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AMA Pro Racing press release

With the sparkling Las Vegas skyline as a night backdrop, supermoto racers from all over the globe will converge on the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on Friday, Nov. 21, for the AMA Red Bull Supermoto Championship finale. As the season-ending round of the inaugural series, Red Bull Supermoto A-Go-Go will feature top finishers from the five qualifying rounds in a winner-take-all showdown. AMA National Champions will be crowned in two classes -- Supermoto and Supermoto Unlimited. Plus, each class will see the presentation of a team championship that will go to the teams that have earned the most points over the course of the season.

AMA Pro Racing's Chris Bradley says the Las Vegas finale will be the conclusion of a tremendously successful first year. "To take an all new racing series from scratch and wrap it up with an event like the Red Bull Supermoto A-Go-Go is quite remarkable," said Bradley. "Not only have we witnessed some incredible racing by some of the very top riders from all over the world, but we've seen the series grow with its very own television series as well as major sponsorship and support from top companies in the motorcycle industry. As we said when we launched the series last March in Daytona, we set out to change the face of how motorcycle racing is presented. We're absolutely confident that we've reached that goal."

Red Bull Supermoto-A-Go-Go will highlight a weekend full of activities, which culminates with the AMA Pro Racing Awards Banquet on Saturday night. Activities at the Rio kick off on Thursday evening (Nov. 20) with rider autograph signings, motocross and trials demonstrations, and music entertainment. Friday's race day schedule will also feature a breathtaking exhibition by the Red Bull Air Force extreme skydiving team. The race will be broadcast live on the Outdoor Life Network (OLN).

The track will be constructed on the grounds of the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino and feature an entertaining mixture of high-speed pavement and technical dirt sections. Bradley says the course make-up over the inaugural season has been one of the series' strong points. "As we've said all year, supermoto allows us to be very creative with our track design," stated Bradley. "In our first year, we've built supermoto tracks in existing race facilities as well as in downtown, urban settings. It has been our goal to 'bring the racing to the people' and this season-finale at the Rio is another example of that vision."
For ticket information, visit www.showtickets.com or call (888) 217-9565. For more event information, visit www.redbullsupermoto.com.

About the AMA Red Bull Supermoto Championship
In its first year, the AMA Red Bull Supermoto Championship, AMA Pro Racing's newest championship series, is a unique form of motorcycle racing that features a course made up of both dirt and pavement. Many top competitors from the world of motorcycle racing are contesting the series including multi-time AMA Supercross champion Jeremy McGrath, freestyle motocross legend and multi-time X-Game medallist Mike Metzger, former AMA Supercross/AMA Motocross champ and Indy Car driver, Jeff Ward and former World 500cc Grand Prix Champion Kevin Schwantz, among others. The six-round championship culminates on Nov. 21 in Las Vegas in conjunction with the annual AMA Pro Racing Awards Banquet.

About AMA Pro Racing
AMA Pro Racing is the leading sanctioning body for motorcycle sport in the United States. Its properties include the AMA Supercross Championship, the AMA Chevy Trucks U.S. Motocross Championship, the AMA Chevy Trucks U.S. Superbike Championship, the AMA Progressive Insurance U.S. Flat Track Championship and the AMA Red Bull Supermoto Championship. Nearly 2 million race fans attended AMA Pro Racing events during the 2002 season. For more information about AMA Pro Racing, visit www.amaproracing.com.