Arenacross Schedule Released
Thursday, August 18, 2011 | 9:40 AM
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PrintAURORA, Ill– Feld Motor Sports® announced today the 2011-2012 AMA Arenacross Series schedule, which begins on October 29, 2011 at the famed Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa and concludes – for the first-time ever – at the Target Center in Minneapolis on February 26, where the AMA Arenacross Series champion will be crowned.
The 12-stop tour, which showcases the most intimate form of indoor, off-road motorcycle racing, will host four races before January 1 for the first time since 2008. Additionally, the AMA Arenacross Series stops in three new venues, including the Cedar Park Center in Cedar Park, Texas; SRC Arena in Syracuse, N.Y., and the Target Center in Minneapolis.
“After an epic 2011 AMA Arenacross Series, we are excited to build off of last year’s success, which included 26 hours of television coverage on SPEED,” said Todd Jendro, senior director of two-wheel operations, Feld Motor Sports. “Last year, the sport witnessed a milestone when Vicki Golden became the first female to qualify for an AMA Arenacross Series main event. She kept the momentum going when she captured the Gold Medal at the X-Games this summer, and we look forward to watching her run up front in 2011-2012.”
Two-time AMA Arenacross Series champion Chad Johnson looks forward to using the 2011-2012 schedule as a road map to a hopeful third AMA Arenacross Series championship.
“I am pumped on the new schedule for the 2012 AMA Arenacross Series, starting at the end of October is awesome,” said Johnson. “Visiting three totally new venues and with the final round taking place in Minneapolis is a great addition, especially for me because it is only four hours from my home in Wisconsin. I look forward to racing in front of my family and friends.”
# 10/29-10/30 Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa
11/4-11/6 First Mariner Arena Baltimore, MD
11/11/-11/3 Alliant Energy Center Madison, Wis.
12/9-12/11 Mohegan Sun Arena Wilkes Barre, PA
1/6-1/8 VanAndel Arena Grand Rapids, Mich.
1/13-1/5 KS Expo Centre Topeka, Kan.
# 1/21-1/22 Nutter Center Daytona, Ohio
1/27-1/29 Cedar Park Center Cedar Park, Texas
2/3-2/5 SRC Arena Syracuse, NY
# 2/11-2/12 Save Mart Center Fresno, Calif.
2/17-2/19 Livestock Events Center Reno, Nev.
# 2/25-2/26 Target Center Minneapolis, Minn.
# Denotes Saturday Pro, Sunday Amateur Event
The 2011-2012 season will build off an amazing 2011 championship saw Babbitt’s Monster Energy/TiLUBE Kawasaki presented by Maxxis’ Tyler Bowers race to a near-perfect season with 12 wins to earn his first Arenacross class championship. In addition, TUF Honda-supported rider Vicki Golden made history as she became the first female in the sport’s 27-year history to qualify for an Arenacross Lites class main event, and in doing so finished within the top 10.
Throughout the 2011 season, the AMA Arenacross Series drew over 170,000 fans, averaging 12,200 fans per race.
On the television side, SPEED TV will broadcast 26 hours of AMA Arenacross Series action, with 13 one-hour segments and 13-repeat broadcasts. In addition to the racing action, each broadcast brings fans behind the scenes as well as showcases the current and rising stars of the sport.
For more information on the 2011 AMA Arenacross Series, log on to www.Arenacross.com. For all media requests, please contact Brandon Short [email protected] or 949-365-5750.
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About Feld Motor Sports®
Feld Motor Sports®, Inc. is the world leader in specialized arena and stadium-based motor sports entertainment. Feld Motor Sports, Inc. productions include Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam®, Monster Energy Supercross, AMA Arenacross Series, Nuclear Cowboyz®, and IHRA® Nitro Jam®. Feld Motor Sports, Inc. is a division of Feld Entertainment, the world’s largest producer of live family entertainment. For more information on Feld Entertainment, visit www.feldentertainment.com.
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Arenacross has came a long way I remember when it first started, I used to got to Fort Worth to see em go for it over there. In the early days Dennis Hawthorn was the champion.
On a side note in 73 they had a race in the rodeo arena at the Illinois stare fair and I raced that and there was a bigger turnout than the prmoters expected. I remember my Mom telling me about this guy saying to my Mom these guys must get paid a lot to do this stuff! LOL . It was a fun race and in a little bitty arena we had one big jump and some little jumps and they actually put a bumpy section in I dont think you could call them whoops?
Holy crap!
We got some rounds in the northeast.
Outstanding, I will be showing my support with my feet and attending the syracuse/wilkes-barre events if possible.
you guys are forgetting the south
No Lazy E Arena anymore??? Was the best round of the tour! Biggest floor, longest track.... comon!
why dont they come to albany anymore? whatever, but im not drivin all the way to syracuse for lame arenacross
They should have an arenacross race in Georgia and Florida. Or atleast one of the two.
I'm with One One Two. Tallahassee, Pensacola, Orlando, Macon, Dothan, B-ham, Montgomery. We need arenacross races in the SE!
OK, ONE ONE TWO and Mx763...I will trade you our Baltimore round of Arenacross for either the Atlanta or Daytona Supercross. Deal?
Arena cross has forgotten the south.NC has many up and comings and it doesn't make sense, they have cut two NC dates and the south Carolina date. Isn't Atlanta one of the best attended super cross?
Come on, give us cold Canadians at least one event. Just not in vancouver where the SX turnout was downright embarrassing.
no colorado? what the hell, lots of fans and riders. WTF?
Arenacross sure has changed over the years. I remember 10 years ago when Buddy Antunez was dominating the sport and represented it well with well over 100 AX wins... and our old friends of Supercross were there like Buddy Antunez, Denny Stephenson, Jeff Willoh, Todd Dehoop, Mike Jones, Pedro Gonzales, Josh Demuth, Jeromy Buehl, Cliff Palmer, Damon Bradshaw and the likes were there. Now, the young guns are dominating the sport of Arenacross... and some of the recent Supercross retirees like Heath Voss and Brock Sellards are there. I still have an Arenacross race from 2000 that I just burned to a DVD disc recently... and I might post it on the Internet soon.