Week after week, the need to make it to the top becomes more and more urgent for riders faced with the long road to Loretta's. In episode 8 of the video series, Christina Older and Alex Frye converge on the Windy Hills Regional Championship in Ellerbe, NC, while Zach Fulkerson pursues his final shot for making the cut at Three Palms in Conroe, TX for the South-Central Youth Regional Qualifier. With one last shot to make it in, it was a do-or-die situation for the young hopefuls if they were to advance to the next stage of racing - the Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn's.