Racers 4 Waverly

More Than $350,000 to be Allocated to Waverly Thanks to Fundraising Efforts from Motocross

Community and “Racers 4 Waverly” Initiative

MX Sports Announces “Operation Ranch Rebuild” for Tennessee’s Famed Loretta Lynn’s Ranch Following Tragic Floods from 2021

With the invaluable support of the motocross industry, MX Sports has announced “Operation Ranch Rebuild” in continuation of its spearheaded efforts to restore the racetrack and campground at Tennessee’s famed Loretta Lynn’s Ranch. As part of this organized effort, MX Sports and the Road 2 Recovery Foundation will 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.

“It’s 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’s Ranch and the community of Waverly,” said Tim Cotter, Event Director, MX Sports. “Since then, we’ve 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 ‘Racers 4 Waverly’ fundraising initiative with the Road 2 Recovery Foundation.

“Now, the time has come to put all this goodwill into action, bringing forth ‘Operation Ranch Rebuild’ 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’ll also begin the process of donating the money raised to individuals, families, and small businesses within Waverly.”

MX Sports’ team will be joined by North Carolina-based Makson Construction, owned by Phoenix Racing’s 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.

The group comprising “Operation Ranch Rebuild” 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’s Ranch, including the rebuild of the iconic motocross track used for August’s annual Monster Energy AMA Amateur Motocross National Championship, the world’s single-largest motocross event, the recovery project will officially get underway on Tuesday, April 19, with work continuing until completion.

Volunteers from the motocross community, Humphreys County, and all of Middle Tennessee are encouraged to join the effort to bring both Loretta Lynn’s 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 operationranchrebuild@mxsports.com.

For more information on MX Sports Inc., visit the company’s official website at www.mxsports.com or call (304) 284-0101.

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MORGANTOWN, WV (August 23, 2021) – Two weeks ago the sport of motocross was celebrating its 40^thAnniversary 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. This annual event, the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship, is the premier amateur motorsports competition in the world.

This past Saturday, August 21^st, the small community of Waverly awakened to severe weather, which before day’s 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. 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.

Loretta Lynn’s Ranch, located seven miles from Waverly, was one of many areas in Humphries County tragically affected by flooding. Align Media

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. For three generations of racers and their families, for a couple of weeks each summer, Loretta Lynn’s Ranch became something of a second home, a special place where childhood dreams came to life.

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.

MX Sports, organizer of the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at the Ranch, has placed a Call to Action 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. It is our goal to develop a meaningful 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.

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This program, Racers 4 Waverly, will benefit members of the Waverly community as a whole, including local residents who have been actively engaged with the event. The program will be collectively coordinated through our sport’s official charity, The Road 2 Recovery Foundation.

Here’s how you can help:

Donate MONEY to Racers 4 Waverly online here.
Mail a check or money order to Road 2 Recovery 1084 N El Camino Real, Suite B350, Encinitas, CA 92024
Venmo to @Road2Recovery – Anita@Road2Recovery.com
To send a bank wire contact Anita Button at 760-436-1366 or Anita@Road2Recovery.com
Donate PRODUCT to be auctioned by Road 2 Recovery for the benefit of Waverly by contacting them at lori@road2recovery.com or calling (619) 339-5671.

To apply for assistance, contact Road 2 Recovery at lori@road2recovery.com or call (619) 339-5671.

Each summer, when the sport of motocross descends upon the small town of Waverly, we’re welcomed as valued guests. This summer, the Racers 4 Waverly motocross community outreach effort gives us all a chance to say ‘thank you!’ to these wonderful folks at a time when meaningful help is most critically needed. Your generous contributions will not only ease the pain and burden on this community but will testify that the motorcycle racing community is organized, grateful and compassionate.

In the days and weeks to come there will be additional support needed as the town continues to rebuild. We will continue to provide information on ways in which you can help. As you can imagine, a natural disaster of this magnitude will take many months and maybe years to recover from, and our continued support will be necessary as the townspeople of Waverly work to rebuild their lives and town.”

More information regarding the Racers 4 Waverly fundraiser, and how you can help, will be available through the Road 2 Recovery and MX Sports websites and social media resources.

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The auction Ended in 2021

Huge thank you to all riders, teams, amazing companies, and bidders who supported these efforts!

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Ethika
September 13, 2021 at 11:34 am

Ethika Donation- $26,631.06 from the 40th Annual Loretta Lynn MX underwear collab sales. Thanks to everyone who purchased and help to support Racers 4 Waverly!

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Thor/Moose/Parts Unlimited
September 7, 2021 at 2:09 pm

Thor/Moose/Parts Unlimited

$5,000.00 Donation by check.

Loretta Lynn and the Waverly community have been supporting our sport for 40 years. Now they need our support. Thank you to Road 2 Recovery for putting out the call to action. Thank you, Loretta Lynn and Waverly for the past 40 years and hopefully many more to come.

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Anonymous
September 1, 2021 at 7:06 pm

Calling out all the manufactures and vendors that have benefited from all the racers purchasing your equipment and accessories throughout the year and years. Great job to MX Sports, KTM, Husqvarna, Gas Gas, Rocky Mountain, Fox, TroyLee and Cometic for donating. Where’s Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha, Dunlop, AMA, Lucas Oil, Seven, Thor, Alpinstar, etc. just to name a few but there’s hundreds more. All of you have benefited from the countless dollars this sport demands, not to mention to have the chance to go to LL. Come on and let it be known that you all support the sport we love and the people of Waverly. The racing community around the globe continue to support you with sales of your products and equipment.

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Sawyer Dickey
August 29, 2021 at 6:11 pm

$500.00 donation on behalf of the guys at Club Nanner. Waverly has been a special place to our little rag tag crew of riders and the central meeting location for our out of TN Nanners.

Club Nanner is excited to to get back to Waverly and spend some time at the ranch and the bar downtown.

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Brian O'Rourke
August 25, 2021 at 5:26 am

On behalf of everyone at Team Faith may God bless you as you recover

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Stacy Bogle
August 24, 2021 at 7:52 am

For many years I visited Waverly (mostly a laundromat) while my son raced Lorettas. I always appreciated the fact that the town welcomed and was so supportive of our MX community. Much love and many prayers for Waverly, TN.

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Terry Garner
August 24, 2021 at 5:36 am

What percentage goes to actually help people. Some charities pocket money!

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  Lori Armistead
  August 24, 2021 at 6:15 am
  
  90% of every dollar will go to support the community of Waverly. Road 2 Recovery holds back 10% of the funds raised to cover our overhead like credit card processing fees and administration costs.
Shane O’Banion
August 24, 2021 at 4:37 am

I’m with the new series “WORN” Winter Off-Road Nationals. Our first race is coming up on September 19th in Only, Tn which is about 20 minutes from Waverly.
I’d like to take up donations at this race to help with your cause. Will you still be taking money after that date would would it be better to find someone local to give the donations to?

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  Lori Armistead
  August 24, 2021 at 7:34 am
  
  Thank you for your support! Yes, we will continue to fundraise for the community of Waverly. We are expecting short and long-term needs to be submitted and these funds raised in the next few months will go to support all of that. We would be extremely grateful for the donations towards Racers 4 Waverly at your race. Please email Lori@Road2Recovery.com to coordinate any additional information you need. Should you decide to donate to someone local, we understand and are happy to hear this community is getting the support needed.
2. Damon Prince
  August 24, 2021 at 1:30 pm
  
  Good stuff Shane O! 👍🏻

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FUNDED

Robert Schini

$200

This money is being donated to go to help the families around Loretta Lynn’s Ranch that where devastated by the flood in 2021. The donation is to represent Jet Lawrence’s desire to assist in getting them back on their feet. I asked him who I could donate financially to and he instantly stated The people of Waverly Tennessee.

Harold Martin

$3100

Loretta Lynn’s Ranch has been instrumental to the success of MOTOPLAYGROUND over the years and the Waverly community holds a special place with the MPG Family. The history at the Ranch is second to none... we are honored to assist in a small way to help rebuild the Waverly community. These are all the proceeds from THE WORLD NATIONAL PIT BIKE CHAMPIONSHIPS at The Motoplayground Race in PONCA CITY this year. God Bless -MPG Creative Group

Dr. Tonya Murphy Jasinski

$250

Had such a wonderful time in Hurricane Mills, Waverly & Dickson last month for the LLMX to watch my nephew, Maddison, race. The Best Hospitality! Sending our wishes for a full & peaceful recovery! 🙏🏼❤️ Tonya, Dr. Kevin Jasinski & Maddison Booth

Troy Lee Designs

$3500

Troy Lee Designs is saddened by the destruction of Loretta Lynn’s Ranch and the Waverly Community. A special place full of tradition, history and a gracious community. Thank you for welcoming Troy Lee, Max Lee and our entire moto community with open arms and providing lasting memories. Our thoughts and condolences go out to the Waverly community.

FOX Racing

$10000

Loretta Lynn’s Ranch and the Waverly community have graciously hosted the Fox Amateur Team for decades. Providing our Brand and Riders a platform to showcase their talents and create lasting memories on and off the track. Fox Racing is proud to support the Racers 4 Waverly to help rebuild this special place for all of us.

Sonya Swansbrough

$50

Waverly has always been a second home to my family since I was a little kid traveling there every year to Loretta Lynn’s ranch. We love the town and the people who live there. Our hearts and prayers are with everyone who has been impacted by this disaster. Much love and prayer for recovery, Vinny Luhovey and family

MX Sports, Inc

$10000

MX Sports: For the past 40 years, Waverly has been our home during the month of August. The community has played host to the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship, the AMA ATV Nationals and many Grand National Cross Country events. The people of the area have become family to our racing community. MX Sports is committed to doing it's part in the cleanup and recovery effort.

Factory Connection

$1000

For many years Factory Connection has attended Loretta Lynn's Amateur National Championships and the community has always welcomed us with open arms. Thank you! Factory Connection is committed to helping Racers 4 Waverly in support of the rebuilding efforts.

Husqvarna Motorcycles North America

$10000

Loretta Lynn’s is a rich part of American amateur motocross history. In return for the kindness and support the residents of Waverly have shown the motocross community each summer, Husqvarna Motorcycles North America is proud to support Racers 4 Waverly.