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WPSA POWERSPORTS ATV TOUR CONTINUES MIDWEST TREK,
HITTING INDIANAPOLIS FOR THE AMSOIL ATV CHAMPIONSHIP

Rossville, IN (7/20/2006) - The WPSA PowerSports ATV Championship Tour will continue its march through the Midwest this weekend, as it visits Wild Cat Creek MX for the AMSOIL ATV Championship. The double championship event, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, July 22-23, represents the sixth and seventh rounds of the 10-race 2006 schedule. Saturday's race will be telecast on ESPN2 on Saturday, Aug. 5, while Sunday's events will air on Saturday, Aug. 13. Both races are scheduled to be telecast at noon EDT.

This weekend's events could very well determine who is on track to win this year's Riders' Championships. Leading that charge is QuadMX SuperQuad Pro 450 points leader Dustin Wimmer (No. 191 East Coast ATV, Axis, Sparks, Maxxis/Honda). After netting his first professional victory two weeks ago in Illinois, the 19-year-old Center Valley, Pa. rider took a commanding eight-point lead in the title chase.

But "Digger" Doug Gust isn't likely to allow Wimmer to just run away with the title. The wiley veteran rider of the venerable No. 55 Team Suzuki, Yoshimura/Suzuki had a rare mechanical problem in the last round, but has demonstrated his experience this year, with one win, and three additional podiums. Sitting second in points, Gust will certainly be in contention for the win, and the overall points lead here.

The Suzuki brace is further strengthened by third-in-points Jeremiah Jones and his No. 2 Team Suzuki, Yoshimura, Fly/Suzuki. Though Jones missed the first race of the season due to an injury in qualifying, the young gun hasn't missed the podium since, earning two wins and three second-place finishes in five starts.

All of the top runners benefited at the last race from quad racing superstar John Natalie, Jr.'s misfortune. The rider of the No. 13 Elka, HMF, Swift/Honda suffered a severely broken left thumb prior to the last WPSA event, sidelining his efforts. Though he isn't scheduled to compete here, Natalie does plan to return for the Tour's season finale at Raceway Park in New Jersey at the end of August.

Meanwhile, the points race over in the QuadTerrain Challenge Pro Stock class easily mirrors the dogfight that usually takes on the track. Daryl Rath (No. 67 Rath Racing, Arctic Cat, Maxxis, Douglas Wheels/Arctic Cat) has showcased his years of experience this season with two wins, and holds point in the championship standings.

However, just a scant three points back is William Yokley (No. 23 Suzuki). Yokely, and his privateer Suzuki effort, has shown competitiveness beyond his budget this season. In fact, Yokley has finished on the podium in all five races he entered this season, and has two victories to his credit.

Scott Kilby (No. 227 Can-Am, Maxxis, OMF/Can-Am) has led the charge for factory-backed Warnert Racing squad this season. A win last weekend made for the North Carolina native's fourth podium this season, and placed him third in points.

The Manufacturers' Championships have also taken on a fevered pitch as Suzuki now holds the lead in both the QuadTerrain Challenge and SuperQuad Pro 450 standings. The company leads Honda by two points in SuperQuad Pro 450, and is in a numerical tie with Can-Am in QuadTerrain Challenge.

This weekend's races are sponsored by AMSOIL Synthetic Lubricants. AMSOIL, which is universally recognized as having introduced synthetic oils to the general public, produces a wide range of lubricants and filtering technologies for the street car, over-the-road trucking and the high performance/racing industries. AMSOIL's Interceptor and Dominator two-cycle racing oils are engineered specifically for powersports racing applications, both on and off the track.

Riders will be vying for one of the richest purses in ATV racing here. The Tour will award $22,500 in purse monies each day here, as it does for each race this season. The purse, which will be awarded in the Tour's Pro Classes, pays to 20th place in the QuadMX Series and to 15th place in QuadTerrain Challenge. The purse structure awards $4,000 to win in QuadMX and $2,000 to win in QuadTerrain Challenge, with $15,000 and $7,500 available in each Series, respectively.

Additionally, Quad Magazine is sponsoring a "Holeshot Award" in SuperQuad Pro 450, awarding $1,000 to the rider who wins the holeshot at the beginning of the final. Over in QuadTerrain, ATVRiders.com is sponsoring the "Rock'n'Roll Award" which will give a $500 bonus to the rider leaving the course's rock crawl first during the final.

The ATV Tour's two racing series: the "QuadMX Series" and the "QuadTerrain Challenge Series" compete at each event this season. QuadMX consists of professional and pro-am sport MX racing on pro-style, big-air MX racing circuits. The QuadTerrain Challenge comprises professional and pro-am sport utility racing on purpose-built all-terrain racing circuits. ATVs allowed to compete will include stock, near-stock utility-type, and modified.

The Wild Cat Creek track layout, like all circuits on the Tour, is designed to optimize television coverage and fan viewing for both racing disciplines. The QuadMX course is central to the design and is tailored exclusively for ATV racing. The QuadTerrain course is constructed immediately adjacent to the MX track and incorporates a small portion of the technical section of the MX course, but excludes all big air MX sections. The balance of the QuadTerrain course consists of specialized terrain and obstacles. All obstacle sectors are raced at speed. Races feature obstacles that demonstrate the machine's and a rider's capabilities under race conditions. However certain sections will require careful maneuvering, or a deft high-speed touch. The QuadTerrain courses are a half mile or less in length.

The AMSOIL ATV Championship kicks off Friday, July 21 with open practice. Racing gets underway Saturday, with a full card of qualifying and finals for the Pro classes, as well as Amateur, Pro-Am and Youth class qualifying. Sunday will also feature a full show for the Pros, with finals scheduled for the remaining classes. Tickets, which start at $15 per day for adults and $5 for kids 6-12, will be available at the gate. A full race weekend schedule will be posted at www.powersportstour.com.

About the PowerSports ATV Tour
The PowerSports ATV Tour is North America's newest ATV racing tour. The Tour is North America's premier form of ATV racing, with its jumps, gyrations and dirt-slinging racing action. The Tour is organized by the World PowerSports Association, North America's largest and most respected snowmobile sanctioning body, and promoter of ATV and snowmobile racing on both the regional and national level.

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