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ITP Tires Grand Slam Presented by QUAD
Magazine Medal |
Morgantown, WV (5/21/2008) -
QUAD Magazine has been named presenting sponsor
of the ITP Tires Grand Slam, which features
a $5,000 series purse for the Pro class. The
championship within a championship, being
held at the remaining four Showcase Events
on the ITP Tires/Moose Racing AMA/ATVA National
Motocross Championship Presented by Parts
Unlimited tour, will now be known as the ITP
Tires Grand Slam Presented by QUAD Magazine.
"We're excited QUAD Magazine has partnered
with us on this significant program,"
said Sam Gammon, ATVPG director. "Feedback
thus far from our riders, teams, sponsors
and other stakeholders has been extremely
positive. We're looking forward to kicking
this off this weekend!"
The ITP Tires Grand Slam Presented by QUAD
Magazine will award $1,000 to the Pro winner
at each of the four races, along with an
additional $1,000 to the top-finishing Pro
in Grand Slam points. The Grand Slam will
also award custom Gold, Silver and Bronze
medals to the top-three overall finishers.
To be eligible, riders must compete in
all four remaining Showcase Events. The
program kicks off next weekend with “First
Base” at High Point Raceway in Mount
Morris, Pa. (May 24-25). "Second Base"
is at Unadilla Valley Sports in New Berlin,
N.Y. (June 7-8); "Third Base"
is at RedBud in Buchanan, Mich. (July 26-27);
and the "Home Run" is at Loretta
Lynn's Dirt Days in Hurricane Mills, Tenn.
(Aug. 9-10).
Final awards will be presented following
Loretta Lynn’s Dirt Days. The overall
top three in each of the 34 classes from
Pro to Youth will earn custom Grand Slam
Series medals.
The ITP Tires Grand Slam Presented by QUAD
Magazine kicks off this weekend, May 24-25,
during the ATV Stampede at High Point Raceway
in Mount Morris, Pa.
2008
AMA/ATVA
National Motocross Race Schedule
|
| Race
Dates |
Round |
Location |
Track |
|
March
8-9
|
|
San
Bernardino, CA |
Glen
Helen (Pros Only) |
| March
29-30 |
#1 |
Pell
City, AL |
Mill
Creek |
| April
12-13 |
#2 |
Bowling
Green, KY |
Ballance
Moto X |
| April
26-27 |
#3 |
Danville,
VA |
Birch
Creek |
| May
10-11 |
#4 |
Walnut,
IL |
Sunset
Ridge |
| *May
24-25 |
#5 |
Mt.
Morris, PA |
High
Point Raceway |
| *June
7-8 |
#6 |
New
Berlin, NY |
Unadilla |
June
21-22 |
#7 |
Blountville,
TN |
Muddy
Creek |
July
12-13 |
#8 |
Armaugh, PA |
Pleasure Valley
Raceway |
| *July
26-27 |
#9 |
Buchanan,
MI |
Red
Bud |
| *August
9-10 |
#10 |
Hurricane
Mills, TN |
Loretta
Lynn's |
August
30 |
Invite |
Delmont, PA |
Steel City
Raceway |
| *
ITP Tires Grand Slam Presented by
QUAD Magazine Events |
About the ITP/Moose
Racing 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 sponsors include Fox
Shox, Gatorade, Hinson Racing, Custom Axis,
and H-Bomb. Media partners include ATV Insider
and ATVRiders.com. For 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
they produce, please visit www.atvmotocross.com.
