WPSA: PowerSports ATV Championship Tour gets under way
5-16-2006
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WPSA POWERSPORTS ATV CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR GETS UNDERWAY;
READIES FOR INAUGURAL ITP DANIEL BOONE ATV CHAMPIONSHIP
source: PowerSports Public Relations
The WPSA PowerSports ATV Championship Tour will kick off its inaugural season this weekend as it heads to Daniel Boone MX in London, Ky. for the ITP Daniel Boone ATV Championship weekend. The double-championship event will feature some of the top ATV riders in the country, competing in QuadMX and QuadTerrain Challenge events. The race will be telecast on ESPN2 on Saturday June 3 at noon EDT. Both days will feature Pro Class finals in both Series at noon and 4 p.m.
The event marks the first race for North America's premier ATV racing tour. The race weekend is being sponsored ITP, The World's #1 ATV Aftermarket Tire & Wheel Source.
Online registration is now open at www.powersportstour.com. Riders can save the hassle of registering onsite by pre-registering using the Tour's newly unveiled online registration portal. The web site--developed by the Tour's web partner, New York-based Global Media Services--will also feature live timing and scoring from the event, as well as online video, photos, and news from trackside.
Riders will be vying for one of the richest purses in ATV racing. The Tour will award $22,500 in purse monies for each race this season. The purse, which will be awarded in the Tour's Professional Classes, pays to 20th place in the QuadMX Series and to 15th place in QuadTerrain Challenge. The purse structure awards $4,000 to win in QuadMX and $2,000 to win the QuadTerrain Challenge, with $15,000 and $7,500 available in each Series, respectively.
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