Teddy Maier Takes First Place in Kansas City

Honda Teammate Nathan Skaggs Finishes Second

AURORA, Ill. (January 5, 2008) – The Toyota AMA Arenacross Series marched into the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo., tonight for the first event of the New Year. In the Toyota AMA Arenacross class, Honda’s Teddy Maier took advantage of the bobble by the Toyota Holeshot winner Nathan Skaggs to win the main event.

“I didn’t see Skaggs go down but when I came to the end of the whoops section I saw him trying to restart his bike.” Maier said. “He just kind of gave it away, but I’ll take it.”

After making the 9-hour drive down from racing in Grand Rapids, Mich., last night, Maier put on an impressive display for the TiLube, MotoXXX team on his Honda. Even with his second place finish Skaggs was proud of his ride, saying “I would like to have won but I ran a good race.”

In the Toyota AMA Arenacross Lites South Main event Travis Bannister aboard his Race Day Performance Honda held off a late charge by Dennis Jonon on his Team GPS Racing Honda.

“I tried to take it easy at the end to save some energy for the AX class main event.” Bannister said. Unfortunately, Travis suffered a mechanical failure that caused him to DNF in the main event of the AX class. Kurtis Mccabe rounded out the top three with a solid ride on his TiLube, Moto XXX Honda.

Arenacross Main Event Results

1. Teddy Maier, Honda
2. Nathan Skaggs, Honda
3. Kurtis Mccabe, Honda
4. Kerry Moore, Honda
5. Hunter Meyer, Honda

Arenacross Points (Pending Grand Rapids Arenacross Results)

1. Chad Johnson (2) 148
2. Kelly Smith 137
3. Brock Sellards (3) 136
4. Josh Demuth (3) 127
5. Jim Neese 124
6. Kevin Johnson 116
7. Teddy Maier 112
8. Danny Smith 111
9. Keith Johnson 102
10. Nathan Skaggs 91

Arenacross Lites South Main Event Results

1. Travis Bannister, Honda
2. Dennis Jonon, Honda
3. Kurtis Mccabe, Honda
4. Colt Humphrey, Honda
5. Chad Cook, Kawasaki

About Toyota AMA Arenacross Series
In its 24th year, the Toyota AMA Arenacross Series, owned by Live Nation, is the premier indoor motocross series in the U.S. playing to sold-out arenas nationwide. Information on the Toyota AMA Arenacross Series events may be found at www.Arenacross.com. Live Nation is the world's largest live music company. Our mission is to inspire passion for live music around the world. We are the largest promoter of live concerts in the world, the second-largest entertainment venue management company and have a rapidly growing online presence. We create superior experiences for artists and fans, regularly producing tours for the biggest superstars in the business, including The Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand, Madonna, U2 and Coldplay. Globally, we own, operate, have booking rights for and/or have an equity interest in more than 160 venues, including House of Blues® music venues and prestigious locations such as The Fillmore in San Francisco, Nikon at Jones Beach in New York and London’s Wembley Arena. Our websites collectively are the second most popular entertainment/event websites in the United States, according to Nielsen//NetRatings. In addition, we also produce, promote or host theatrical, specialized motor sports and other live entertainment events. In 2006, we connected nearly 60 million fans with their favorite performers at approximately 26,000 events in 18 countries around the world. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Live Nation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol “LYV.” For more information regarding Live Nation and its businesses or concerts near you, please visit our website at www.livenation.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 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 racing, visit www.amaproracing.com. For amateur racing information visit www.amadirectlink.com/amrace/amasports.asp.