Freida Rozelle of Cookville, TN...Thanks Ms. Freida!

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Saturday morning, bright and early, time to hit the track. It's race day.

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Over 800 entries chased each other around the newly re-designed Loretta Lynns MX circuit.

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The youth classes were crammed packed with entries close to the 350 mark.

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Day one done. Time to relax and cool off before heading out for the Saturday night activities.

Rocking the Tennessee hills, upcoming country music sensation, Krista Marie, shook the house with a cameo performance that brought big wigs from the Nashville music scene to Loretta's. This girl's got grit.

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Sunday morning. Time to claim your terrain around the track. It's Pro show time. Kelly Tenedini of Maxxis chose a shady spot.

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Grit, grind and get going. Every Pro, just as every amateur and youth racer, wants to win Loretta's.

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Kawasaki's Josh Creamer shows off his "seat of the pants" style of racing as he overtakes Baldwin/Honda's Josh Upperman in pro moto one.

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Can Am's Jeremy Lawson and Yamaha's Pat Brown do some dogging in the dirt.

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Chad Wienen may have won the first Pro moto but Josh Upperman sat in the shade waiting to collect his well deserved "holeshot" money.

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After Pro moto one the amateurs went back to work. Ron Laurine of Pennsylvania plays the part of a nervous dad as his daughter prepares to race.

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Wave after wave of amateur and youth class launched off the Dirt Days starting gate.

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Proud parents gathered around the podium to watch their racers being awarded their plaques and championship medals.

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"Factory Sam", aka Sam Rowe, takes his share of the limelight on the podium in the youth classes.

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After a two hour break, the stage is set for the second Pro moto.

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As always, if you want to get an eye full of roost and watch the best ATV Pro racers in the nation, just get a spot around the fence and feel the intensity.

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Suzuki's Chad Wienen repeated his performance from 2007 by winning the Pro class in 2008. Second went to Suzuki's 2008 National ATV MX Champion Dustin Wimmer and third went to Kawasaki's Josh Creamer.

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Then it was time to go home. The 2008 Loretta Lynn's ATV Dirt Days were in the books. As for this parting shot, uh, all we can say is..."Have a good one Bub...Hope your mother doesn't see this essay...You might have some explaining to do."

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