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AMA SUPERMOTO REBORN
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fter a five-year absence, Su-
permoto returns to National
Championship status in 2014
with the AMA announcing its
partnership last week with pro-
moter USA Supermoto to form
the AMA Supermoto National
Championship Series.
Featuring a six-round sched-
ule, the series has three stand-
alone events, including a down-
town street race in Sturgis, South
Dakota, and three in conjunction
with other series – the Super
Trucks Series, AMA Pro Road
Racing and NASCAR. The 2014
season kicks off at the Super
Truck event at Caesars Palace in
Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 7.
The new national series will of-
fer three points-paying classes:
Pro (Open), Pro Lites (250cc),
and National Amateur. And with
the exception of the first round,
there will be a full amateur day
that will include novice, youth,
intermediate, age and displace-
ment-based classes.
The schedule is as follows:
March 7: Las Vegas, Nevada
(Caesars Palace, in conjunction
with Stadium Super Trucks)
April 19-20: Lake Havasu City,
Arizona, SARA Park
May 30-June 1: Elkhart Lake,
Wisconsin (in conjunction with
AMA Pro Racing Road Race
Championship Series)
July 5-6: Denver, Colorado
(in conjunction with NASCAR
event)
July 26-27: Salt Lake City, Utah
(in conjunction with Bike Jam at
Miller Motorsports Park)
September 13-14: Sturgis,
South Dakota
Bulgaria will host a motocross Grand Prix in Sevlievo on April 20.
SUPERCROSS STARS GIVE BACK
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s a part of AMA Supercross' military appreci-
ation weekend at Qualcomm Stadium in San
Diego, California, some of the stars of the AMA
Supercross Series took time out of their busy
schedules for a meet and greet at the Operation
Homefront Village in Oceanside, California.
Part of the Operation Homefront organiza-
tion, the Operation Homefront Village assists
wounded and disabled service members with
transitioning to civilian life following discharge by
Ryan Dungey signs an autograph for one of
his fans at the Operation Homefront Village.
