Joe Byrd & Josh Creamer Pentalized
for Pleasure Valley Incidents
2009 ITP Tires/Moose Racing
AMA ATV Motocross Championship
Armagh, PA (7/22/2009) - MX
Sports Pro Racing, Inc. announced today the issuance
of penalties to AMA Pro ATV motocross riders Joe
Byrd and Josh Creamer as a result of separate
incidents during the Pleasure Valley ATV National
in Armagh, Pennsylvania, on July 19, 2009.
Joe Byrd was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct
directed toward another rider during the final
lap of the second moto, in violation of AMA Pro
Racing ATV Rulebook Appendix A, Section 2.3(i),
which provides that competitors are subject to
disciplinary action for engaging in misbehavior
or conduct detrimental to the sport. Byrd has
been fined and placed on probation for the remainder
of the season.
Josh Creamer was penalized for the unsportsmanlike
conduct of his crew members in the pro paddock
following the conclusion of the event. Although
Creamer was not directly involved in the incident
giving rise to the penalty, he was penalized pursuant
to AMA Pro Racing ATV Rulebook, Appendix A, Section
1.1, which provides that "AMA Pro Racing-licensed
riders are held responsible for the actions of
their crew members," and further, that "[a]ll
parties involved in AMA Pro Racing meets are expected
to conduct themselves in a professional manner."
Creamer has been fined and placed on probation
for the remainder of the season as well.
All fine money is donated to the 88 Live to Ride
Foundation benefiting the ATV mobile medic unit.
About the ITP
Tires/Moose Racing AMA ATV National Motocross
Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited
The ITP Tires/Moose Racing AMA ATV National
Motocross Championship Presented by Parts
Unlimited is the nation's premier amateur
and professional ATV motocross series, and
competes at top motocross facilities nationwide.
The 11-round series features the Nation's
best racers, teams and sponsors, and is America's
largest and longest-running ATV National Motocross
series with more than 20 years of competition.
The series continues to expand and produce
top talent from the amateur ranks, while keeping
close to the grassroots fun that makes people
love to go to the races. For more information,
please visit www.atvmotocross.com.
About the ATV
Association (ATVA)
The ATV Association ("ATVA") is
the official sanctioning body of the amateur
division of the ITP Tires/Moose Racing AMA
ATV National Motocross Championship Presented
by Parts Unlimited. The 9,000-member ATVA
is a sister organization of the 260,000 member
American Motorcyclist Association (AMA). ATV
racing has experienced phenomenal growth in
recent years, and continues to gain momentum
and support, outselling off-road motorcycles
annually. For more information, please visit
www.atvaonline.com.
About the ATV
Promoters Group (ATVPG)
The ATVPG is composed of the individual promoters
that host the ITP Tires/Moose Racing AMA ATV
National Motocross Championship Presented
by Parts Unlimited. The goal of the ATVPG
is to raise awareness of ATV motocross through
the production of professional and amateur
championship racing events. For more information
on the ATVPG and the ATV National events they
produce, please visit www.atvmotocross.com.
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