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ATV NATIONAL PROMOTERS SALUTED AT AMA BANQUET
LAS VEGAS (Nov. 20, 2007)
-- Two ITP/Moose Racing AMA/ATVA National
Motocross promoters were honored at the Annual
AMA Sports Award Banquet Friday night at the Rio
All Suite Hotel and Casino. Racer Productions
was honored as ATVA Organizer of the Year, and
4P Promotions received accolades as Motocross
Organizer of the Year.
“We are extremely proud of the two most
recognized promoters in the country making up
part of the AMA Pro ATV Racing series,” said
Harv Whipple, AMA Pro ATV Racing Referee and
Series Manager.
As members of the ATVPG (ATV Promoters
Group), Racer Productions and 4P Promotions host
rounds of the AMA/ATVA National Motocross
Championships. Racer Productions hosts the
ATV Stampede at High Point Raceway in Mount
Morris, PA and the ATV Dirt Days at Loretta
Lynn’s Ranch in Hurricane Mills, TN. Racer
Productions also hosted the first ATV Open this
season at Steel City Raceway in Delmont, PA,
held in conjunction with the AMA Toyota
Motocross Championships. The ATV Open marked the
first time ATV Pro Racing shared a national
track on a national weekend with its two-wheeled
brethren.
As one of the newest venues on the AMA/ATVA
national motocross circuit, 4P Promotions hosted
a national round at its Sunset Ridge facility in
Walnut, IL. For the ATV National, 4P Promotions
teamed up with the professional staff of Red
Bud’s Amy Ritchie and crew. In fact, this
prestigious award was bestowed on Red Bud MX in
2006, so the lessons learned were clearly
well-received by the staff of 4P Promotions.
“The 4P staff was great to work with and
really embraced the subtle differences in
prepping and maintaining a racetrack for ATV’s
as opposed to motorcycles,” commented Amy
Ritchie of Red Bud MX.
This season marked a pivotal year for ATV
racing, as ATVA moved the pro class to AMA Pro
Racing, issuing pro licenses for the first time
in history. In addition, for the first time
ever, the ITP/Moose Racing National Motocross
Champion, Joe Byrd, was recognized as part of
the AMA Pro Racing banquet Sunday night.
The 11-round 2008 ITP/Moose Racing AMA Pro
ATV Motocross season kicks off March 9th at Glen
Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, CA. The
10-round 2008 ATVA motocross series starts March
29 & 30th at Mill Creek Raceway in Pell City,
AL. For more information about AMA Pro ATV
and ATVA Motocross, visit
www.atvmotocross.com.
About the ITP/Moose ATV
National Motocross Championship Series Presented
by Parts Unlimited
The AMA ITP/Moose ATV National Motocross
Championship Series Presented by Parts Unlimited
is the nation’s premier amateur and professional
ATV motocross series, and competes at top
motocross facilities nationwide. The 12-round
series features the Nation's best racers, teams
and sponsors, and is America’s largest
and longest-running ATV National Motocross
series with more than 20 years of competition.
The series continues to expand and produce top
talent from the amateur ranks, while keeping
close to the grassroots fun that makes people
love to go to the races. Series sponsors include
title sponsors ITP Tires and Moose, and
presenting sponsor Parts Unlimited.
Premiere and Feature sponsors include ATV Sport,
Moto Tees, Scott USA, Maxxis Tires, Elka
Suspension and H-Bomb Films/Division Four.
Associate sponsors include Weekend Warrior
Trailers, Denton Racing, and Hinson Racing.
Media partners include ATV Insider, ATV Rider
and ATVRiders.com. For more information,
please visit
www.atvmotocross.com.
About the ATV Association
(ATVA)
The ATV Association (“ATVA”) is the official
sanctioning body of the amateur division of the
ATVA ITP/Moose ATV National Motocross
Championship Series Presented by Parts
Unlimited. The 9,000-member ATVA is a 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, and continues to gain
momentum and support, outselling off-road
motorcycles annually. Each ATVA round attracts
hundreds of racers who compete for bragging
rights to one of 31 amateur national titles. For
more information, please visit
www.atvaonline.com.
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