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AMA ANNOUNCES EXTREME OFF-ROAD
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
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ew for 2018, the AMA will
sanction four AMA Extreme
Off-Road State Championships
in the states of Texas, Michigan,
California and Pennsylvania and
will recognize the overall winner
of each event as an AMA state
champion.
"We are excited to finally
share this big, new addition to
the AMA racing calendar," AMA
Off-Road Racing Manager Erek
Kudla said. "This has been in the
works for a few years now and
came together as a result of the
hard work of many clubs who
will be hosting these extreme
events. My hope is that the top
amateurs lined up at these races
will eventually become some of
the best professional extreme
off-road racers in the world!"
The top three overall finishers
in each of the four AMA Extreme
Off-Road State Champion-
ships will qualify to compete at
the AMA Tennessee Knockout
Extreme Enduro, an AMA Grand
Championship, scheduled for
August 18-19 in Sequatchie, Ten-
nessee, where their entry fees
will be waived.
The top 10 overall finishers at
AMA Extreme Off-Road State
Championships—that are not pre-
selected for the AMA Tennessee
Knockout Extreme Enduro—will
qualify to be placed in one of
the top ten rows for Saturday's
racing at the AMA Tennessee
Knockout Extreme Enduro.
In 2017 the AMA introduced
extreme off-road racing into the
AMA rulebook and recognizes it
as a form of racing that includes
obstacles that take a high level
of technical skill to navigate.
Courses are made up of a
minimum of 50 percent natural,
off-road terrain and may include
manmade obstacles, as well. Ex-
treme off-road features Le Mans
starts, timed sections, GPS
navigation and course changes,
among other things.
From agonizing hill climbs
to endless rock fields and log
crossings, extreme off-road tests
a rider's skill and the machine's
capabilities over some of the
most challenging terrain that ven-
ues have to offer.
For more information on the
AMA Tennessee Knockout Ex-
treme Enduro and AMA Extreme
Off-Road State Championships,
click here. CN
EXTREME OFF-ROAD STATE
CHAMPIONSHIPS:
RevLimiter Extreme Enduro
Jan. 13-14 – Decatur, TX – Rocky Ridge
Ranch – Hosted by MotoKolors Racing
Mad Moose Hard Enduro
June 18 – Marquette, MI – Hosted by
UP Sandstormers MC
Last Dog Standing
June 9 – Devore, CA – Glen Helen
Raceway – Hosted by Prairie Dogs MC
Tough Like RORR
June 30-July 1 – Tamaqua, PA –
Hosted by Reading Off-Road Riders
Extreme off-roaders can
now vie for an official AMA
state championship.
