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ATV Motocross Pro Points
Battle Heats Up With Natalie Jr & Byrd
Deadlocked
Round six of the ATVA/ITP/Moose ATV Motocross
Nationals visits Virginia on April 30.
Top pros and amateurs will compete.
 Danville,
VA – The fastest, highest-flying four-wheeled
ATV racers in America will make their return to
Virginia with the ATV MX Nationals at Birch
Creek Motorsports in Danville, VA on April 30.
Birch Creek Motorsports serves as round six
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
Birch Creek track, which has received extensive
upgrades with the addition of hundreds of new
level parking spots along with numerous changes
to its premier motocross track. The track is now
wider than ever and has several option lanes to
allow for more passing opportunities. Also,
several new big air jumps have been added to
rival its already legendary monstrous triple
jump, which has been a fan favorite.
The top factory teams will deploy their
sponsored pro racers at Birch Creek. Team
Honda’s John Natalie Jr,, from Pennsylvania, is
the defending Pro National Champion and
currently tied for the points lead with Honda
Teammate “The Professor” Joe Byrd, of Tennessee.
They 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 Virginia, wraps its
way around the Eastern U.S., and finally
concludes in Kentucky on September 3rd.
To kick off the weekend’s festivities,
Triangle Cycle in Danville, VA is hosting an
open house on Thursday, April 27th from 3-7 PM
with Pro Riders, John Natalie Jr, Michelle
Reiser, Doug Gust, and Jeremiah Jones attending
to sign autographs. Also, Country Music Station,
103.3 WAKG will be broadcasting live from the
event and giving away FREE tickets to the ATV MX
Nationals along with many other prizes, and with
food and discounts, you won’t want to miss out
on this evening of fun.
Riders will practice on Friday, April 28, and
amateurs will race on Saturday and Sunday, April
29-30. The pro racers practice on Saturday. Pro
racing begins at noon on Sunday, April 30.
 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 South US Rt 29 or
West US Rt 58, follow 29/58 Bypass East around
Danville. Exit at Rt 58 East and go to 2nd
traffic light and turn North (left) on Rt 729/Kentuck
Road. From US Rt 29 North, take business Rt 29
exit to first traffic light. Turn East (left) on
State Rt. 726. Go 2 miles to Rt 716 and turn
right. Go 4 miles to Rt 360, turn right and then
4 miles to Rt 729/Kentuck Rd and turn left. The
track is one mile on the left. From East on US
Rt 58/360, approximately one mile after entering
Danville city limits, turn North (right) at
first traffic light Rt 58/729 intersection, Rt
729/Kentuck Rd. For more information about Birch
Creek on April 30, contact Birch Creek
Motosports at 434-836-2841, or log onto
www.birchcreekmotorsports.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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