The 2011 Supercross Lites East Champion will give EnduroCross a try?
Irvine, CA (September 15, 2011) – This
weekend’s GEICO EnduroCross round in Ontario, California just got even
more interesting. Fresh off of a podium finish at the final round of the
Lucas Oil AMA Motocross Championship in the premier 450 class, Justin
Barcia’s GEICO team announced that he will give EnduroCross a shot and
see how he stacks up against some of the best off road racers in the
world on the extremely technical course. See the official release from
GEICO on the following page.
The
Ontario EnduroCross will be jam packed with cool events taking place:
The Baja Designs night race, Husqvarna dealer meeting, KTM Experience,
Traxxas RC Car demo and the world’s top off road motorcycle racers
competing on the crazy obstacles that make up the EnduroCross track,
there will be plenty of action.
Admission
to the EnduroCross pit area is free all day and the arena is also open
with free admission during the daytime practice and qualifiers, which
get started on Saturday morning. The top 30 Expert riders also do
individual Hot Laps during the midafternoon, so make a day out of it and
check it out in person.
Tickets
are available at John Burr Kawasaki, Malcolm Smith Motorsports
Kawasaki, Corona Motorsports Kawasaki, Del Amo Motorsports Kawasaki, and
Ticketmaster: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/2C00463FF87A3CCF. More information for all of the GEICO EnduroCross events can be found at www.EnduroCross.com.
2011 GEICO AMA EnduroCross Schedule
Location | Date | Arena / Additional Information |
Los Angeles, CA | July 31, 2011 | Staples Center (Expert only during X-Games) |
Everett, WA | August 13, 2011 | Comcast Arena |
Indianapolis, IN | August 26, 2011 | Pepsi Coliseum (Friday during MotoGP weekend) |
Ontario, CA | September 17, 2011 | Citizens Business Bank Arena |
Denver, CO | October 1, 2011 | National Western Complex |
Boise, ID | October 22, 2011 | Idaho Center |
Las Vegas, NV | November 19, 2011 | Orleans Arena (Double Main event) |
EnduroCross
tracks incorporate various elements of extreme off road racing into a
supercross-style setting, including rocks, boulders, logs, sand, mud, a
water-hole…and even a few special obstacles like giant tires thrown in!
Known as the “toughest racing on two wheels,” this indoor off road
racing will certainly keep you on your feet. Don’t miss your chance to
see GEICO AMA EnduroCross “Live”. ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC will combine to
telecast 25 hours of live X Games 17 competition, which will include
Enduro X. For the six remaining EnduroCross events, be sure to log-on to
www.motorsportshour.com for local air dates/times for the Lucas
Motorsports Hour on the Versus network.
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For rules and race information visit www.EnduroCross.com or email endurocross@sorc.com.