AURORA, Ill. PACE Motor Sports,
the largest producer and promoter of stadium motorsports events in the
world,
announced today that they will
enter the new and exciting world of freestyle motocross (FMX).
PACE, which delivers the most prestegious
motorcycle racing tour on the planet – EA Sports Supercross – will launch
a five
city freestyle motocross series
beginning in September of 1999. The Series will be sanctioned by the International
Freestyle
Motocross Association (IFMA). Joining
PACE as a sponsor will be Vans, a footwear, clothing, retail and entertainment
company. Vans will sponsor the
Vans Triple Crown of Freestyle Motocross – a three-event series within
a series to reward one
lucky FMX rider with the highest
purse to date in this cutting edge sport.
"We have watched the growth of freestyle
motocross over the last several years and are full-on into the sport’s
participants and
direction," said PACE Vice President
T.D. Lovett. "We’re dialed-in on the potential of this cutting edge competition
and are
stoked to be able to deliver FMX
to a much more mainstream and popular status." The dates are as follows:
Date Site City
September 24-25, 1999 - Selland Arena - Fresno,
Calif.
October 15-16, 1999 - The Idaho Center - Nampa, Idaho
November 5-6, 1999 - The Sports Arena - San Diego
November 12-13, 1999 - Arrowhead Pond - Anaheim, Calif.
November 19-20, 1999 - The Cow Palace - San Francisco
* Vans Triple Crown Event
The Vans Triple Crown of Freestyle
Motocross will be worth $50,000 in purse money to the competitors per event,
with the other two
events being worth $20,000 per
event. Also, a $25,000 Series points fund has been established for the
top three overall riders. The
grand total purse of all five events
will be approaching the quarter million dollar mark! In addition, PACE
announced that espn2 will be
the "official" broadcast network
of the Vans Triple Crown FMX events.
For more information on the PACE
Freestyle Motocross Series and the Vans Triple Crown of Freestyle Motocross,
contact Pat
Schutte at (630) 566-6100. Also,
keep an eye out for our upcoming freestyle motocross web site www.pacefmx.com.
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