Morgantown, WV (1/18/2008) -Fans
attending this weekend's Anaheim Supercross,
Round 2 of Monster Energy AMA Supercross
an FIM World Championship, can visit a special
information booth to learn more about the
2008 ITP/Moose Racing AMA Pro ATV Motocross
season, which kicks off March 9 at Glen
Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, Calif.
The Glen Helen Raceway staff will run the
booth, and fans can enter a drawing for
event tickets and get additional series
info. Yamaha factory ATV racer Pat Brown,
the winner of the first-ever AMA Pro ATV
Open at Steel City, will be on hand throughout
the day, along with two replicas of his
YFZ450 race ATV. One machine will be parked
at the Team Yamaha factory supercross semi
and another at the Glen Helen booth.
"Yamaha is proud to support supercross,
motocross and ATV racing, so we are proud
to put Pat's Steel City AMA ATV Open machine
right next to Grant Langston's AMA/Toyota
Motocross Championship-winning YZ450F at
our factory semi," said Yamaha's Donnie
Luce. "Pat is a great rider and we're
happy to have him represent us this weekend
and in the upcoming AMA Pro ATV MX Championship."
The 11-round 2008 ITP/Moose Racing AMA
Pro ATV Motocross season kicks off March
9 at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino,
Calif. The 10-round 2008 ATVA Amateur motocross
series starts March 29 and 30 at Mill Creek
Raceway in Pell City, Ala. For more information
about AMA Pro ATV and ATVA Motocross, visit
www.atvmotocross.com.
2008
AMA/ATVA
National Motocross Race Schedule
|
| Race
Dates |
Round |
Location |
Track |
| March
8-9
|
#1 |
San
Bernardino, CA |
Glen
Helen (Pros Only) |
March
29-30 |
#2 |
Pell City,
AL |
Mill Creek |
April
12-13 |
#3 |
Bowling Green,
KY |
Ballance Moto
X |
April
26-27 |
#4 |
Danville,
VA |
Birch
Creek |
May
10-11 |
#5 |
Walnut,
IL |
Sunset
Ridge |
May
24-25 |
#6 |
Mt. Morris,
PA |
High Point
Raceway |
June
7-8 |
#7 |
New
Berlin, NY |
Unadilla |
June
21-22 |
#8 |
Blountville,
TN |
Muddy
Creek |
July
12-13 |
#9 |
Armaugh, PA |
Pleasure Valley
Raceway |
July
26-27 |
#10 |
Buchanan,
MI |
Red
Bud |
August
9-10 |
#11 |
Hurricane
Mills, TN |
Loretta
Lynn's |
August
30 |
Invite |
Delmont, PA |
Steel City
Raceway |
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.
