AMA Pro ATV
Announces Series Manager - Harv Whipple
Pickerington, OH (3/6/2007)
– AMA Racing today announced the appointment of
Harv Whipple to the position of Series Manager for AMA
Racing's newly created Pro ATV Championship. The 2007
AMA ITP/Moose ATV National Motocross Championships will
crown the first-ever AMA Pro ATV Champion. The new ATV
Pro Racing status elevates ATV motocross racing to the
professional level enjoyed by AMA Motocross, AMA Supercross,
AMA Superbike, AMA Supermoto, and AMA Flat Track.
Steve Whitelock, AMA Supercross and Motocross
Director, announced the selection of Whipple, "Harv
has done a great job as our Toyota AMA Arenacross Referee.
We believe that his professionalism and experience will
be a perfect fit for the new AMA Pro ATV Championship."
Whipple is a former racer and prior to
joining AMA Racing held a position with Live Nation
Entertainment.
Whipple's duties will include overseeing
race procedures at events, as well as development and
application of pro racing rules. According to Whitelock,
Whipple will be instrumental in the future development
and direction of the sport.
About the AMA
ITP/Moose ATV National Motocross
Championship Series Presented by Parts Unlimited:
Sanctioned by the AMA and ATVA, the AMA ITP/Moose ATV
National Motocross Championship Series is the nation’s
premier amateur and professional ATV motocross series,
and 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 and longest-running
ATV National Motocross series. Series sponsors include
title sponsors ITP Tires and Moose, and presenting sponsor
Parts Unlimited. Premier and feature sponsors include
ATV Sport, MotoTees, 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 Pro
Racing:
AMA Pro Racing is the professional racing division of
the American Motorcyclist Association (“AMA”).
2007 will mark the inaugural year for AMA Pro ATV Racing,
as the sport’s top pro riders will be recognized
as professional-licensed racers by the AMA Pro Racing
division. Founded in 1924, the AMA has an unparalleled
history of pursuing, protecting and promoting the interests
of the world's largest and most dedicated group of motorcycle
enthusiasts. The AMA focuses on rights, riding and racing
through its government relations work, by sanctioning
road and off-road riding activities and overseeing professional
and amateur racing events. For more information about
AMA Pro ATV Racing, visit www.amaproracing.com.
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.
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