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ATV Racing's Best Ready for Steel City
$10,000 ATV
Open hits the dirt tomorrow afternoon
North America's best Pro ATV Racers will
be vying for $10,000 during tomorrow's
Second Annual ATV Open at Steel City
Raceway. |
DELMONT, Pa. (August 29, 2008) -- The top riders
in Professional ATV Racing will take to the
track tomorrow afternoon during the $10,000 ATV
Open at Steel City Raceway. The event, which is
part of the AMA Toyota Motocross weekend, is
scheduled for 5:20 p.m. and will be telecast on
SPEED on Sept. 6 at 10 p.m. EDT.
Tomorrow's event, considered the "Super Bowl"
of ATV Motocross racing, pits the best of the
best in ATV racing against each other on Steel
City's tough motocross course. A $10,000 purse,
with $5,000 to win, is offered, as well as a
$500 holeshot bonus from ATVRiders dot com.
Practice is scheduled for 11 a.m. EDT
tomorrow.
To download a statistical summary for the
riders in the ATV Open, please click
here.
Steel City Storylines:
PENNSYLVANIA REPRESENTED...Three riders
in the 20-quad fiend hail from the Keystone
State. John Natalie, Jr. (No. 13 Warnert Racing
Can-Am) lives just 80 miles from Steel City in
Houtzdale, just north of Altoona. Jason
Dunkelberger (No. 19 Rath Racing Polaris) lives
just north of Harrisburg in Trevorton, Pa.,
while 2008 AMA Pro ATV Champion Dustin Wimmer
(No. 1 RED Team MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro Taper
Suzuki) lives in Centerville, Pa., just south of
Erie.
BROWN TO
DEFEND...Leading the way into Steel City
is defending ATV Open Champion Pat Brown. Brown
will bring his take-no-prisoners style to Steel
City, riding the No. 1 GOLD Yamaha. Chad Wienen
(No. 44 Team Rockstar/MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro
Taper) finished second last year, ahead of
teammate Doug Gust (No. 55 No. 44 Team Rockstar/MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro
Taper).
CAN-AM
PAINT...All six Can-Am DS-450s in this
weekend's race will sport special paint schemes
to celebrate the winner-take-all race. The
Warnert Racing Can-Am's of John Natalie, Jr. and
Cody Miller will feature special red-and-white
paint schemes, while Team Epic riders Jeremy
Lawson, Greg Gee and Sage Baker will ride
special black-colored quads.
THREE-WHEEL
EXTRAVAGANZA...The Motocross Legends
Tour, held at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow during opening
ceremonies, will feature ATV racing legend Jimmy
White. White will temporarily give up his duties
as team manager for Team Monster Energy Kawasaki
and ride a Kawasaki Tecate 250 three-wheeler.
David Bailey, Jeff Stanton, Broc Glover, Gary
Semics, Mike Fisher, Tom Carson and Steve Lamson
are also scheduled to participate in the event.
AMERICA
ROCKS...Women's ATV racer and Nashville
recording artist Krista Marie will sing the
National Anthem tomorrow during opening
ceremonies. Marie made her concert debut two
weeks ago at the ITP Tires/Moose Racing AMA/ATVA
National Motocross Championship Presented by
Parts Unlimited season finale at Loretta Lynn
Ranch.
The Second Annual Steel City AMA Pro ATV Open
will feature Pro racing on Saturday, Aug. 30 and
a full card of Amateur racing on Sunday, Aug.
31. Tickets start at just $30 for adults and $15
for children 6-11. Children 5 and under receive
free admission. For information, including a
weekend schedule and where to purchase tickets,
please visit
www.racerproductions.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, 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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