April 16, 2008
The WSPA announced today that it is postponing the first race of the 2008 PowerSports ATV Tour. The ProTaper/MSR/QuadBoss ATV Open Championship originally
scheduled for May 3-4 is being moved to July. The Jack Link’s ATV Open Championship in Taylorville, Illinois will open the season in its originally scheduled date of May 17-18.
“WPSA has accomplished amazing things with limited resources while growing two top shelf professional racing properties which attract millions of fans on TV,” said Rick Murphy, CEO of PowerSports Entertainment Inc. “We have been working for months to fundamentally improve our business and this effort demands our full attention until completion. Moving the Texas race into a July slot will allow us the extra time we need to accomplish our objectives before the opening race in Taylorville,” added Murphy.
“Our goal is to further improve professional ATV and Snocross racing using all the resources available to us,” said Scott O’Malley, President of PEI. Adding, “We expect to finally be in a position to aggressively grow our championship racing programs. Working within an improved business environment will allow us to be better at everything we do, across the board.”
”The business development work is complex and time consuming. We need to get that behind us so we can focus on the upcoming season without distraction,” said Kent Lungstrom, EVP of PEI. “We are excited about the future of ATV and Snocross racing as an end result of our efforts. Improving fan awareness and attendance at our festival oriented ATV racing events is priority as we move forward, while we continue to deliver top quality TV programming and enjoy ratings increases as we have in the last few years,” he added.
May 17-18 Jack Link’s ATV Championship Taylorsville, Illinois
June 14-15 Amsoil Wildcat Open Championship Rossville, Indiana (PRO Doubleheader)
June 28-29 Kenda Nationals Richmond, Virginia (PRO Doubleheader)
July ProTaper/MSR/QuadBoss ATV Open Oak Hill Raceway; Decatur, Texas
Aug 2-3 10,000 Lakes ATV Championship Quadna Mtn. Park; Hill City, Minnesota
Aug 16-17 Northeastern Open Championship Hemonds Moto-X Park; Minot, Maine
Aug 24-25 Grand Championship Nationals Field Of Dreams; Boswell, Pennsylvania
The PowerSports ATV Tour is North America's premier professional ATV racing circuit, featuring QuadMX, QuadTerrain and SuperSport Pro series action as well as more than 20 amateur classes for adults, women and children. The Tour is sanctioned by the World PowerSports Association, North America's most respected snowmobile and ATV sanctioning body, and a promoter of ATV and snowmobile racing on both the regional and national level.
