FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Regional Championship Schedule Announced For The
2020 Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship
Registration Open NOW!

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (May 18, 2020) – MX Sports, producer of the Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship, is pleased to finally announce the 2020 Regional Championship schedule.  The previously announced schedule was withdrawn as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.  The new schedule features a series of Youth, Amateur and Vet regionals to be held from the first weekend in June through the July 4^th weekend.

To guarantee a spot at a Regional Championship, riders must register online in advance with MX Sports starting today.  For the first 48 hours (through Wednesday, May 20^th at 1 pm EST), registration will be open only to those riders that qualified at the seven Area Qualifiers that were able to be held prior to the pandemic and cancellation of the remaining Area Qualifiers.

Regional registration will cap at 72 riders per class, with all additional riders being placed in an Alternate Pool in the order in which they were received. Riders will only be allowed to enter for ONE Regional Championship until May 27^th.  After this date riders will be able to register for additional regionals as availability permits. 

Riders that qualified at the Area Qualifier level do not have to register for the regional assigned to the Area Qualifier they attended.  They are free to register at any regional.

2020 Regional Championships Schedule:

Northeast
June 5-7	High Point	Mt. Morris, PA	Amateur
June 12-14	Pleasure Valley	Seward, PA	Vet
June 26-28	Tomahawk	Hedgesville, WV	Youth

 

Southeast
June 5-7	Aonia Pass MX	Washington, GA	Vet
June 19-21	Muddy Creek	Blountville, TN	Youth
June 26-28	WW Ranch	Jacksonville, FL	Amateur

 

Mid-East
June 12-14	Baja Acres	Millington, MI	Youth
June 19-21	Ironman	Crawfordsville, IN	Amateur
June 26-28	Wildcat Creek	Rossville, IN	Vet

 

North Central
June 5-7	Riverside Raceway	Winterset, IA	Vet
June 19-21	Lincoln Trail	Casey, IL	Youth
July 3-5	Bar to Bar	Maize, KS	Amateur

 

South Central
June 12-14		Ponca City	Ponca City, OK	Amateur
June 19-21		Freestone	Wortham, TX	Vet
June 26-28		Three Palms	Conroe, TX	Youth

 

Northwest
July 3-5	Washougal	Washougal, WA	All

 

Mid-West
June 5-7	Deseret Peak	Grantsville, UT	Amateur*
June 12-14	Deseret Peak	Grantsville, UT	Youth*

Southwest
June 19-21	Fox Raceway	Pala, CA	All

*For the Mid-West Regionals at Deseret Peak, the Amateur Regional will host Amateur classes 1-19 and Youth classes 20-36, as posted HERE.  For all other regionals, the following classes will be run: 

Amateur Regional Classes:

250 B	250 B Limited
250 C	250 C Limited
250 C Jr. (12-17) Limited	450 B
450 B Limited	450 C
125 C	Schoolboy 2 (12-17) B/C
Schoolboy 1 (12-17) B/C	125 (12-17) B/C

 

Vet Regional Classes:

Open Pro Sport	250 Pro Sport
College (18-24)	Junior (25+)
Vet (30+)	Senior (40+)
Senior (45+)	Masters (50+)
Women

 

Youth Regional Classes:

Mini-E (4-6) Jr.	51cc (4-6) Shaft Drive Ltd.
51cc (4-6) Jr. Limited	51cc (7-8) Sr. Limited
65cc (7-9) Limited	65cc (7-9)
65cc (10-11) Limited	65cc (10-11)
85cc (10-12) Limited	85cc (10-12)
Mini Sr. 1 (12-14)	Mini Sr. 2 (13-15)
Supermini 1 (12-15)	Supermini 2 (13-16)
Girls (11-16)

Supplemental Rules for the Regional Championships will be released within the next week.

Regional Registration is NOW OPEN!

The 39th annual Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship, will take place Monday, August 3^rd through Saturday, August 8^th at Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee.

For more information on the Monster Energy AMA Amateur National, visit the official series website at www.mxsports.com or call (304) 284-0101. Join the conversation on the event’s social media channels, along with receiving the most up-to-date news and exclusive content.

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About the Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship

The Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship is the world's largest and most prestigious amateur motocross racing program. The national qualifying program traditionally consists of 54 Area Qualifiers (February through May) and 13 Regional Championships (May through June), hosted at select motocross facilities across the country. The qualifying system culminates in the National Final (first week in August) hosted annually since 1982 at the home of country music star Loretta Lynn in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. Nearly 22,000 racers attempt to qualify in 36 classes for the 1,446 available positions at the National. Christened "The World's Greatest Motocross Vacation", the National event serves as a launch pad for some of the biggest names in professional motocross and supercross, including Ricky Carmichael, James Stewart, Ryan Villopoto, and Ryan Dungey. The national program is produced by MX Sports, Inc., a West Virginia-based race production company and is sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA). For more information, visit www.mxsports.com.

About the American Motorcyclist Association

Founded in 1924, the AMA is a not-for-profit member-based association whose mission is to promote the motorcycle lifestyle and protect the future of motorcycling. As the world's largest motorcycling rights and event sanctioning organization, the AMA advocates for riders' interests at all levels of government and sanctions thousands of competition and recreational events every year. The AMA also provides money-saving discounts on products and services for its members. Through the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in Pickerington, Ohio, the AMA honors the heroes and heritage of motorcycling. For more information, visit www.americanmotorcyclist.com. Not a member? Join the AMA today: www.americanmotorcyclist.com/membership/join.

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