Industry Invited to 2009 AMA
Pro Motocross Championship Celebration
Morgantown, WV (8/27/2009) -
Members of the motocross and ATV industry who
have followed the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross
Championship series and the AMA Pro ATV MX Series
are invited to attend the Championship Celebration
to help celebrate the accomplishments of the top
10 riders of each motocross discipline; the 450
class, 250 class, WMX and ATV. Personalities of
the series, including riders, sponsors, mechanics
and team managers, are invited as well.
The celebration will be held at the historic
Grand Concourse Restaurant at Station Square in
Pittsburgh, PA, the day after the final round
of the Championship at Steel City Raceway in Delmont,
PA, just 35 minutes from the Grand Concourse.
The celebration will kick off at 6 p.m. with a
cash bar and h'ors dourves followed by the awards
ceremony.
A series of special awards will debut at the
first-annual event, including Rookie of the Year
awards in all four disciplines. Also, traveling
trophies to honor past and current champions in
each series will debut, with the past champions
of the 450, 250, WMX and ATV MX classes listed
on each trophy. Additional awards include Sportsperson
of the Year, Event of the Year, Sponsor of the
Year, Team Transport Driver of the Year, and the
Doug Henry Perseverance Award.
Jason Weigandt, who serves as host of the Speed
and NBC broadcasts of the season, will emcee the
event. "This is going to be a good time,"
says Weigandt. "We've got lots of fun stuff
planned, cool new awards, speeches and even a
few jokes. Should be an unforgettable evening."The
Sheraton Station Square Hotel, the host hotel
for the event is conveniently located only a short
walk away from the event location. For additional
information please go to www.mxsportsproracing.com.
Directions From Steel City:
Exit track, turn left onto Story Road. Story Road
ends at RT 66. Turn left onto RT 66 W to RT 22.
Take RT 22 W to Monroeville. At Monroeville, take
I-376 West (Parkway) to Pittsburgh. Follows signs
to I-279 Airport across the Fort Pitt Bridge.
Take Exit 5C off the bridge (DO NOT ENTER THE
TUNNEL). At the first light (approx. half mile)
turn right onto W. Station Square Drive. Semi
parking in the amphitheatre lot.
Total Time: Approx. 36 minutes
Total Distance: 26 miles
About MX Sports
Pro Racing
MX Sports Pro Racing manages and produces
the world's most prestigious motocross series
- the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship.
An industry leader in off road powersport
production and management, its mission is
to raise awareness of motocross racing through
the production of professional championship
racing events nationwide. Through its various
racing properties, partnerships and affiliates,
MX Sports Pro Racing fields more than 60,000
action sports athletes each year and attracts
millions of active fans, spectators and enthusiasts.
For more information, please visit www.mxsportsproracing.com.
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