Press Release

Carmichael Amateur Daytona Supercross Returns‏



MX Sports Presents the Second-Annual Ricky Carmichael Daytona
 Amateur Supercross Championship on March 6 and 7




Morgantown, W.Va. (December 21, 2010) - MX Sports,
producers of the AMA Amateur Motocross Championships, is pleased to
announce that the second-annual Ricky Carmichael Daytona Amateur
Supercross Championship will take place on Sunday, March 6, at the
Daytona International Speedway, following the Daytona Pro Supercross
event. On Monday, March 7, Carmichael will host Ricky Carmichael
University, with riding instruction from the 15-Time AMA National
Champion and friends.



Photo By: Simon Cudby
Come ride and race with the GOAT at Daytona.
"We
were thrilled to hold an amateur race on the storied grounds of Daytona
last year, and we're going to make this year's event even better," says
Tim Cotter, director of MX Sports. "We learned a lot at the first
annual event, and we're excited to put those lessons to work and help
this event grow. With big thanks to Ricky, his family and friends, we
believe this event is about to become a mainstay on the amateur
circuit."

"I'm
really excited to be back for year two," says Carmichael. "As far as
racing goes, Daytona is home to me, and it's a great feeling to give
back to the sport that made me who I am today. The racing should be fun
to watch, and I'm really looking forward to applying what I know to
help these riders in Monday's school. This is a supercross country, and
you have to be able to ride it to succeed."

Sign up for the events begins on December 28. Riders can access the pre-entry link at www.mxsports.com

Sunday's
race allows the top amateur riders in the world to race on the coveted
Daytona Supercross track. After filling every gate position last year,
this year's event expands to run under the lights into Sunday evening,
allowing more classes, more laps and more riders.

MX
Sports organizes the event by utilizing their nearly 30 years of
experience operating the AMA Amateur Motocross Championship at Loretta
Lynn Ranch. The class structure includes classes for youth riders on
50cc bikes all the way up to vet and senior classes. The race will
follow a supercross format, using heat races and last chance qualifiers
to seed the field of riders into a main event in each class. Unlike the
Loretta Lynn Ranch format, riders do not need to qualify at other races
in order to participate in the Daytona event. Full online signup
information is posted on MXSports.com

Monday's
Ricky Carmichael University marks the only U.S. riding school
opportunity with the 15-time AMA National Champion. RC and his team
will share exclusive riding secrets during a one-day-only Supercross
camp on the Daytona track, with breakfast, lunch, instruction and
plenty of riding included.

Amateur
riders and their families are encouraged to come down early and camp on
the Daytona infield, where hookups are available. Move in, sign up and
camping begins on Saturday, March 5, so amateur families can watch the
pros compete on Saturday night in the Daytona Supercross. Amateur
racing takes place on Sunday, March 6, with Ricky Carmichael University
commencing on Monday, March 7.



About MX Sports

MX
Sports, Inc. is a Morgantown, West Virginia-based motocross production
company. The group coordinates the AMA Amateur National Motocross
Championships, which includes a national qualifying program consisting
of 52 Area Qualifying races held annually from February through May and
12 Regional Championship races conducted in June at select motocross
facilities across the country, leading to the national championship
finals during the first week of August at the home of country music
star Loretta Lynn in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. In 2010, MX Sports helped
create the inaugural Ricky Carmichael Daytona Amateur Supercross and
Ricky Carmichael University. For more information, please visit www.mxsports.com


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