AMA Endurocross Grand Championships Announced - Dirt Rider Magazine

ANAHEIM, Calif. (May 15, 2008) The organizers of the AMA/Maxxis EnduroCross Championship Series proudly announce a key restructuring of the previously released six round national championship series. The current cumulative national championship point's series will only apply to the premier Expert class; the support classes will now be part of the newly established AMA EnduroCross Grand Championships!In an effort to make EnduroCross racing more affordable and appealing to amateur level racers, the support classes will be reorganized into the AMA EnduroCross Grand Championships (EXGC). AMA Grand Championships are typically used in amateur competition as they only require a racer to compete in two events (a Qualifier and Final) to win a National Championship and the coveted AMA #1 Plate.The AMA EnduroCross Grand Championships will be comprised of EXGC Regional Qualifiers and the EXGC Finale for the following four (4) EXGC Classes: Open 2-Stroke, Open 4-Stroke, Vet +35, and TrialCross. Each class will be a separate National Grand Championship and contesting riders will have to finish in either of the top two positions in an EXGC Regional Qualifier in order to be eligible to transfer to the EXGC Finale and a chance to win an AMA EnduroCross #1 Plate. Interested riders, of course, will be permitted to ride in multiple EXGC Regional Qualifiers. (Please see complete rules listing at http://www.EnduroCross.com.)The AMA EnduroCross Grand Championships will be run in conjunction with the AMA/Maxxis EnduroCross Championship Series. The scheduled events are as follows:AMA/Maxxis EnduroCross Championship Series / AMA EnduroCross Grand Championships
. *July 5; Las Vegas, NV - Orleans Arena
. *August 16; Guthrie, OK - Lazy E Arena
. *September 13; Florence, SC - Civic Center
. *September 27; Denver, CO - National Western Complex
. *October 4; Columbus, OH - Ohio State University, Schottenstein Center
. *November 21; Las Vegas, NV - Orleans Arena
. **November 22; Las Vegas, NV - Orleans Arena *EXGC Regional Qualifier
**EXGC FinaleEXGC Classes:
. Open 2-Stroke
. Open 4-Stroke
. Vet +35
. TrialCross RACERS!! Make plans today to attend an AMA EnduroCross near you... you could be a 2008 AMA EnduroCross Champion!For detailed rules and race entry information please log onto http://www.EnduroCross.com. For questions please email: endurocross@sourceinterlink.com.Source Interlink Media Motorsports
Encompassing the highly successful AMA/Maxxis MiniMotoSX and the AMA/Maxxis EnduroCross Championship Series, the Source Interlink Media Motorsports brands reach millions of motorcycle enthusiasts with live events, DVD packages, web sites, television and magazine coverage. To find out more about these events visit http://www.minimotosx.com or http://www.endurocross.com.EXGC Regional Qualifiers:
. Saturday, July 5; Las Vegas, NV - Orleans Arena
. Saturday, August 16; Guthrie, OK - Lazy E Arena
. Saturday, September 13; Florence, SC - Civic Center
. Saturday, September 27; Denver, CO - National Western Complex
. Saturday, October 4; Columbus, OH - Ohio State University (Schottenstein Center)
. Friday, November 21; Las Vegas, NV - Orleans ArenaEXGC Finale:
. Saturday, November 22; Las Vegas, NV - Orleans ArenaEXGC Classes: (Support/Amateur)
. Open 2-Stroke (EX2S)
. Open 4-Stroke (EX4S)
. Vet +35 (EXVet)
. TrialCross (EXTC)EXGC Format:
1) AMA EnduroCross Grand Championships (EXGC) -
a) Overall support/amateur level Grand Championships for multiple classes which includes the EXGC Regional Qualifiers and EXGC Finale (see above schedule)
i) Not to be confused with the AMA/Maxxis EnduroCross Championship Series, a cumulative national championship point's series for expert/pro riders, which will be run in conjunction with the EXGC
b) Includes four (4) Grand Championship classes (EXGC Classes above) which will crown individual "National Grand Champions" and award AMA #1 Plates 2) EXGC Regional Qualifiers -
a) Events referred to as AMA EnduroCross Grand Championships - Regional Qualifiers
b) Winners referred to as "AMA EnduroCross Regional Winners", or having won an "AMA EnduroCross Regional"
c) Riders finishing 1st-2nd at the EXGC Regional Qualifiers in each of the four designated EXGC Classes will qualify directly to the class Main Event at the Las Vegas EXGC Finale.
i) Riders are permitted to participate in multiple EXGC Regional Qualifiers, but will be only "qualified" to the EXGC Finale once, thus allowing additional riders the allotted qualifying positions.
(1) EXAMPLE: If a rider who is already qualified for the EXGC Finale rides another EXGC Regional Qualifier and again finishes in a qualifying position (1st or 2nd), the 3rd place rider would be qualified and so on. (Essentially, the first two non-qualified finishers will be qualified for the EXGC Finale.)
d) Riders are permitted to ride multiple classes, including EXGC Classes and the Expert Championship class;
i) BUT, if they finish on the podium (1st, 2nd, 3rd) in an Expert Championship class Main Event, they will NOT be permitted to compete at the Las Vegas EXGC Finale; thus forfeiting their chance for an AMA EnduroCross National Grand Championship.
(1) EXAMPLE 1: If a rider chooses to race both an EXGC class (support/amateur) and the Expert Championship class at the same event (EXGC Regional Qualifier/Championship Round), then makes the podium in the Expert Main Event; they would not be eligible to race the Las Vegas EXGC Finale.
(2) EXAMPLE 2: If the winner of the support/amateur Dash-for-Cash chooses to accept the opportunity to ride in the Expert Main Event and then finishes on the podium, he would no longer be eligible for the Las Vegas EXGC Finale.
ii) ALTHOUGH, the aforementioned rule (2.d.i) does not apply for the final event (EXGC Finale/Final Championship Round) in Las Vegas, for by the time the Expert Main Event is run, the EXGC Champions will have been determined and those riders will then be eligible to ride the Expert Main Event. 3) EXGC Finale -
a) Event referred to as the AMA EnduroCross Grand Championships Finale
b) Riders must qualify through an EXGC Regional Qualifier (see above).
c) An EXGC Main Event will be held for each of the four (4) EXGC Classes and each winner will be crowned the "AMA EnduroCross National Grand Champion," or referred to as having won an "AMA EnduroCross National Grand Championship," and awarded an AMA Number #1 Plate.
i) Each EXGC Main Event will have a minimum of twelve (12) eligible (Qualified) riders; two (2) riders from each of the six (6) EXGC Regional Qualifiers.
(1) If prior to the final EXGC Regional Qualifier in Las Vegas on November 21, it is determined that any number of the "Qualified riders" will not be participating in the EXGC Finale the following day, the number of riders qualified from the final EXGC Regional Qualifier may be adjusted appropriately to fill the field for the EXGC Finale.