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MX Sports Announces 2009 AMA Motocross Championship Schedule

Saturday, October 11, 2008 | 10:45 AM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Brandon Short
[email protected]
(951) 203-2605

MX Sports Announces 2009 AMA Motocross Championship Schedule

New era of American Motocross begins with 2009 schedule

LAS VEGAS (October 11, 2008) - MX Sports, now in charge of the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship presented by FMF, announced today the 2009 U.S. championship racing schedule.

The AMA Toyota Motocross Championship, which began in 1972, will commence on Memorial Day Weekend with the Glen Helen National event in San Bernardino, Calif., on May 23, 2009.‚  The 12-round championship schedule will run throughout the summer, culminating with the Steel City National near Pittsburgh, Pa. on September 5, as part of the Labor Day weekend holiday.

The most significant change to the 2009 schedule is the move to Saturday afternoon races. After introducing the format this past summer at the Thunder Valley and Steel City events, the overwhelmingly positive response prompted MX Sports to make the transition to Saturday events. In addition, the race schedule will change to single-day competitions. Four weekends of rest are also built into the schedule in order to give riders and teams the opportunity to maximize their performance. Also, in order to help offset travel expenses, MX Sports has rearranged the events for a more cohesive and efficient travel schedule.

2009 AMA Toyota Motocross Championship

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May 23

Glen Helen Raceway

San Bernardino

CA

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May 30

Hangtown Motocross Classic

Sacramento

CA

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June 6

Freestone Raceway

Wortham

TX

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June 20

High Point Raceway

Mt. Morris

PA

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June 27

Thunder Valley Motocross

Lakewood

CO

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July 4

Red Bud

Buchanan

MI

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July 18

Spring Creek Motocross

Millville

MN

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July 25

Washougal MX Park

Washougal

WA

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August 15

Unadilla

New Berlin

NY

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August 22

Budds Creek Motocross

Budds Creek

MD

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August 29

Moto-X 338

Southwick

MA

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Sept. 5

Steel City Raceway

Delmont

PA

*schedule is subject to change

For more information, please contact AMA Toyota Motocross Championship media coordinator Brandon Short via email at [email protected] or by telephone at (951) 203-2605.

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