Pickerington, OH (10/18/2007)
-AMA Racing and ATVA in association
with the ATVPG are proud to announce the
2008 schedule for the ITP/Moose Racing AMA/ATVA
National Motocross Championships Presented
by Parts Unlimited.
The AMA Pro ATV Motocross Championship
will feature an 11-round series beginning
March 8-9 at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino,
Calif. Southern California is home to many
ATV teams and manufacturers, so the hometown
event promises an exciting launch for the
series.
The ATVA Amateur National Motocross Championship
will feature a 10-round series, kicking
off March 29-30 at Mill Creek MX in Pell
City, Ala., in conjunction with round 2
of the AMA Pro ATV series. From there the
two series will converge for the remainder
of the season.
A new venue joins the ranks as the series
migrates in July to Pleasure Valley Raceway
in Armagh, Pa. This one-mile track is a
technical mix of clay, topsoil and sawdust,
with large elevation changes. Produced by
Cernic’s Racing, the event promises
an ATV-friendly atmosphere.
The grand finale will take place in the
backyard of country music legend Loretta
Lynn and her renowned Hurricane Mills track.
Also new for 2008, the annual ATVA Awards
Banquet will be held at the Ranch after
the final checkered flag of the season has
flown.
But there’s more racing to come.
AMA Pro ATV riders return to Steel City
Raceway on Labor Day weekend for the 2nd
Annual AMA Pro ATV Open Invitational. The
stand-alone event will feature the top 20
AMA Pro ATV riders as they share the national
race track with the motorcycle pro riders
for the Steel City round of the 2008 AMA
Toyota Motocross Championship presented
by FMF.
Once again, the ATV championship series
will be televised on the Versus Network.
Stay tuned for broadcast dates and times.
For more information on the 2008 ITP/Moose
AMA/ATVA National Motocross Championshipsand
the events that make-up the series, go to
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.
