ATVA Announce GNC MX Changes for 2006
Larger Pro Purse & New Classes

Pickerington, OH (11/4/05) – The 2006 ATVA Grand National Championship Motocross Series promises to be bigger and better than ever with bigger payouts, new classes and more racing.

The class that everyone dreams of racing is the Pro class, and this prestigious class will now offer a $10,000 purse. Like last season, Pros will be strictly held to a 102-decibel sound limit for their machines. But, unlike last season, the top five pros in the current points standings will get the first five gate picks. Like before, the top 10 Pro riders in the current standings automatically qualify for the first moto.

Meanwhile, some of the Pro and Pro-Am riders have said they want to race both classes. So, beginning in 2006, Pro-Am Production will race both motos on Saturday and Pro Unlimited will race both motos on Sunday. This should make for even more exciting racing.

For youth racers, new classes means more racing opportunities for 2006. Last season, youth could race in 70 Modified or the 70 Production class. In 2006, the 70 Production class is an auto-clutch or automatic-transmissions-only class—no manual clutches. Meanwhile, the 70 Modified class is now 70 Shifter, a class that features modified and production shifter 70cc ATVs.

The extremely popular 50 Limited class has been divided into two classes for 2006: 50 Stock Limited is the same as last years, but the age range is now 4-6; and 50 Stock Limited ATVs must come stock with a maximum 41-inch width, maximum 4-inch wheelbase, and maximum four inches of suspension travel.

A new class has been created, 50 Production Auto, for riders 6 to 8. This class has been created for 2006 to accommodate soon-to-be-released race-ready Production ATVs. The new class also meets the needs of riders and parents who wanted to make changes to their 50cc ATVs to increase performance and handling. Like all other Production classes, the 50 Production Auto class will allow the changing of A-arms, swing arms, axles, the pipe, carb and suspension.

For the women racers, the Women A and B/C classes have new names. Now they are the Women and Women Sport classes. The change will allow women to ride other classes without affecting their eligibility. The Women’s class is now limited to four-stroke production ATVs, while Women’s Sport remains unchanged as an Open class.

Another change involves the creation of a new class for 2006 called Stock for riders with stock ATVs. The idea behind this class is to introduce new riders to the excitement of the GNC-MX series. All ATVs must have nerf bars and a tether kill switch. The only changes allowed are tires and handlebars.

Meanwhile, Pro-Am and Amateur racers will count 10 of 14 races, while Youth riders will count nine of 14 races. In other words, Pro-Am and Amateur racers will have four throw outs, while Youth racers will have five throw outs.

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