Morgantown, WV - Racer Productions, promoters of the 20th Annual Monster Energy/Kawasaki Pro Motocross National at Steel City Raceway, will present the fastest ATV riders in the world to a whole new audience with the AMA Pro ATV Open Invitational. The race will take place Saturday, August 25^th at Steel City Raceway, sharing the weekend with round 10 of the AMA/Toyota Motocross Championships presented by FMF.

This unique event will bring twenty of the fastest AMA Pro ATV riders in front of the national caliber crowd in Delmont, PA for the first time in history.

“The AMA Pro ATV Open is going to be a prestigious event,” said Harv Whipple, AMA Pro ATV Series Manager. “I have had the pleasure of working with these riders this year during the ITP/Moose Racing ATVA MX Nationals and these professional ATV race teams deserve an event like this.”

Twenty handpicked entries will compete in a special one-moto format, following the lead of prestigious invitational supercross events like the Rockstar Energy Drink US Open in Las Vegas.  The winner will take home $5,000 of the $10,000 purse, along with bragging rights that come with the AMA Pro ATV Open Championship No. 1 plate.

Steel City has hosted a round of the AMA Motocross Championship since 1988, and hosted a round of the ITP/Moose Racing ATVA MX Nationals for the first time last year. The track features plenty of elevation changes and jumps, all laid out in a valley which provides some of the best spectator viewing in the sport.

For more information on the inaugural AMA Pro ATV Open contact Racer Productions at 304.284.0084 or visit www.atvmotocross.com.  For information about the Monster Energy/Kawasaki National Motocross at Steel City, visit the website at www.steelcitymx.com.

 

WHAT:            AMA Pro ATV Open, an inaugural pro invitational race held in conjunction with round 10 of the 12-round AMA Toyota Motocross Championship presented by FMF

 

WHERE:         Steel City Raceway, Delmont, PA

                        Located 20 miles east of Pittsburgh off Route 66

 

WHEN:            Saturday, August 25, 2007

 

SCHEDULE:   TBA

 

COURSE:       1 mile (approx), loamy top soil with sawdust additive

 

WHO:              AMA Pro Racing has extended invitations to Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki &    

                        Yamaha to allow them each to enter 4 branded riders.

                     

PURSE:          $10,000, with $5,000 to win

Winner will be awarded AMA Pro ATV Open #1 plate

 

FEES:             $100 Race Entry Fee

AMA Pro ATV License required

 

 

About Racer Productions:

A West Virginia based motorcycle and ATV event production company, Racer Productions has been a leader in the off-road racing industry for over 30 years.  It’s repertoire of events includes the 13-round Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series, since 1973; The Kawasaki/Monster Energy High Point National in Mount Morris, PA, since 1977; The ATV Dirt Days at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in Hurricane Mills, TN, since 1985; The Monster Energy/Kawasaki Steel City National in Delmont, PA, since 1988; The ATV Stampede ATVA National Motocross at High Point Raceway, since 1994; The Wrangler ATVA National Motocross at Oak Hill Raceway in Decatur, TX, since 2006; as well as numerous amateur motocross events, and a World Motocross Gran Prix in 1987.  In addition, the Racer Productions staff is the same crew that brings you the prestigious Air Nautique/AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch, since 1982.

 

For more information about Racer Productions and the events they produce, visit www.racerproductions.com. For High Point National Motocross information, visit www.highpointmx.com. For Steel City National Motocross information, visit www.steelcitymx.com.  For GNCC Racing information, visit www.gnccracing.com.

 

About AMA Racing:

AMA Racing is the competition arm of the American Motorcyclist Association and is the leading sanctioning body for motorcycle sport in the United States. Its professional properties include the Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series, the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship presented by FMF, the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited, the AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Championship, the AMA Supermoto Championship and the AMA Pro ATV Championship. In amateur and pro-am competition, AMA Racing sanctions over 4000 events in 24 different disciplines and supports over 110 thousand active members.

 

For more information about professional ATV racing, visit www.amaproracing.com. Accredited media outlets can also access an on line Press Room at www.amaproracing.com/pressroom. For amateur racing information visit www.amadirectlink.com/amrace/amasports.asp.