JoeBar
08-01-2003, 04:28 PM
AMA Sports announces inaugural AMA Supermoto Grand Championships (http://www.amadirectlink.com/releases/2003/A03028.asp)
July 25 – AMA Sports, in cooperation with AMA-chartered promoting organizations Supermoto USA and Supermotard USA, announces its inaugural AMA Supermoto Grand Championships.
The 2003 AMA Supermoto Grand Championship program will encompass five events culminating in the November 22-23 Grand Championships at XPlex Motorsports Racepark in Las Vegas.
AMA Supermoto Grand Championship action will begin with two-round AMA Supermoto Championship Series promoted respectively in the Eastern and Western States by Supermotard USA and Supermoto USA. Those series will determine AMA Sports' 2003 Eastern and Western Supermoto Champions and will also serve as qualifying events for the AMA Supermoto Grand Championships.
The AMA Grand Championships will be part of a festive motorcycling weekend in Las Vegas that will also include the final round of AMA Pro Racing's Red Bull Supermoto Championships and the AMA Sports Awards Banquet on Friday, November 21; and the AMA Pro Racing Awards Banquet on Saturday, November 22.
Xplex Motorsports Racepark, site of the AMA Grand Championships on November 22-23, is a state-of-the-art kart racing facility located at the south end of the famed Las Vegas Strip.
The AMA Supermoto Grand Championship Program will run under a Pro-Am format designed to complement AMA Pro Racing's Red Bull Supermoto Championships. Eight classes of competition will be recognized:
Pro-Am SuperMoto Prestige: Unlimited displacement single-cylinder machines with unlimited modifications except for mandatory wheel size of 16, 16.5 or 17-inches. Minimum age 16.
Amateur Open Expert: Unlimited displacement single-cylinder machines with unlimited modifications. Minimum age 14.
Amateur Vet Open: Unlimited displacement single-cylinder machines with unlimited modifications. Minimum age 35.
Amateur Middleweight: Single cylinder machines with maximum displacement of 450cc (2- or 4-stroke), otherwise unlimited modifications. Minimum age 14.
Amateur Lightweight: Single cylinder machines with maximum displacement of 125cc for liquid-cooled 2-strokes; 300cc for liquid-cooled 4-strokes; 250cc for air-cooled 2-strokes; and 400cc for air-cooled 4-strokes; otherwise unlimited modifications. Minimum age 12.
Youth Super Lightweight: Single cylinder machines with maximum displacement of 99cc (2-stroke) or 230cc (4-stroke), otherwise unlimited modifications. Ages 12-15.
Mini Motard: Four-stroke single-cylinder machines with maximum displacement of 159cc, otherwise unlimited modifications. Minimum age 12.
Stock Mini: Single cylinder machines with maximum displacement of 65cc (2-stroke) or 125cc (4-stroke). Original crankcase, cylinder and heads and original bore, stroke and displacement must be retained. No modifications are allowed to stock air box, suspension, exhaust or chassis. Ages 9-13 and 14+.
The opening event in the 2003 AMA Western Supermoto Championship Series will be August 2-3 at Pat's Acres Racing Complex, located in Portland, Oregon's historic Charbeneau District. The Eastern Series will be launched on August 23-34 at Beaver Run Motorsports Complex in Wampum, Pennsylvania.
The top 35 finishers in the point standings from the AMA Eastern and Western Supermoto Championships will be guaranteed entries to the November Grand Championships, and will be seeded into heat races based on those standings. Additional entries may be accepted to a maximum of 70 per class for the Grand Championships, and will be gridded behind the seeded riders.
Following are the schedule of events and contact information for the 2003 AMA Supermoto Grand Championship program.
AMA EASTERN SUPERMOTO CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Aug. 23-24 Beaver Run Motorsports Complex, Wampum, Pennsylvania
Oct. 18 Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia
(The 2003 AMA Eastern Supermoto Championship Series is promoted by Supermotard USA. For more information, contact Eric Hicks at Supermotard USA, 611 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Suite 115, Washington, DC 20003. Email: eric@supermotard-usa.com.)
AMA WESTERN SUPERMOTO CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Aug. 2-3 Pat's Acres Racing Complex, Portland, Oregon
Sept. 27 Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield, California
AMA SUPERMOTO GRAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
Nov. 22-23 XPlex Motorsports Racepark, Las Vegas, Nevada
(The 2003 AMA Western Supermoto Championship Series and the 2003 AMA Grand Championships are promoted by Supermoto USA. For more information, contact Carl Blake at OCC Inc., 22410 70th Avenue West, Suite 7, Mount Lake Terrace, WA 98043. Email: supermoto@occcranks.com.)
AMA SPORTS
All events in the 2003 AMA Supermoto Grand Championship program are conducted under the exclusive sanction of the American Motorcyclist Association and governed by AMA Sports rules and supplementary regulations. For more information, contact AMA Sports at (614) 856-1900. Email: bamick@ama-cycle.org.
July 25 – AMA Sports, in cooperation with AMA-chartered promoting organizations Supermoto USA and Supermotard USA, announces its inaugural AMA Supermoto Grand Championships.
The 2003 AMA Supermoto Grand Championship program will encompass five events culminating in the November 22-23 Grand Championships at XPlex Motorsports Racepark in Las Vegas.
AMA Supermoto Grand Championship action will begin with two-round AMA Supermoto Championship Series promoted respectively in the Eastern and Western States by Supermotard USA and Supermoto USA. Those series will determine AMA Sports' 2003 Eastern and Western Supermoto Champions and will also serve as qualifying events for the AMA Supermoto Grand Championships.
The AMA Grand Championships will be part of a festive motorcycling weekend in Las Vegas that will also include the final round of AMA Pro Racing's Red Bull Supermoto Championships and the AMA Sports Awards Banquet on Friday, November 21; and the AMA Pro Racing Awards Banquet on Saturday, November 22.
Xplex Motorsports Racepark, site of the AMA Grand Championships on November 22-23, is a state-of-the-art kart racing facility located at the south end of the famed Las Vegas Strip.
The AMA Supermoto Grand Championship Program will run under a Pro-Am format designed to complement AMA Pro Racing's Red Bull Supermoto Championships. Eight classes of competition will be recognized:
Pro-Am SuperMoto Prestige: Unlimited displacement single-cylinder machines with unlimited modifications except for mandatory wheel size of 16, 16.5 or 17-inches. Minimum age 16.
Amateur Open Expert: Unlimited displacement single-cylinder machines with unlimited modifications. Minimum age 14.
Amateur Vet Open: Unlimited displacement single-cylinder machines with unlimited modifications. Minimum age 35.
Amateur Middleweight: Single cylinder machines with maximum displacement of 450cc (2- or 4-stroke), otherwise unlimited modifications. Minimum age 14.
Amateur Lightweight: Single cylinder machines with maximum displacement of 125cc for liquid-cooled 2-strokes; 300cc for liquid-cooled 4-strokes; 250cc for air-cooled 2-strokes; and 400cc for air-cooled 4-strokes; otherwise unlimited modifications. Minimum age 12.
Youth Super Lightweight: Single cylinder machines with maximum displacement of 99cc (2-stroke) or 230cc (4-stroke), otherwise unlimited modifications. Ages 12-15.
Mini Motard: Four-stroke single-cylinder machines with maximum displacement of 159cc, otherwise unlimited modifications. Minimum age 12.
Stock Mini: Single cylinder machines with maximum displacement of 65cc (2-stroke) or 125cc (4-stroke). Original crankcase, cylinder and heads and original bore, stroke and displacement must be retained. No modifications are allowed to stock air box, suspension, exhaust or chassis. Ages 9-13 and 14+.
The opening event in the 2003 AMA Western Supermoto Championship Series will be August 2-3 at Pat's Acres Racing Complex, located in Portland, Oregon's historic Charbeneau District. The Eastern Series will be launched on August 23-34 at Beaver Run Motorsports Complex in Wampum, Pennsylvania.
The top 35 finishers in the point standings from the AMA Eastern and Western Supermoto Championships will be guaranteed entries to the November Grand Championships, and will be seeded into heat races based on those standings. Additional entries may be accepted to a maximum of 70 per class for the Grand Championships, and will be gridded behind the seeded riders.
Following are the schedule of events and contact information for the 2003 AMA Supermoto Grand Championship program.
AMA EASTERN SUPERMOTO CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Aug. 23-24 Beaver Run Motorsports Complex, Wampum, Pennsylvania
Oct. 18 Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Virginia
(The 2003 AMA Eastern Supermoto Championship Series is promoted by Supermotard USA. For more information, contact Eric Hicks at Supermotard USA, 611 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Suite 115, Washington, DC 20003. Email: eric@supermotard-usa.com.)
AMA WESTERN SUPERMOTO CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Aug. 2-3 Pat's Acres Racing Complex, Portland, Oregon
Sept. 27 Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield, California
AMA SUPERMOTO GRAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
Nov. 22-23 XPlex Motorsports Racepark, Las Vegas, Nevada
(The 2003 AMA Western Supermoto Championship Series and the 2003 AMA Grand Championships are promoted by Supermoto USA. For more information, contact Carl Blake at OCC Inc., 22410 70th Avenue West, Suite 7, Mount Lake Terrace, WA 98043. Email: supermoto@occcranks.com.)
AMA SPORTS
All events in the 2003 AMA Supermoto Grand Championship program are conducted under the exclusive sanction of the American Motorcyclist Association and governed by AMA Sports rules and supplementary regulations. For more information, contact AMA Sports at (614) 856-1900. Email: bamick@ama-cycle.org.