Morgantown, WV (8/12/2008) -Factory
Yamaha/Golden West Cycle rider Thomas Brown
won both motos Sunday and the overall Pro-Am
Production victory at ATV Dirt Days, clinching
the Pro Am Production class championship
at Loretta Lynn Ranch. The event was the
final round of the 10-round ITP/Moose AMA/ATVA
National MX Championship.
The AMA advancement system requires a rider
to earn at least 150 points in the Pro Am
divisions before qualifying to move up to
the Pro Class. Brown accumulated 224 points
in 2008, which is more than sufficient to
advance.
"We're not completely sure on what
we are going to do next year, but we're
looking at going pro," said Brown.
"There are some things that are up
in the air that we'll work on over the winter,
but you guys can probably look for me on
the starting line in the Pro class in 2009."
The tall and lanky Texan has a unique riding
style where he moves around on the quad
more than most riders. Brown indicated his
riding style worked into his favor on the
challenging Loretta Lynn's course.
"The track got pretty rough and technical,"
said Brown. "I gained time on guys
through the timing sections and it helped
me pull ahead for the win. I think the track
today definitely played into my riding style."
Brown won the first and last rounds of
the 10-round series, but it was his consistency
throughout the 10-race Amateur Championship
that put him ahead of of Nick DeNoble by
32 points for the class championship.
Complete results are available at www.atvmotocross.com
This weekend's race represented the regular
season finale for ITP Tires/Moose Racing
AMA/ATVA National Motocross Championship.
The next race for the tour, the invitation-only
Steel City ATV Open, is scheduled for Aug.
30 at Steel City Raceway in Delmont, Pa.
| The winners: |
- Pro Am Production - Thomas Brown
- Yamaha - Sanger, TX
- Women: Kayle Dayer - Honda -Quincy,
IL
- Pro Am Women: - Heather Byrd -
Honda - Union City, TN
- Pro Am Unlimited: Josh Williams
- Honda - Okeechobee, FL
- 450 A: Jordan Gallagher - Honda
- Fenwick, MI
- 450 B: Cole Henry - Can-Am - Petersburg,
VA
- 450 C: Nicholas Moser - Honda
- Pipersville, PA
- Open A: Derek Swartfager - KTM
- Knox, PA
- Open B: Zach Salter - Honda -
Deatsville, AL
- Open C: Silas Lamons - Suzuki
Bulls Gap, TN
- 4-Stroke A: Christopher Holden
- Honda - Addison, NY
- 4-Stroke B: Jamen Davidovich -
Honda - Mt. Pleasant, PA
- 4-stroke C: Josh Ross - Honda
- Westport, IN
- Production A: Jordan Gallagher
- Honda - Fenwick, MI
- Production B: Evan Bump - Honda
- Eustis, FL
- Production C: Jordan Davidovich
- Honda - Mt. Pleasant, PA
- College 16-24 -Randy Finch -
Honda -Murray, KY
- Junior 25 Plus: Justin Norman
- KTM - Lawndale, NC
- Vet 30 Plus A: Chadwick Lohr -
Suzuki - Madison, VA
- Vet 30 B/C: Brian Jenkins - Suzuki
- Warren, OH
- Senior 40 Plus: Tommy Tantillo
- Honda - Live Oak, FL
- Schoolboy Sr. (15-17): Jeffrey
Rastrelli - Honda - Palm City, FL
- Schoolboy Jr. (13-15): Mark Madl
- Honda - Kathleen, FL
- Supermini (13-15): Glen Massung
III - Honda - Trafford, PA
- 90 Modified (8-15): Cam Covil
- Honda - Webster, FL
- 90 Automatic Sr. (12-15): Colby
Gilchrist - Honda - Florence, AL
- 90 Automatic Jr. (8-11): Chase
Horton - Cobra - Arcadia, SC
- 90 CVT (8-15): Jesse Skvarek
- Honda - Jefferson, OH
- 70 Modified (6-11): Samuel Rowe
- Honda - Menasha, WI
- 70 CVT (6-11): Christian Horne
- DRR - Cookeville, TN
- 70 SS (6-11): Alex Szymborski
- Cobra - Holt, MI
- 50 Sr. (6-8): Jordan Digby - Cobra
- Fulton, MS
- 50 Limited Jr. (4-6): Will Harness
- DRR - Beebe, AR
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About the ITP/Moose
Racing AMA/ATVA ATV National Motocross
Championship Series Presented by Parts Unlimited:
The AMA ITP/Moose Racing ATV National
Motocross Championship Series 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.
Series sponsors include
title sponsors ITP Tires and Moose Racing,
and presenting sponsor Parts Unlimited.
Premiere and Feature sponsors include Can
Am, Amsoil, ATV Sport Magazine, Quad Magazine,
Moto Tees, Maxxis Tires, and FMF. Associate
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Custom Axis, and H-Bomb. Media partners
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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 ATVA ITP/Moose Racing
ATV National Motocross Championship Series
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. Each ATVA round attracts
hundreds of racers who compete for bragging
rights to one of 31 amateur national titles.
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 AMA ITP/Moose Racing
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
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