Tight racing marks the beginning of Amateur Motocross Championships -ozzy go- AMA

Austin Stroupe took advantage of a miscue by Trey Canard to win
the hotly contested MX Lites A-Pro Sport battle in the opening day
of racing Tuesday in the Air Nautiques AMA Amateur national
Motocross Championships being held this week at Loretta Lynn's
in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee.

Hundreds of the best amateur motocross racers from across the
nation have converged on Loretta Lynn's with dreams of winning
national No. 1 plates and earning the coveted AMA Horizon
Award, which will be given to the amateur racer who shows the
most promise for a successful professional career.

The race of the day that attracted the most attention was the MX
Lites A-Pro Sport contest. Stroupe of Lincolnton, North Carolina,
Canard of Elk City, Oklahoma, and Nico Izzi of St. Clair, Michigan,
battled for the win from the start to the checkered flag.

At the start, Izzi jumped out in front with Stroupe and Canard in
tow. The trio battled for several laps just a couple bike-lengths
apart until Canard took the lead and started to open a gap.
Canard was out in front of Izzi by about six bike lengths, and
Stroupe was another our lengths back, when Canard's front end
washed out in a turn. Stroupe got by Izzi for the win and Canard
was able to get his bike started and charge to the finish for third
place.

"It's going to be a tough five motos," Stroupe said after the race,
referring to the number of times that Stroupe, Izzi and Canard
will face off again before the championships end Saturday.

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