The National comes to town this Saturday

SOUTHWICK — For motocross fans around the world, Southwick will be at the center of their universe at 9 a.m. this Saturday, when the starting gate drops at The Wick 338 for the 45th running of The Crestview Construction Southwick National.

Many of the riders shooting for the holeshot out of the starting gate are some of the sport's most high-profile superstars in motorcycle racing, including Australian siblings Jett and Hunter Lawrence, second-generation American phenom Haiden Deegan and Spanish world champion Jorge Prado.