White Bear Lake, MN (5/02/2006)
- The WPSA PowerSports ATV Championship
Tour will award $22,500 in purse monies at each
of its 10 races during the 2006 Tour. The purse,
which will be awarded in the Tour's Professional
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 the QuadTerrain Challenge,
with $15,000 and $7,500 available in each Series,
respectively. The PowerSports ATV Championship
Tour kicks off its 2006 schedule May 20-21 with
a double Championship weekend at Daniel Boone
MX in London, Ky.
"We recognize that most of our competitors rely
on purse money as part of their overall budget, and
this purse structure is designed with that in mind,"
said PowerSports Entertainment, Inc. CEO Rick Murphy.
"Along with our unique television package on
ESPN2, a world-class schedule and exciting new rules,
we believe that our purse is another positive addition
to what is certain to be a thrilling inaugural PowerSports
ATV Championship Tour."
The Tour will operate two racing series at each venue
this season: the "QuadMX Series" and the
"QuadTerrain Challenge Series." QuadMX will
consist of professional and pro-am sport MX racing
on pro-style, big-air MX tracks. The QuadTerrain Challenge
comprises professional and pro-am sport utility racing
on purpose-built all-terrain racing courses. ATVs
allowed to compete will include stock, near-stock
utility-type, and modified.
The Tour recently released its 2006 rulebook and
supplementary regulations. Among the many changes
in the rulebook are the addition of Manufacturers'
and Rookie of Year Championships in the Tour's Pro
classes. The Tour will also award a Riders' Championship
in all of its classes.
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.
