WPSA POWERSPORTS ATV TOUR ANNOUNCES 10-RACE 2006 SCHEDULE;
ESPN2 TO TELECAST EVENTS IN ONE-HOUR WEEKEND TIMESLOTS

WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. (Feb. 10, 2006) — The WPSA PowerSports ATV Tour will race a 10-event schedule in 2006, all of which will be telecast on ESPN2. The schedule includes venues throughout the Southeast and Midwest, with both standalone events and races during Grand National Championship TT ATV race weekends.

The events will be telecast on ESPN2 in one-hour midday and early afternoon timeslots on Saturdays and Sundays, beginning on June 3. ESPN2 also telecasts WPSA’s PowerSports Snowmobile Tour events.

“ATV racing is a made-for-television sport and we’re pleased to showcase it to a national TV audience,” said PowerSports Entertainment, Inc. CEO Rick Murphy. “ATV racing was telecast on ESPN and ABC during the Great Outdoor Games this past summer. We promised the community there would be a professional ATV racing tour in 2006 to build on that momentum and we’re delivering on that promise.

“This television package is a logical extension of the success we’ve seen with ESPN2 on the Snocross racing side,” added Murphy. “The timeslots and dates are an ideal fit with our target demographic and represent the best value for the Tour, its sponsors and its teams.”

The PowerSports ATV Tour will be headed up by longtime motorsports producer Tes Sewell. Sewell, who was named Director of ATV Operations, PowerSports Entertainment, Inc., joins WPSA after leaving Media X International (MXi), which was the sport organizer and producer of all ESPN’s X Games motorsports events except Snocross.

“WPSA has demonstrated itself a true, professional sanctioning body and sport organizer with its past success, and its expansion this year during the Snowmobile Tour,” said Sewell. “WPSA is giving ATV racing the shot in the arm it’s needed for many years by bringing it national TV exposure through ESPN2. I’m certain this will be a successful venture and I’m pleased to join an organization that truly understands racing.”

The season kicks off April 22-23 in Gainesville, Fla., followed by an event in Brashear, Texas May 6-7. The Tour heads into the Midwest May 20-21 for a race in London, Ky., followed by a double event in Lizella, Ga., June 3-4. The Tour next moves to Taylorville, Ill. on June 10-11, ahead of a race in Greenbrier, Ark., June 24-25. The final three event dates will be announced soon.

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.

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