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WPSA POWERSPORTS ATV
CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR GETS UNDERWAY;
READIES FOR INAUGURAL ITP DANIEL BOONE ATV
CHAMPIONSHIP
 LONDON,
Ky. (May 15, 2006) — The WPSA PowerSports ATV
Championship Tour will kick off its inaugural
season this weekend as it heads to Daniel Boone
MX in London, Ky. for the ITP Daniel Boone ATV
Championship weekend. The double-championship
event will feature some of the top ATV riders in
the country, competing in QuadMX and QuadTerrain
Challenge events. The race will be telecast on
ESPN2 on Saturday June 3 at noon EDT. Both days
will feature Pro Class finals in both Series at
noon and 4 p.m.
The event marks the first race for North
America’s premier ATV racing tour. The race
weekend is being sponsored ITP, The World’s #1
ATV Aftermarket Tire & Wheel Source.
Online registration is now open at
www.powersportstour.com. Riders can save the
hassle of registering onsite by pre-registering
using the Tour’s newly unveiled online
registration portal. The web site—developed by
the Tour’s web partner, New York-based Global
Media Services—will also feature live timing and
scoring from the event, as well as online video,
photos, and news from trackside.
Riders will be vying for one of the richest
purses in ATV racing. The Tour will award
$22,500 in purse monies for each race this
season. 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 ATV Tour will operate two racing series
at each venue this season: the “QuadMX Series”
and the “QuadTerrain Challenge Series.” QuadMX
consists of professional and pro-am sport MX
racing on pro-style, big-air MX racing circuits.
The QuadTerrain Challenge comprises professional
and pro-am sport utility racing on purpose-built
all-terrain racing circuits. ATVs allowed to
compete will include stock, near-stock
utility-type, and modified.
The Tour will feature two Pro Classes, the
SuperQuad Pro 450 in QuadMX and Pro Stock in the
QuadTerrain Challenge, as well as 19 other
classes for Amateurs, Pro Am and Youth riders.
The Daniel Boone track layout, like all
circuits on the Tour, is designed to optimize
television coverage and fan viewing for both
racing disciplines. The QuadMX course is central
to the design and is tailored exclusively for
ATV racing. The QuadTerrain course is
constructed immediately adjacent to the MX track
and incorporates a small portion of the
technical section of the MX course, but excludes
all big air MX sections. The balance of the
QuadTerrain course consists of specialized
terrain and obstacles. All obstacle sectors are
raced at speed. Races feature obstacles that
demonstrate the machine’s and a rider’s
capabilities under race conditions. However
certain sections will require careful
maneuvering, or a deft high-speed touch. The
QuadTerrain courses are a half mile or less in
length.
In order to allow competition from amateur
and junior classes, without taking away from the
professional show, the courses include amateur
alternative lines for each Series.
Sponsorship continues to contribute to the
growth of the Tour. The factories have
recognized the importance of racing as part of
their overall marketing program. Participation
from BRP Can-Am and Suzuki are confirmed, while
other manufacturers, including Honda, Yamaha and
others are planning to take part. AMSOIL, ITP,
Dennis Kirk, Jack Link’s and many others also
plan to participate in the Tour. The Series will
also support unique programs designed to help
teams secure sponsorship and to allow them to
grow with the Tour.
The event kicks off with an open practice
from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, May 19. A full
slate of ATV racing will be held on both
Saturday and Sunday. Tickets will be available
at the gate. A full race weekend schedule is
available at
www.powersportstour.com.
A media resources guide is available in PDF
format by clicking
here (Adobe Acrobat Reader
5.0 or higher required), and will also be
available onsite in both electronic and paper
formats. Media Members wishing to cover the
event in person need to apply for credentials no
later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16. A media
credentials form is available at
www.powersportstour.com. A media center will be
set up in the scoring tower with Internet access
and a place for media to work.
Press Releases covering the day’s racing
action will be distributed via email and posted
on the Tour’s web site following racing each
day. High resolution photos will also be
available.
About the PowerSports ATV Tour
The PowerSports ATV Tour is North America’s
newest ATV racing tour and features the greatest
show on dirt. The Tour is North America’s
premier form of ATV racing, with its jumps,
gyrations and dirt-slinging racing action. The
Tour is sanctioned by the World PowerSports
Association, North America’s largest and most
respected ATV and snowmobile sanctioning body,
and promoter of ATV and snowmobile racing on
both the regional and national level.
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