Slippery Rock, Harrisville youths qualify for National Motocross Championship in Tennessee
Slippery Rock youth Axel Neff has qualified for the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship in Hurricane Mills, Tenn., in early August. Submitted Photo
Biking with the best
They have traveled different paths, but their destination is the same.
Axel Neff, 14, of Slippery Rock, and Hayden Surrena, 15, of Harrisville, have qualified for the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship in Hurricane Mills, Tenn., Aug. 1-6, the event formerly called the Loretta Lynn Nationals.
It takes place on the legendary country music singer’s ranch.
Axel has been racing dirt bikes since age 9. Hayden is in his first year of motocross after doing woods racing for a few seasons.
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