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AMA Sports and ATVA
Athletes of the Year will be Honored by P Swiss
at AMA Sports Awards Banquet
PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- The American
Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is proud to
announce that P Swiss, a new and innovative
Swiss-made watch brand, will present the AMA
Sports and ATVA Athletes of the Year with a
model from the P Swiss Planet line at the 2008
AMA Sports Awards Banquet on Saturday evening,
Nov. 22, at the Barber Vintage Motorsports
Museum in Leeds, Ala.
"P Swiss offers a range of unique and
stylistic timepieces that combine traditional
Swiss quality with a modern design," said AMA
Director of Business Development Jim Moore.
"We're excited that this leading watchmaker is
helping honor our most successful competitors
with such a fine example from its line."
Riders nominated for the AMA Sports Athlete
of the Year include: Ricky Dietrich of Menifee,
Calif.; Darryn Durham of Butler, Pa.; PJ Larsen
of Stanley, N.C.; Jason Raines of Belfair,
Wash.; and Stephen Vanderkuur of Davison, Mich.
Riders nominated for the ATVA Athlete of the
Year include: Bill Ballance of Smiths Grove,
Ky.; Michael Coburn of Garretson, S.D.; Cody
Gibson of Englewood, Tenn.; and Harold Goodman
of Romulus, Mich.
"The AMA Sports and ATVA Athletes of the Year
represent some of the fastest, most-talented,
hard-core motorsports stars competing today,"
said Earl T. Shannon, P Swiss Inc. CEO. "It's
only natural that we support these top talents,
and what better way to do that than with one of
our most popular models, the modern and
adaptable P Swiss Planet."
Like all P Swiss watches, the Planet features
a scratch resistant sapphire crystal and is
water resistant to a minimum of 50 meters. All P
Swiss watches come with quick-change straps,
available in genuine alligator, leather, sateen,
rubber or a stainless steel bracelet.
In addition to the Athletes of the Year,
hundreds of champions and other special honorees
will be recognized at the AMA Sports Awards
Banquet, held this year at the stunning Barber
Vintage Motorsports Museum, which includes a
collection of more than 1,200 historic and rare
motorcycles, and is located on the grounds of
the world-class Barber Motorsports Park
road-race course.
Tickets to the AMA Sports Awards Banquet are
$85 and can be purchased online at
www.AmericanMotorcyclist.com. A downloadable
registration form is also available. Printed
orders can be faxed to: (614) 986-1962, Attn:
Cyndi Freeze-Cain; or mailed to: AMA Racing,
Attn: Cyndi Freeze-Cain, 13515 Yarmouth Drive,
Pickerington, OH 43147.
About the American Motorcyclist
Association
Since 1924, the
AMA has promoted and protected the motorcycling
lifestyle. AMA members come from all walks of
life and they navigate many different roads on
their journey to the same destination: freedom
on two wheels. As the world's largest motorcycle
organization with nearly 300,000 members, the
AMA advocates for motorcyclists' interests in
the halls of local, state and federal
government, the committees of international
governing organizations and the court of public
opinion. Through member clubs, promoters and
partners, the AMA sanctions more motorsports
competition events than any other organization
in the world. Through its Motorcycle Hall of
Fame Museum, the AMA preserves the heritage of
motorcycling for future generations. For more
information, visit em>
www.AmericanMotorcyclist.com.
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