Montreal, Canada (9/27/2007) - The
finest racers in the AMA Pro ATV MX series
aren't done racing yet, as a big crop of talent
heads north of the boarder this weekend to
battle at the Montreal Supercross presented
by Parts Canada, Thor and Coors Light. Along
with the MX1 and MX2 divisions for bikes,
the VTT/ATV class enters 34 top riders on
all-terrain vehicles. In addition, the event
features autocross dune buggys in the mix,
plus, the BRP Racing Team brings the brand-spanking
new Can-Am DS-450 to the gate for even more
bumper-to-bumper racing.
Top-ranking AMA Pro ATV riders include
Team Yamaha's Groupe Vertdure RP Evolution's
Richard Pelchat from St. Romuald Quebec.
The Canadian is running the #1 plate for
the event.
"I have the number 1 plate in Canada,"
Pelchat said. "Because I won the Canadian
championship in 2006, from 2002 to 2006
actually, so at every Canadian race I put
the number 1 on my ATV."
Richard is excited for this event after
checking out the track at montrealsupercross.com
. "We are leaving today [Thursday]
for the race," he said. "It is
only a 2 hour drive this time! I only saw
the drawing [of the track] posted on the
website. It should be a very nice track.
Normally we share the Autocross track and
the Supercross, so it is both technical
and fast. Good for the show!
With the opportunity to win the $2,000
purse, Richard has high expectations. "Luck
wasn't with me any previous years,"
Pelchat said. "It is kind of my ''black
list race." I'm always fast, but starts
have always been a nightmare. The good side
is that this year I am ready for anything;
I believe I can make up for anything. We
will have a lot of fun."
Richard finished seventh at the first-ever
AMA Pro ATV Open at Steel City, ahead of
Team Yamaha's Hunter and Cody Miller, who
will also compete in Canada. Other American
riders include Shasta Lake, California's
Sage Baker, who had a season best fifth
overall at Loretta Lynn's this year. Baker
will be riding for Team Epic Racing Can-Am
rider.
Joe Haavisto from New Ipswich, New Hampshire
had a season best finish of sixth in Alabama
this year riding for Lost Creek Suzuki and
Team Joe Racing.
2007 Pro-Am rides of Greg Gee and Casey
Martin are also listed. Greg of Simcoe,
of Ontario, finished third overall in Pro-Am
this year, and second overall in 16-24,
and will be riding for Team Epic Can-Am
Racing, along with Casey Martin of Frenchburg,
Kentucky riding for the Media Allstars.
The list of entries also includes Canadian
riders like Martin Boulet of PLX Sport Suzuki,
Francis Cloutier from Team RM Motorsport
Suzuki, Maxime Piche of Sport Motorise Honda
and the AMA Pro rider from Notre Dame, Quebec,
Jasmin Plante riding for Team Varin Yamaha
Trinque. Plante had a season best finish
of third overall at Loretta Lynn's after
fourth overall at Unadilla.
This year is extra-special for the Montreal
Supercross as 2007 marks the 30-year Anniversary
on Saturday September 29. The Montreal Olympic
Stadium will be especially packed with ATV
fans, and the MX1 class is stacked with
Dusty Klatt, Jean-Sebastien Roy, Jason Thomas
and Bryan Johnson, Tyler Bowers, Brock Sellards
and Ryan Clark! There's a long list of Canadians
in the MX2 class, plus a freestyle presentation!
The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Log onto montrealsupercross.com
for more information.
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.
