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<blockquote data-quote="CDA" data-source="post: 122977" data-attributes="member: 103"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong><span style="color: #343455"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 26px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><em><span style="font-size: 20px"><span style="color: #666666">Big Sky to host new off-road championship</span></span></em></span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333"><p style="text-align: left"> </p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">The AMA 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, August 24-25, at the Big Sky Resort in Bozeman, Montana.</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">"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."</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">The first-place finishers in every class will receive an AMA National number-one 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.</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">The event will take place at the same venue that has hosted the AMA-sanctioned Big Sky XC the previous four years.</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">"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."</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">Riders are expected to 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 for qualifying will be for racers to finish in the top 10 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 an extremely limited number of open positions, available starting on July 15. Details are at <a href="http://www.bigskyxc.com" target="_blank">www.bigskyxc.com</a>.</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333"></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">The qualifier schedule and eligible series for qualifying through points are listed below. For more on AMA-sanctioned motorsports competition, see <a href="http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/racing" target="_blank">www.americanmotorcyclist.com/racing</a>.</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333"></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333"><strong>2013 Climb to Big Sky Qualifiers</strong></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333"></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">Feb. 16: AMA West Hare Scrambles Championship, Salinas, Calif.</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">Feb. 24: AMA East Hare Scrambles Championship, Perry, Ga.</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">March 2-3: AMA Big 6 Grand Prix, Glen Helen, Calif.</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">March 24: AMA National Enduro Championship, Blackwell, Texas</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">April 6-7: AMA Pipestone XC, Whitehall, Mont.</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">April 13-14: AMA MACC, Monster Mountain XC, Madison, Ind.</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">April 14: AMA East Hare Scrambles Championship, Arrington, Va.</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">April 20 (Youth), April 28 (Amateur): AMA SERA Enduro, Westpoint, Tenn.</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">May 5: AMA WNYOA Dream Riders, Van Etten, N.Y.</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">May 12: AMA D23, Millville, Minn.</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">July 6-7: AMA West Hare Scrambles Championship, Elkton, Ore.</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">July 6-7: Shale Shaker XC, Blairmore, AB, Canada</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333"></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333"><strong>Qualifying Series</strong></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">(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)</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333"></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">AMA West Hare Scrambles Championship Series</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">AMA East Hare Scrambles Championship Series</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">AMA National Enduro Championship Series</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">AMA Mid-America Cross Country National Championship Series</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">AMA Hare & Hound National Championship Series</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">AMA Endurocross Series</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">AMA Western Checkpoint Enduro Championship Series</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">AMA D37 Big Six GP Series</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">AMA Virginia Championship Hare Scrambles Series</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">AMA Mid-South Winter Championship Cross Country Series</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">AMA NETRA (Northeast)</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">AMA SETRA (Southeast)</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">AMA WNYOA (New York)</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333">Western Canada Cross Country Championship Series</p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333"></p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #333333"><img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/thinking.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":thinking:" title="Thinking :thinking:" data-shortname=":thinking:" /> Interesting.....</p><p></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CDA, post: 122977, member: 103"] [SIZE=12px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#333333][SIZE=6][B][COLOR=#343455][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=26px][FONT=Arial][I][SIZE=20px][COLOR=#666666]Big Sky to host new off-road championship[/COLOR][/SIZE][/I][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=12px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#333333][LEFT] The AMA 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, August 24-25, at the Big Sky Resort in Bozeman, Montana. "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 number-one 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 event will take place at the same venue that has hosted the AMA-sanctioned Big Sky XC the previous four years. "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 are expected to 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 for qualifying will be for racers to finish in the top 10 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 an extremely limited number of open positions, available starting on July 15. Details are at [url="http://www.bigskyxc.com"]www.bigskyxc.com[/url]. The qualifier schedule and eligible series for qualifying through points are listed below. For more on AMA-sanctioned motorsports competition, see [url="http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/racing"]www.americanmotorcyclist.com/racing[/url]. [B]2013 Climb to Big Sky Qualifiers[/B] 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 [B]Qualifying Series[/B] (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 :thinking: Interesting.....[/LEFT][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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