BooKoo Arenacross Championship Series Opens In Fresno

October 19, 2006, 10:52am

First Time Ever At The Selland Arena

Fort Worth, TX (October 18, 2006) – Mike Kidd Entertainment Group (MKEG) – one of the country’s leading motorcycle race producers, is proud to announce the K&N Filters presents BooKoo Arenacross Championship Series brought to you by Clawson Motorsports, will be held at the Selland Arena in Fresno on November 3-5.

This spectacular high flying event features factory support teams and top professional motorcycle racers from across the country. The Selland will be fired up! Round 1 of the BooKoo Arenacross Championship with more than $3.5 million dollars up for grabs in purse, points fund and contingency money, making this is the richest arenacross series in history – and the competition will be brutal! Top arenacross teams will tackle one of the toughest “big-air” tracks in the country, and if your heart can take it, freestyle megastar Trevor Vines will attempt his first-ever indoor back-flip both Friday and Saturday nights!

Mike Kidd, president of MKEG is looking forward to bringing the national caliber arenacross racing to Fresno for the first time. “Fresno is a very strong motorcycle market and expect big crowds all weekend,” Kidd said. “I have always looked forward to introducing arenacross to central California. They fans are going to be very impressed.”

The track will take over 150 truck loads of dirt to construct a man-made battle ground of berms, whoop-de-doos and jumps that will send riders sailing 70’ through the air. Motocross has often been called the most physical and demanding sport in the world, and taking motocross indoors makes this one of the fastest growing sports in the country.

Advance Reserved Discount Tickets are now on-sale through Ticketmaster (online at www.ticketmaster.com or charge-by-phone at 559-485-8497 and Clawson Motorsports in Fresno with tickets as low as $5 for kids.

The K&N Filters presents BooKoo Arenacross Championship Series brought to you by Honda kicks off Friday and Saturday night with a track walk and autograph session beginning at 6:30pm with pro racing at 7:30pm. More than 400 youth and amateur riders are expected to compete on Sunday, with main events at 2pm.

The BooKoo Arenacross Championship Series continues on to Salem, Oregon November 10-12 at The Pavilion. K&N Filters BooKoo Arenacross brought to you by Clawson Motorsports promises to deliver bigger air...better tracks…more speed…. For more information please go to www.racearenacross.com (1-817-595-5844).