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MORGANTOWN HONDA/YAMAHA/SUZUKI TO HOST
MEET AND GREET WITH PROFESSIONAL ATV RACERS
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (May.
16, 2008) -- In conjunction with next
weekend's ATV Stampede at High Point Raceway,
several top professional ATV riders from across
the country will be gathering at Morgantown
Honda/Yamaha/Suzuki on Friday, May 23 from 4
p.m. to 6 p.m. to meet and greet fans. The event
is part of the ITP Tires/Moose Racing AMA/ATVA
National Motocross Championship Presented by
Parts Unlimited.
Local radio station WVAQ will be broadcasting
live with DJ Kevin Connoley. Connoley will
interview defending AMA titleholder Joe Byrd,
AMA Pro Invitational Champion Pat Brown, and
multi-time ATV National Champion Doug Gust.
During the two-hour meet and greet there will
be prizes and giveaways that will include: free
weekend passes, signed jerseys, stickers, and
other collectibles.
Riders attending will
include:
American Honda/Joe Byrd Quad
Riding School’s Joe Byrd
Factory Yamaha/Golden West Cycle’s Pat Brown
Team Rockstar/MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro Taper’s
Doug Gust
Team Rockstar/MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro Taper’s
Chad Wienen
Team MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro Taper’s Dustin
Wimmer
FAST FACTS:
When:
Friday, May 23 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Where:
Morgantown Honda Suzuki Yamaha, 526 Mileground
Road, Morgantown, WV 26505, Phone: (304)
296-9055 – Contact Matt if needed.
Round five of the 12-round ITP
Tires/Moose Racing AMA/ATVA National Motocross
Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited will
take place at High Point Raceway Saturday and
Sunday, May 24-25.. The ATV Stampede will also
mark the opening round of the ITP Tires Grand
Slam Presented by QUAD Magazine. The Grand Slam
is a championship within a championship being
held at the remaining four Showcase Events on
the ITP Tires/Moose Racing AMA/ATVA National
Motocross Championship, presented by Parts
Unlimited tour.
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 in recent 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.
About the ATV Promoters
Group (ATVPG)
The ATVPG is composed of the 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, please 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 11-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 Racing, 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.
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