Jetwerx Names Motosport as Title Sponsor
FOUNTAIN, FL. - Have you ever just grabbed the bull by the horns and hung on for life laying it all on the line....hoping it doesn't come up snake eyes. We'll that's exactly what Justin Thompson the driving force behind the Jetwerx AX Tour has done. Justin has sunk his teeth down into the bone with the AX Tour. He and the Jetwerx staff have worked tirelessly for the last three years building foundations and setting the stage for a time such as this.
Jetwerx USA Inc. is proud to announce Motosport.com has signed on as the title sponsor of the Jetwerx produced AX Tour. The newly-named Motosport.com AX Tour will be presented by ArTrax Tires. Jetwerx is raising the bar and setting a new standard for building a strong foundation for the future stars of arenacross and supercross. The first gate will drop Nov. 2, 2013, at the Exposition Center in Lufkin, TX. ArTrax Tires presents the best extreme high flying, slam bam, bar banging action ever. Top pro riders will compete race to race for championship titles in the AX and AX Lites classes. Jetwerx will premier the best riders of both classes going head to head in the 20 lap main event “Motosport.com Clash for Cash” it’s a guaranteed edge of your seat barn burner. Returning to defend his number one plate is Cole Thompson, he will be piloting his Factory Supported KTM against a strong class of contenders.
New to the tour this year Jetwerx will introduce professional women’s arenacross. The nation’s top women riders are invited to compete in three selected events for the championship. With women’s professional motocross reaching an all time high in popularity, we anticipate this championship to be intense and full of action. The amateur riders in the series will be fighting it out for their share of over $50,000 of trophies, prizes and series awards. So how do three different level of competitors race the same track, so you ask? The Jetwerx designed tracks are built to challenge the skill sets of our pro riders while building the necessary skills for the amateur riders so they can progress while keeping risks to a minimum.
We have aligned the tour with some strong companies for the long haul, with Motosport leading the way our family of sponsors include: ArTrax Tires, Hookit.com, Race Tech Suspension, FMF, DFX Sports & Fitness, MXSchools.com, MotoSeat, Jetwerx Compoud, Got Gear Motorsports, Barber’s Cycles, Hattiesburg Cycles and Bellevue Suzuki-Kawasaki. Read what a few of our sponsors and the CEO of Jetwerx has to say about the Motosport.com AX Tour.
“Motosport has long supported the people who love to ride and race, we’re riders and racers ourselves. We share the same passion and visions as Jetwerx in supporting the grass roots of the sport and the stars of tomorrow. Motosport proudly puts our name on the AX Tour, were all in and it’s going to be great”, Jarrod Rogers, Motosport.com Director of Marketing.
"Hookit is proud to join Jetwerx as a partner for the 2014 AX Tour," said Scott Tilton, CEO, Hookit.com. "Being able to support riders with our platform, allowing them to connect and interact with each other on Hookit.com and the Hookit mobile app before, during and after the races, will be an amazing new element of the AX Tour to watch come to life." Scott Tilton, CEO Hookit.com"The tight and technical confines of the AX Tour events are a challenging platform for even the best riders in the world and a great proving ground for Race Tech's suspension products. The AX Tour provides a unique environment for Race Tech to work alongside some of the top professional racers, amateurs, beginners, and veteran riders all at the same venue. Our goal is to provide racers of every level the chance to experience excellent suspension performance and help competitors of the AX Tour properly setup their bikes to chase their goals in a safe manner," said Race Tech's Director of Marketing, Chris Riesenberg.
“We are looking forward to a great season of racing and entertainment, the content we have planned for our shows is going to bring an already exceptional spectating and racing experience to brand new level of entertainment that is bar none in the arenacross market. For those who have had the experience of the AX Tour you know the direction we have been going. But I will say this, everyone from the riders, industry and fans better sit down and buckle up as Jetwerx is going to take you for the ride of your life in the 2014 Motosport.com AX Tour Championship as we are pulling out the stops”, Justin Thompson, Jetwerx USA Inc., CEO
For more information about the AX Tour, please visit: http://www.arenacrosstour.com the official website of the 2013-14 Motosport.com AX Tour presented by Artrax.
For all media requests, please contact Taylor Dressler via e-mail at taylor@jetwerx.ca or by phone at (404) 702-3821.
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About The AX Tour: The Arenacross Tour is quickly becoming one of the largest arenacross series in the South. It is an 11 round professional indoor motocross series, which includes an Amateur Arenacross Championship. Pro motocross and pro quad races compete for a total cash payout and contingencies of over $70,000. Over 30 Amateurs classes race for their share of over $50,000 of trophies, prizes and series awards. For more information, please visit: http://www.arenacrosstour.com