Register now for AMA Black Cat Gold Dirt Track Grand Championships

Always one of summer's hottest weeks in amateur racing, the AMA Black Cat Gold Dirt Track Grand Championships will bring the nation's fastest amateur dirt-track racers to Du Quoin, Illinois, June 28-July 5. Racers of all ages will compete in short-track, half-mile, mile and TT events over the course of the event, with the fastest competitors vying for the coveted AMA Dirt Track Horizon Award, given to the amateur racer whose performance suggests he or she is most ready to make an impact at the next level.

You can sign up now for the Grand Championships at the AMA Sports section of the AMA website at www.AMADirectlink.com.

"The racing season is here and going forward at full throttle," said AMA Flat Track Director Ken Saillant. "We encourage all of our amateur racers to register early for the Grand Championships, which will be one of the best ever this year thanks to the continued support of the folks at Black Cat Gold."

Saillant added that he invites all amateur dirt-track competitors to compete in as many AMA Black Cat Gold Dirt Track National Meets as they can, leading up to the Grand Championships. "The National Meets are a great way for amateur racers to see how they stack up against top regional competition and hone their program for the Grand Championships themselves."

The schedule for the AMA Black Cat Gold Dirt Track National Meets follows:

April 26-27
Brownstown Speedway, Fayette County Fairgrounds, Brownstown, IL

May 10-11
SEMO Raceway, Sikeston, MO

May 23-25
Lodi Cycle Bowl, Lodi, CA

May 24-26
Path Valley Speedway Park, Spring Run, PA
Susquehanna Speedway, Newberrytown, PA

May 30-June 1
Beaver Cycle Clubgrounds, Beaver Dam, WI

About AMA Racing

AMA Racing is the competition arm of the American Motorcyclist Association and is the leading sanctioning body for motorcycle sport in the United States. Its professional properties include the Monster Energy® AMA Supercross Series, an FIM World Championship, the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship presented by FMF, the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited, the AMA Flat Track Championship, the AMA Supermoto Championship and the AMA Pro ATV Championship. In amateur and pro-am competition, AMA Racing sanctions more than 4,000 events in 24 different disciplines and supports more than 110,000 active members. For more information about professional racing, visit www.amaproracing.com. Accredited media outlets can also access an online Press Room . For amateur racing information visit the AMA Sports page at the AMA website.