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World's Fastest ATV Racers
Coming to Leonardtown, MD
Round five of the ATVA/ITP/Moose ATV
Motocross Nationals visits Maryland on April 2.
Top pros and amateurs will compete.
 Leonardtown,
MD – The fastest, highest-flying four-wheeled
ATV racers in America will make their return to
Maryland with the ATV MX Nationals at Budds
Creek Motocross Park in Leonardtown, MD on April
2.
Budds Creek Motocross Park serves as round
five of the 14-stop ATVA-sanctioned Moose/ITP
National Motocross Series – the largest ATV
motocross series in the world. The fastest pro
racers riding on four-wheels will compete along
with amateurs of all ages in 31 different
classes. Racing takes place on the custom-built
Budds Creek track, which has garnered national
recognition for its action packed mix of hills,
jumps, off-chamber turns, and high-speed
straight-aways.
The top factory teams will deploy their
sponsored pro racers at Budds Creek. Team
Honda’s John Natalie Jr,, from Pennsylvania, is
the defending Pro National Champion and current
points leader. He and his teammate, former
National Champion Tim Farr, of Ohio, will face
the potent Team Yoshimura/Suzuki team of
Wisconsin’s Doug Gust and Kentucky’s Jeremiah
Jones. Both will be competing on the all-new
Suzuki LTR450. A trio of factory Yamaha riders
will battle for the pro win as well:
California’s Kory Ellis, and New Jersey’s Pat
Brown and Travis Spader, a former champion who
made a rapid comeback in 2005. The 2006 ATVA MX
National Series kicked off in California
February 5th. After visiting Texas and Florida,
the series heads north to Maryland, wraps its
way around the Eastern U.S., and finally
concludes in Kentucky in September.
To kick off the weekend’s festivities, Ray
Wilt in Hanover, PA is hosting an open house
with Lost Creek Cycles Pro Rider, Jason
Dunkelberger attending to sign autographs
Thursday, March 30th from 5-7 p.m. Also, there
will be door prizes and ATV MX National discount
coupons available, so you won’t want to miss out
on this evening of fun. For more information
visit
www.raywilt.com.
Riders will practice on Friday, March 31, and
amateurs will race on Saturday and Sunday, April
1-2. The pro racers practice on Saturday. Pro
racing begins at noon on Sunday, April 2.
Spectator passes for adults run $35 for
Friday through Sunday, $30 for Saturday through
Sunday, and $15 for Sunday only. Children 6 – 12
cost $25 for Friday through Sunday, $20 for
Saturday through Sunday, and $10 for Sunday
only. Children under six are free. Local riders
are invited to race the event, as the ATV
Nationals offer classes for riders of all skill
and experience levels. Riders can sign up at the
track. The amateur racer entry fee is $40.
To get to the track, from the South take
I-95, 30 miles North of Richmond, VA to Route
207 North, this becomes US 301. Travel North 5
Miles into Maryland, and turn right on Route
234. The track is 10 miles on the right. From
the North, take I-495 to exit 7A South on SR 5
for 9 Miles, Merge onto US 301 South. Travel 23
Miles to Route 234, Turn Left, and the track is
10 miles on the right. For more information
about Budds Creek on April 2, contact Budds
Creek Motocross Park at 301-475-2000, or log
onto
www.buddscreek.com.
The ITP/Moose ATVA National Motocross
Championships, presented by Parts Unlimited, is
the nation’s premiere ATV motocross racing
series. The 14-round series is produced by
members of the ATVA Promoters’ Group, LLC (“ATVAPG”)
and is sanctioned by the 9,000 member ATV
Association (“ATVA”), the sister organization to
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, as ATV outsell off-road motorcycles
annually 3 to 1. Each round attracts 600-1000
racers who vie for bragging rights to one of 31
national titles. ATVA National Motocross feature
sponsors include FMF, Scott, Maxxis, Custom
Axis, Hbomb/Division Four, ATV Sport Magazine,
and Moto-Tees. Associate sponsors include
Weekend Warrior, Houser Racing, Denton Racing,
Outerwears, Hinson Racing, FOX Shox,
www.ATVriders.com, ATV Source, and Terry Racing.
For more information about the series, log on to
www.ATVMotocross.com.
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