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More Than $350,000 to be Allocated to Waverly Thanks to Fundraising Efforts from Motocross Community and\u00a0\u201cRacers 4 Waverly\u201d Initiative<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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MX Sports Announces \u201cOperation Ranch Rebuild\u201d for Tennessee\u2019s Famed Loretta Lynn\u2019s Ranch Following Tragic Floods from 2021<\/h2>\n

With the invaluable support of the motocross industry, MX Sports has announced \u201cOperation Ranch Rebuild\u201d in continuation of its spearheaded efforts to restore the racetrack and campground at Tennessee\u2019s famed Loretta Lynn\u2019s Ranch. As part of this organized effort,\u00a0MX Sports<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Road 2 Recovery Foundation<\/a>\u00a0will also provide crucial funds to the community of Waverly as Humphreys County continues its recovery efforts from the tragic flooding that overwhelmed the region last August.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard to believe eight months have passed since this incredibly tragic disaster hit Humphreys County and left tremendous loss in its wake, but from the moment it happened it has been our mission to be a leader in the recovery efforts for Loretta Lynn\u2019s Ranch and the community of Waverly,\u201d said Tim Cotter, Event Director, MX Sports. \u201cSince then, we\u2019ve rallied the motocross community to come together in benefit of those who need our help the most and have raised more than $350,000 through our \u2018Racers 4 Waverly<\/a>\u2019 fundraising initiative with the Road 2 Recovery Foundation.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, the time has come to put all this goodwill into action, bringing forth \u2018Operation Ranch Rebuild\u2019 as the next step of this process. Not only will we bring a team in excess of 60 selfless individuals to help us bring the Ranch back to life, but we\u2019ll also begin the process of donating the money raised to individuals, families, and small businesses within Waverly.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>

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MX Sports\u2019 team will be joined by North Carolina-based Makson Construction, owned by Phoenix Racing\u2019s David Eller, in addition to members of Georgia-based Yamaha Motor Corporation. Makson will provide all the necessary labor and heavy equipment for the rebuild, while Yamaha, which has been heavily involved in the recovery efforts from the outset, has already purchased all the lumber for the project.<\/p>\n

The group comprising \u201cOperation Ranch Rebuild\u201d will also be accompanied by government officials from Humphreys County and community leaders from Waverly, Hurricane Mills, and beyond. While considerable work is already underway at Loretta Lynn\u2019s Ranch, including the rebuild of the iconic motocross track used for August\u2019s annual Monster Energy AMA Amateur Motocross National Championship, the world\u2019s single-largest motocross event, the recovery project will officially get underway on Tuesday, April 19, with work continuing until completion.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Volunteers from the motocross community, Humphreys County, and all of Middle Tennessee are encouraged to join the effort to bring both Loretta Lynn\u2019s Ranch and Waverly back to prominence. Any individuals willing to volunteer their time and participate in the rebuild will receive complimentary camping at the Ranch for the week. Interested parties can email MX Sports at\u00a0operationranchrebuild@mxsports.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information on MX Sports Inc., visit the company\u2019s official website at\u00a0www.mxsports.com<\/a>\u00a0or call (304) 284-0101.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Racers 4 Waverly Official Support Stickers<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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MORGANTOWN, WV<\/strong> (August 23, 2021) \u2013 Two weeks ago the sport of motocross was celebrating its 40th<\/sup>Anniversary at the home of country legend Loretta Lynn in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, located a mere seven miles from the small town of Waverly, Tennessee, and welcoming Loretta Lynn herself as an American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Hall of Fame Inductee to the Class of 2021.\u00a0 This annual event, the AMA Amateur National Motocross\u00a0Championship, is the premier amateur motorsports competition in the world.<\/p>\n

This past Saturday,\u00a0August 21st<\/sup>, the small community of Waverly awakened to severe weather, which before day\u2019s end would result in more than 17 inches of rainfall. This unprecedented event led to a tragic day for the citizens of Waverly, marked by severe flooding that left a path of death, injury and destruction, unwitnessed before in the history of central Tennessee.\u00a0 In a matter of hours, the lives of every resident of the community of Waverly would be adversely impacted, with more than 20 deaths and an equal number of residents still missing.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Each summer over the past forty years, Waverly has been a welcoming host to the sport of motocross, and hundreds of its local residents have worked at the event in nearly every capacity possible, from track crew, to caution flaggers, waste management, security, parking and welcome center, and many, many more positions.\u00a0 For three generations of racers and their families, for a couple of weeks each summer, Loretta Lynn\u2019s Ranch became something of a second home, a special place where childhood dreams came to life.<\/p>\n

Now, as the citizens of Waverly face the greatest challenges of their lives and seek to find the formula for the recovery of their community, our community of motocross and off-road racers has the opportunity to repay the kindness and support that the Waverly community has shown to us for nearly half a century.<\/p>\n

MX\u00a0Sports, organizer of the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at the Ranch, has placed a Call to Action<\/strong> to our sport, our athletes and the motorcycle industry as a whole, to join us in a charitable fundraising program to support the community of Waverly.\u00a0<\/strong>It is our goal\u00a0to develop a\u00a0meaningful outreach plan to provide financial and operational assistance to the community of Waverly and its citizens and to those who have suffered life-changing losses as a result of this tragedy.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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This program, Racers 4 Waverly<\/strong>, will benefit members of the Waverly community as a whole, including local residents who have been actively engaged with the event.\u00a0 The program will be collectively coordinated through our sport\u2019s official charity,\u00a0The<\/strong> Road 2 Recovery Foundation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how you can help:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div>
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