U.S. Open Tickets Now Available
AURORA, Ill. (December 21, 2005) – Tickets are now available for the
ninth-annual U.S. Open at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas
October 13-15, 2006. Regarded as one of off-road motorcycling’s premier
races, the U.S. Open is the final ‘major’ race of the motocross
season. Ricky Carmichael’s win at last year’s U.S. Open capped of
a banner season as he won the World Supercross GP, AMA Supercross
Series, 250cc AMA Motocross and the Motocross des Nations titles.
Tickets are available for as low as $20 through Ticketmaster.com. Fans
can upgrade their weekend experience with the X-Treme Package. X-Treme
Packages include premium tickets for all 3 days, U.S. Open t-shirt,
hat, and weekend long pit pass. X-Treme Packages are only available
through www.ussx.com.
Last year Suzuki’s Ricky Carmichael swept both motos in the AMA
Supercross class. Yamaha’s Bret Metcalfe, of Murrieta, Calif., won the
AMA Supercross Lites U.S. Open championship, winning moto 1 and
finishing second in moto 2. Honda’s Andrew Short, of Colorado Springs,
Colo., won the second night of racing in the AMA Supercross Lites
class. Suzuki’s Blake Wharton, of Pilot Point, Texas, won the overall
in the 85cc class.
“It has been an unbelievable year for me,” said Carmichael after
winning his third U.S. Open championship. “I am really excited for
Suzuki, and this is a big night for them. They gave me an opportunity,
and we all worked together on this great season."
The ninth-annual U.S. Open is an invite-only indoor off-road motocross
race inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena October 13-15, 2006. Reigning
champion Ricky Carmichael stages his defense of the title against the
world’s top motocross racers competing for the world’s largest single
race purse. Invited riders include 13-time AMA National champion Ricky
Carmichael, two-time U.S. Open champion Chad Reed (Yamaha), two-time
125cc regional supercross champion James Stewart (Kawasaki), former 125
Western Regional AMA Supercross Series champion Kevin Windham (Honda)
and more to be announced after the upcoming Amp’d Mobile World
Supercross GP/Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series.
Tickets for the 2006 U.S. Open are on-sale now and available through
www.ticketmaster.com, by calling 702-474-4000, or at the MGM Grand
Garden Arena box office.