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Season Opener at Hemond's MX Park on Tap for
Rock Maple Racing's Can-Am Series
Presented by the New England Dodge Dealers
DERRY, NH (May 2, 2008)
- As temperatures gradually warm up and things
start to turn green around the northeast, ATV
enthusiasts are getting anxious to get out and
play.
Riders who enjoy a little competition are busy
tuning their machines, as Rock Maple Racing
(RMR) prepares to kick off the 2008 Can-Am
series schedule on Sunday, May 11, at Hemond's
MX Park in Minot, Maine.
Spectator gates will open at 8 a.m., and racing
will get under way promptly at 9 a.m. Admission
is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 10,
while children age 5 and under will be admitted
free with a paying adult.
The day's program will begin with qualifying
action for all classes. These qualifying races
allow riders to learn quick lines around the
challenging track. It all builds to an exciting
climax at roughly 1 p.m. as Finals for all
classes begin. Riders from around the northeast
will be gunning for trophies and bragging rights
as Rock Maple’s second full season of ATV racing
gets under way.
Race fans in Central Maine will be pleased to
know a popular stock car driver will be joining
RMR for this event. Shawn Martin, driver of the
Maine Ski-doo Dealers/Can-Am RMR Series Late
Model entry at Oxford Plains Speedway, will
compete on a Can-Am ATV in the Utility class if
it is offered that weekend. Martin will also
display his beautiful No. 94 machine at Hemond’s
on race day and meet with fans of all ages.
New this year for the Can-Am series is a
division between East and West points races,
much like RMR does with its snocross programs.
This makes it easier for teams to run for points
titles without the added expense of extra
travel.
Also new is the addition of a Five-round series
for "Pit Bikes," which have become so popular in
the last few years. There will be eight classes,
broken down for Pro and Amateur riders and for
10-inch or 12-inch wheel diameter. RMR will
partner with the Pit Bike Racing Association
(PBRA) to bring this exciting new class into the
mix.
RMR's Can-Am series offers riders two separate
divisions in which to compete. The popular MX
division is for rear-wheel-drive, race-bred
machines, while the Utility division is for
entry-level riders with 4x4 or utility-style
ATVs. A separate course is built at each event
for 4x4 competition, known as the QuadTerrain
Challenge.
Hemond's MX is a world-class motocross facility
with a reputation for great racing. Run by the
hard-working Hemond family, the track has been
expanded in recent years to become one of the
premier race courses in New England. Hemond's
hosts several Maine Motocross Series events
during the season, along with a few larger New
England Sports Committee (NESC) events. All over
the northeast, racers are talking about how nice
the track and facility in general is at Hemond's
MX Park. The family has poured its heart and
soul into the track, and it shows.
Rock Maple Racing, Presented by the New England
Dodge Dealers, is the eastern affiliate of the
World Powersports Association (WPSA), the
national sanctioning body for snocross and ATV
racing. For more information, visit us online at
www.rockmaple.com.
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