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Pro ATV Open Winner, Pat Brown |
Montreal, Canada (10/9/2007) -
For the first time ever, the top
three finishers from the AMA Pro ATV Championship
will be recognized on November 18 at the
33rd Annual AMA Pro Racing Championship
Awards Banquet in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The celebration will honor the top three
in points following the 2007 series, which
belonged to Joe Byrd with his 18 out of
24 holeshots and six of twelve wins on the
season.
Byrd will receive the first-ever AMA Pro
ATV Championship No. 1 Plate. "It would
be an honor to just go there and have a
lot of fun, who doesn't mind going to Vegas?"
Byrd said.
As the first-ever AMA Pro ATV champion,
Byrd also acknowledged the AMA for elevating
the sport of ATV motocross. "The AMA
has made things a lot more consistent,"
Byrd continued. "There's a lot more
professionalism here at the racetrack. We've
been wanting it for a long time to be actually
Pros and AMA guys. It's here and it's only
going to get better and better every year."
Along with Joe "The Professor"
Byrd, Jeremy Lawson and Patrick Brown will
be recognized on stage as well with specialty
awards for earning second and third place
in the inaugural year of AMA Pro ATV Racing,
according to AMA Pro ATV Series Manager
Harv Whipple.
"I am extremely proud of all three
and can't wait to showcase them on stage
amongst the other athletes in all disciplines
of AMA Pro Racing," he said.
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Jeremy Lawson was a proven race winner
with three wins on the season, and five
runner-up finishes behind Byrd. Lawson took
second overall, just 29 points out of first
place.
Third place's Patrick Brown will also be
in attendance as Brown took his season best
finish of second place at Red Bud, before
grabbing three consecutive third place finishes.
Brown went on to take his first-ever win
at the Inaugural AMA Pro ATV Open Invitational
at Steel City, and was honored with the
first AMA Pro ATV Open Champion No. 1 plate
at the event.
Honda will be presented with the first-ever
AMA Pro ATV Manufacturers Cup at the AMA
Pro Racing Championship Awards Banquet.
"Winning the manufacturer's cup is
a testament to the TRX450R being the best
platform for creating a winning ATVA ride,"
said the American Honda press manager, Jon
Row.
The Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino will
present the AMA Pro Racing SPEED Athlete
of the Year Award in addition to hosting
the 5th Annual AMA Sports Banquet, which
recognizes the nation's top amateur racers
on Friday, Nov. 16. For more information,
call (614) 856-1900, ext 1232.
About the AMA ATV National
Motocross Championship Series:
Sanctioned by the AMA and ATVA, the nation's
premier amateur and professional ATV motocross
series is hosted by many of America 's premier
motocross facilities. The 12-round series approaches
its 21st season with the Pro class newly under
the wing of AMA Pro Racing. The 2006 series hosted
over 8,000 entrants, making it America 's largest,
as well as its longest running, ATV National Motocross
series. Series sponsors include title sponsors
ITP Tires and Moose, and presenting sponsor Parts
Unlimited. Premiere and Feature sponsors include
ATV Sport, Moto Tees, Scott USA, Maxxis Tires,
Elka Suspension and H-Bomb Films/Division Four.
Associate sponsors include Weekend Warrior Trailers,
Denton Racing, and Hinson Racing. Media partners
include ATV Insider, ATV Rider and ATVRiders.com.
About AMA Racing:
AMA Racing is the competition arm of the American
Motorcyclist Association and is the leading sanctioning
body for motorcycle sport in the United States
. Its professional properties include the Amp'd
Mobile AMA Supercross Series, the AMA Toyota Motocross
Championship presented by FMF, the AMA Superbike
Championship presented by Parts Unlimited, the
AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Championship,
the AMA Supermoto Championship and the AMA Pro
ATV Championship. In amateur and pro-am competition,
AMA Racing sanctions over 4000 events in 24 different
disciplines and supports over 110 thousand active
members. For more information about professional
racing, visit www.amaproracing.com.
Accredited media outlets can also access an on
line Press Room at www.amaproracing.com/pressroom.
For amateur racing information visit www.amadirectlink.com/amrace/amasports.asp.
About the ATVA:
The ATV Association ("ATVA") is
the official sanctioning body of the amateur divisions
of the ATVA ITP/Moose ATV National Motocross Championship
Series Presented by Parts Unlimited. The 9,000
member ATVA is the sister organization of the
260,000 member American Motorcyclist Association
("AMA"). ATV racing has experienced
phenomenal growth at the rate of 25% in the past
two years alone, and continues to gain momentum
and support, outselling off-road motorcycles annually.
Each round attracts 600-700 racers who compete
for bragging rights to one of 31 amateur national
titles. For more information about ATVA, visit
www.atvaonline.com.
About the ATVPG:
The ATVPG is comprised of the 12 individual
promoters that host the AMA ITP/Moose ATV National
Motocross Championships, 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, go to www.atvmotocross.com.
