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Pro ATV Open Winner, Pat Brown |
Morgantown, WV (9/28/2007) - Tune
in to Pit Pass Radio on Tuesday, October 2
for the one-hour show featuring three of the
fastest AMA Pro ATV riders in the country.
That's right! None other than Joe Byrd, Patrick
Brown and Doug Gust will be LIVE on the air
with AMA Pro ATV Series Manager Harv Whipple.
"I have an hour lined up on www.pitpassradio.com,
a syndicated motorsports radio talk show
based out of Des Moines, Iowa," Whipple
said. "I will be on and I have Joe
Byrd, Pat Brown & Doug Gust all set
to be on. A little FYI - at the moment,
Doug is in Oregon doing a Suzuki photo shoot,
Joe is in Cali for contract negotiations
and Pat Brown is in Disneyland!
For Pit Pass Radio, we dialed Tony Wenck
for more information as Tony is a host on
the show.
Pit Pass Radio has hosted ATV riders in
the passed, while targeting all aspects
of motorcycle racing in between. "We
actually had Barry Hawk on not too long
ago," Tony said. "He's been an
ATV guy."
As for the AMA Pro ATV riders, Tony actually
caught a glimpse of this very competition
at the July round ten Concept Haulers ATV
Showdown in Walnut, Illinois, where Joe
Byrd took two solid holeshots and two moto
wins, over Jeremy Lawson in second, Pat
Brown finished third and a 3-3 and Doug
Gust was fourth with a 7-4.
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"Walnut was the first time I actually
went to an ATV national," Tony said.
"I just went because it was kind of
close to me, and I was blown away. I absolutely
could not believe how fast they were going.
It was scary."
After the showdown at the first-ever AMA
Pro ATV Open Invitational when twenty ATV
riders shared the weekend at Steel City
with the AMA Motocross National, Tony figured
it was a smart move in adding ATVs to traditional
dirt bike events.
"I think people will respond to it
differently," he said. "Once people
see the ATV guys go, I think they're going
to be blown away by how fast they go, and
then compare their lap times to a lot of
the 450 riders that are riding dirt bikes.
I think everybody will be kind of impressed."
Tune in on Tuesday to find out what else
they have to say about the ATV riders.
"Be sure to call in if you want,"
Tony said. "We'll have the 800-number
there for you. Tuesday night. We'll see
ya."
The call in number for the show is toll
free 866-333-5966 or 515-284-5966.
Pit Pass Radio is a syndicated motorcycle
talk-radio show heard across the U.S. on
radio stations and around the world via
the Internet at www.pitpassradio.com.
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.
