American Motorcyclist Association adds AMA
Big Sky Amateur National Off-Road Championship to 2013
schedule
Riders will qualify
for Aug. 24-25 finale at Big
Sky Resort in Big Sky, Mont.
PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- The American
Motorcyclist Association is elevating one of its most-successful and popular
off-road amateur racing events to national championship status. Starting in
2013, the AMA Kenda Big Sky Amateur National Off-Road Championship, presented by
KLIM, will crown amateur national off-road racing champions in a wide range of
classes on Aug. 24-25 at
Montana's Big Sky Resort.
"In much the same way the AMA Dirt Track Grand
Championships and the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta
Lynn's Ranch award national titles in those disciplines, the AMA Kenda Big Sky
Amateur National Off-Road Championship, presented by KLIM, will recognize the
best amateur off-road riders in the country," said AMA Off-Road Racing Manager
Chuck Weir. "Riders will come from a range of backgrounds -- enduro, hare
scrambles, EnduroCross, cross country and desert racing -- to battle for
bragging rights on the national stage."
The first-place finishers in
every class will receive an AMA national No. 1 plate, and the top-three riders
in each class will be invited to the annual AMA Championship Banquet. Classes
will be run across a range of skill-, age- and motorcycle-based
categories.
The AMA Kenda Big Sky Amateur National Off-Road
Championship, presented by KLIM, will take place at the same venue that has
hosted the AMA-sanctioned Big Sky XC the previous four years. The Big Sky XC has
enjoyed steady growth since its inception in 2009, drawing ever-larger crowds to
a far-north location that perfectly captures the adventurous spirit and
showcases the national terrain challenges that embody the country's best
off-road racing.
"Off-road racing is what we do best, and Big Sky XC is
ready to step up and provide a national-caliber experience to all riders in all
classes at the AMA Kenda Big Sky Amateur National Off-Road Championship,
presented by KLIM," said event promoter Joe Miller. "One way we will do that is
to continue to enhance our pro class, offering a $10,000 purse, and showcasing
the amazing talents of these world-class riders as they demonstrate the hard
work and dedication it takes to get to the top."
Riders must earn a
coveted spot on the starting line at the AMA Kenda Big Sky Amateur National
Off-Road Championship, presented by KLIM. The most common route to qualifying is
a top-10 finish at one of 12 regional Climb to Big Sky qualifiers. In addition,
being in the top 10 in final 2012 points -- or through the current season as of
July 15, 2013 -- in one of 13 popular off-road racing series in the United
States and Canada will qualify a rider. The national event also will allow a
very limited number of open positions, available starting on July 15. Details
are at www.bigskyxc.com.
The qualifier schedule
and eligible series for qualifying through points are listed below. For more on
AMA-sanctioned motorsports competition, see www.americanmotorcyclist.com/racing.
2013
Climb to Big Sky Qualifiers
Feb. 16: AMA West Hare Scrambles
Championship, Salinas, Calif.
Feb. 24: AMA East Hare Scrambles Championship,
Perry, Ga.
March 2-3: AMA Big 6 Grand Prix, Glen Helen, Calif.
March 24:
AMA National Enduro Championship, Blackwell, Texas
April 6-7: AMA Pipestone
XC, Whitehall, Mont.
April 13-14: AMA MACC, Monster Mountain XC, Madison,
Ind.
April 14: AMA East Hare Scrambles Championship, Arrington, Va.
April
20 (Youth), April 28 (Amateur): AMA SERA Enduro, Westpoint, Tenn.
May 5: AMA
WNYOA Dream Riders, Van Etten, N.Y.
May 12: AMA D23, Millville, Minn.
July
6-7: AMA West Hare Scrambles Championship, Elkton, Ore.
July 6-7: Shale
Shaker XC, Blairmore, AB, Canada
Qualifying
Series
(Rider must have finished in the top 10 in 2012 or be in
the top 10 in class championship points as of July 15, 2013)
AMA
West Hare Scrambles Championship Series
AMA East Hare Scrambles Championship
Series
AMA National Enduro Championship Series
AMA Mid-America Cross
Country National Championship Series
AMA Hare & Hound National
Championship Series
AMA Endurocross Series
AMA Western Checkpoint Enduro
Championship Series
AMA D37 Big Six GP Series
AMA Virginia Championship
Hare Scrambles Series
AMA Mid-South Winter Championship Cross Country
Series
AMA NETRA (Northeast)
AMA SETRA (Southeast)
AMA WNYOA (New
York)
Western Canada Cross Country Championship Series
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