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SIX ATVA MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONS SALUTED AT AMA
BANQUET
Tommy “Tasmanian” Tantillo receiving his
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LAS VEGAS (Nov. 20, 2007)
-- Six ITP/Moose Racing ATVA National Motocross
Champions were honored at the Annual AMA Sports
Award Banquet Friday night at the Rio All Suite
Hotel and Casino. Angela Butler, Chad Raymond,
Clay Holmes, Matt Shapaka, Jeffrey Rastrelli and
Tommy Tantillo were awarded their respective
titles at the event.
Butler was named ATVA Female Rider of the
Year, recognizing her victory in the title
chase, which came down to the final round of the
season, over Heather Byrd.
Rastrelli, who clinched the 90 modified
(8-10) title, was also crowned the ATVA Youth
Rider of the Year, edging out Walker Fowler
(GNCC) and Kacee Frazier (Dirt Track).
Tantillo captured his second ATVA Vet/Senior
Rider of the Year award. Tantillo won
championships in both Open A and the 40+ classes
this season.
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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