PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Jan. 16, 2007) – AMA Racing has announced the 2007 AMA Pro/Am Motocross Schedule. Reflecting AMA Racing’s ongoing effort to improve rider transition from amateur to professional competition, Pro/Am motocross events will provide “A” class amateur riders the opportunity to earn points towards their AMA Professional Motocross license and AMA Supercross Lites endorsement.
In addition to the Toyota AMA Arenacross Series and the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn’s, AMA Pro/Am motocross events will give riders the opportunity to earn points on a year-round basis and in racing environments that they feel the most comfortable.
“We’re very excited to have what we feel is a fair qualification system in which amateur riders earn the right to compete at the professional level of AMA Supercross and Motocross”, said AMA Racing’s Amateur Motocross Manager Ryan Holliday.
As a bonus to the AMA Pro/Am motocross program, select races will award riders “double points” due to the highly competitive and prestigious nature of these events.
AMA Racing will continue to organize the Fall-based Eastern Pro/Am Championship Series, formerly known as the AMA Four-Stroke Nationals and Thundercross Series. The 2007 series features new venues including Pleasure Valley Raceway, Armaugh, Penn., Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Baja Acres in Millington, Mich., and Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J.
2007 AMA PRO/AM MOTOCROSS SCHEDULE
Date Location Venue Information
January 27-28 Gatorback Cycle Park Gainesville, FL 407-654-6431
February 24-25 Cooperland Raceway Stillwater, OK (LLQ) 405-743-8545
March 6-11 Lake Whitney MX Park Whitney, TX 817-270-1814
March 19 Doublin Gap Shippensburg, PA 717-249-6036
March 24-25 Arizona Cycle Park Litchfield Park, AZ (LLQ) 623-853-0750
March 24-25 Hidden Valley Burlison, TN (LLQ) 901-476-5484
March 31-April 1 HLR Motorsports Moberly, MO (LLQ) 660-263-4321
March 31-April 1 Devils Ridge Sanford, NC 919-776-1767
March 31-April 1 Competitive Edge MX Hesperia, CA (LLQ) 760-947-7556
April 8 Broome-Tioga Richford, NY 607-849-4438
April 14-15 Red Bud Buchanan, MI (LLQ) 269-695-6405
April 21-22 MX 338 Southwick, MA (LLQ) 413-569-6801
April 21-22 Pleasant Valley Boise, ID (LLQ) 208-941-7504
April 28-29 Virginia Motorsports Park Petersburg, VA (LLQ) 804-834-8731
May 12-13 Glen Helen San Bernardino, CA 909-880-3090
May 12-13 Honey Lake Milford, CA (LLQ) 530-827-2639
May 18 Hangtown Sacramento, CA 800-426-4869
May 19-20 Tony Wynn MX Little Rock, AR (LLQ) 870-342-5373
May 19-20 Sunset Ridge Walnut, IL (LLQ) 815-379-9534
May 25 High Point Mt. Morris, PA 304-284-0084
May 27 Three Palms Conroe, TX 936-321-8725
June 3 The Farm MX Indianola, IA 515-961-8904
July 6-8 Muddy Creek Blountville, TN 423-323-5497
July 7-8 Motoland Kinsbury, IN 218-988-6686
July 14 Unadilla New Berlin, NY 607-965-8784
July 15 Mountain View Sandy, OR 503-668-4648
July 22 South Fork Dirt Riders Taylorville, IL 217-237-4752
July 27 Washougal Washougal, WA 541-673-1671
July 30- Aug. 4 Loretta Lynn’s Ranch Hurricane Mills, TN 304-284-0101
*National Championship participants only
August 5 Crossroads MX Mason, IL 618-686-2769
August 9-10 Spring Creek MX Millville, MN 507-753-2779
August 12 Budds Creek Budds Creek, MD 301-475-2000
August 19 Pleasure Valley Armaugh, PA 814-695-2453
August 19 Balance MX Bowling Green, KY 270-792-7223
August 31-Sept. 1 Freestone County Raceway Wortham, TX 713-880-5533
September 1-2 Baja MX Millington, MI 989-871-3356
September 2 Birch Creek Danville, VA 434-836-2841
September 6-7 Glen Helen San Bernadino, CA 909-880-3090
September 8-9 Aztalan Cycle Club Lake Mills, WI 414-297-9367
September 22-23 Mid-Ohio Lexington, OH 800-643-6446
October 5-7 Swan MX Tyler, TX 903-882-4215
October 6-7 Raceway Park Englishtown, NJ 732-446-7800
October 13-14 Bremen Race Park Bremen, GA 770-537-0219
October 27-28 Mill Creek Pell City, AL 205-699-8857
November 19-24 Gatorback Cycle Park Gainesville, FL 407-654-6431
Events in bold award double points; (LLQ) = Loretta Lynn Area Qualifier Dates and locations subject to change
To obtain an AMA Professional Motocross License and Supercross Lites endorsement, riders must earn 100 points in AMA Pro/Am Sanctioned motocross events. 100 points must be earned in a single class (125cc/250F or 250cc/450F). Points cannot be combined between the two classes. There will be no “series” or “regional” awards. Points can be accumulated in any Pro/Am MX events in any region. All Pro/Am points must be earned in a 12 month period. At Pro/Am events run in conjunction with a Loretta Lynn’s Area Qualifier, points will be awarded in both the “A” and Pro Sport classes. Points are awarded based on overall finish according the AMA Sports National Points Scale:
1st – 30
2nd - 25
3rd - 21
4th - 18
5th - 16
6th - 15
7th – 14
8th – 13
9th – 12
10th – 11
11th – 10
12th – 9
13th – 8
14th – 7
15th – 6
16th – 5
17th – 4
18th – 3
19th - 2
20th - 1
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 racing, visit www.amaproracing.com.
1/17/2007 2:48am
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