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Yamaha Receives
Invitation to ATV OPEN
Sharing the soil at Steel City
Morgantown, WV — Yamaha
Motor Corporation's Donnie Luce looks forward to
the ATV Open Invitational at Steel City with
five rider invitations extended.
Yamaha ATV/Offroad Coordinator Donnie Luce
Donnie, how do you feel about the ATV Open
Invitational?
DL: I think it is a great idea to try and bridge
the gap between both forms of Pro Racing. It is
a huge opportunity for the ATV Pro riders to
showcase their talents on a similar track as the
motorcycles. In addition, it will allow both
types of fans an opportunity to attend a single
event and see both forms of racing, thus
bridging the gap between both markets.
The Miller brothers are included in the Pro
class. What brought them there?
DL: Hunter turned Pro earlier this year while
Cody will be making his Pro debut. As you are
aware, we had a select amount of spots. We
decided to send our Factory supported guys, Pat
Brown, Travis Spader and Richard Pelchat (Yam of
Canada.) The fourth spot was going to go to
Dustin Nelson, but he broke is leg and will not
be able to attend. Since we had a relationship
with the Miller Brothers, and they have produced
positive results for us, we wanted to give them
an opportunity to experience this event and
learn from the best.
How do your other riders stack up against the
top Pros, in your opinion?
DL: Currently our program is gaining momentum
due largely in part to the hard work that Pat
Brown and mechanic Paul Turner mechanic have put
in this year. We have made some major
improvements during this year, and I believe we
haven't reached our true potential yet. One
thing that I am truly impressed with, is the
amount of information that each of our riders
and mechanics are willing to share with fellow
competitors or Yamaha customers. We have a young
group of riders and believe we will have riders
capable of reaching the podium on a weekly basis
for years to come.
Any predictions on the event, or outcome?
DL: Well, I would really like to see a Yamaha
rider win this first ever event, and if there
was any more Yamaha riders on the podium that
would be a bonus. I believe it is going to be a
very good show for those present and those who
will see it on TV.
About Racer Productions:
A West Virginia based motorcycle and ATV event
production company, Racer Productions has been a
leader in the off-road racing industry for over
30 years. It’s repertoire of events includes the
13-round Can-Am Grand National Cross Country
Series, since 1973; The Kawasaki/Monster Energy
High Point National in Mount Morris, PA, since
1977; The ATV Dirt Days at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch
in Hurricane Mills, TN, since 1985; The Monster
Energy/Kawasaki Steel City National in Delmont,
PA, since 1988; The ATV Stampede ATVA National
Motocross at High Point Raceway, since 1994; The
Wrangler ATVA National Motocross at Oak Hill
Raceway in Decatur, TX, since 2006; as well as
numerous amateur motocross events, and a World
Motocross Gran Prix in 1987. In addition, the
Racer Productions staff is the same crew that
brings you the prestigious Air Nautique/AMA
Amateur National Motocross Championship at
Loretta Lynn’s Ranch, since 1982.
For more information about Racer Productions and
the events they produce, visit
www.racerproductions.com. For High Point
National Motocross information, visit
www.highpointmx.com. For Steel City National
Motocross information, visit
www.steelcitymx.com. For GNCC Racing
information, visit
www.gnccracing.com.
About AMA Racing:
AMA Racing is the competition arm of the
American Motorcyclist Association and is the
leading sanctioning body for motorcycle sport in
the United States. Its professional properties
include the Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series,
the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship presented
by FMF, the AMA Superbike Championship presented
by Parts Unlimited, the AMA Ford Quality Checked
Flat Track Championship, the AMA Supermoto
Championship and the AMA Pro ATV Championship.
In amateur and pro-am competition, AMA Racing
sanctions over 4000 events in 24 different
disciplines and supports over 110 thousand
active members.
For more information about professional ATV
racing, visit
www.amaproracing.com. Accredited media
outlets can also access an on line Press Room at
www.amaproracing.com/pressroom. For amateur
racing information visit
www.amadirectlink.com/amrace/amasports.asp.
About the ATVA:
The ATV Association (“ATVA”) is the official
sanctioning body of the amateur divisions of the
ATVA ITP/Moose ATV National Motocross
Championship Series Presented by Parts
Unlimited. The 9,000 member ATVA is the sister
organization of 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, outselling off-road
motorcycles annually. Each round attracts
600-700 racers who compete for bragging rights
to one of 31 amateur national titles. For more
information about ATVA, visit
www.atvaonline.com.
About the ATVPG:
The ATVPG is comprised of the 12 individual
promoters that host the AMA ITP/Moose ATV
National Motocross Championships, presented by
Parts Unlimited. The goal of the ATVPG is to
raise awareness of ATV motocross through the
production of professional and amateur
championship racing events. For more information
on the ATVPG and the ATV National events they
produce, go to
www.atvmotocross.com.
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