AMA Supermoto Travels to Englishtown
Celebrity and Freestyle Motocross Legend, Carey Hart plans to make a Triumphant Return to Racing in the Supermoto Class
ENGLISHTOWN (May 29, 2007) – The AMA Supermoto Championship moves to Englishtown, NJ for the second round of the 2007 season. Located only 30 minutes from Manhattan, most people know Raceway Park as the home for NHRA Drag Racing. The unique facility of Raceway Park, allows forms of racing such as Drag Racing, Motocross, Quads, Karting, and Supermoto. This year marks the first time the AMA Supermoto Championship has visited the venue. The combination of a motorcycle/auto complex, already hosting an established amateur supermoto race scene, expects this to be one of the highest-attended events of the season.
Television Celebrity, Carey Hart is healthy and will race the second round of the AMA Supermoto Championship series. Hart is coming off wrist and hip injuries which sidelined him last weekend race in St Louis. “I do not want to push the injuries and come back to soon”, commented Hart “I can ride and train this week and I will be ready to compete on June 3rd”. Hart has been riding dirt bikes since the age of four. He was the first motocross rider to do a back flip during extreme competition. He stared in the fifth season of The Surreal Life on VH1 and also the reality show "Inked," shown on the A&E cable network. In January of 2006, he married singer Pink in a ceremony in Costa Rica, and is the owner of the famous Hart and Huntington Tattoo Company.
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Last weekend during the kick off of the AMA Supermoto Championship it was Honda’s Jeff Ward winning the Supermoto class after chasing down Husqvarna’s Adrien Chareyre. The top five racers in the class all finished within 5 seconds. This year the racing at AMA Supermoto championship is staged to be the closest racing in supermoto history. The Supermoto Unlimited Class showcased the first win on American soil for Team Aprilia, thanks to their rider, Ben Carlson. In the AMA Supermoto Lites main event Yamaha’s Brandon Currie won following an exciting battle with Honda’s David Pingree.
AMA Supermoto Results
1. Jeff Ward, Newport Beach, Calif., Honda, 25
2. Adrien Chareyre, France, Husqvarna, 22
3. Cassidy Anderson, Provo, Utah., Honda, 20
4. Mark Burkhart, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha, 19
5. Chris Fillmore, Oxford, Mich., Kawasaki, 16
6. Ben Carlson, West Bend, Wis., Aprilia, 15
7. Micky Dymond, Placentia,Calif., Honda, 14
8. Steve Drew, Buckeye, Ariz., Yamaha, 13
9. Troy Herfoss, Australia, KTM, 12
10. Robbie Horton, Augusta, Ga., Kawasaki, 11
AMA Supermoto Unlimited Results
1. Ben Carlson, West Bend, Wis., Aprilia, 26
2. Robert Loire, Salem, Wis., Husaberg, 22
3. Josh Chrisum, Bakersfield, Calif., KTM, 20
4. Brian Capper, South Africa, KTM, 18
5. Darryl Atkins, San Clemente, Calif., Aprilia, 16
6. Travis Marks, Lake Elsinore, Calif., KTM, 15
7. Xavier Bellerophon, France, Husqvarna, 14
8. Mike Bergman, Oconomowoc, Wis., Husaberg, 13
9. Donald Wanat, Woodinville, Wash., KTM, 12
10. Corey Hormes, Gettysburg, Pa., KTM, 11
AMA Supermoto Lites Results
1. Brandon Currie, Anaheim, Calif., Yamaha, 25
2. David Pingree, Temecula, Calif., Honda, 23
3. Adam Cini, San Diego, Husqvarna, 20
4. Jamie Siever, Belle Plaine, KS., Yamaha, 18
5. Matt Abbott, Conyers, Ga., Kawasaki, 16
6. Dalton Dimick, Fort Collins, Colo., Kawasaki, 15
7. Matt Pureley, St Louis, Yamaha, 14
8. Chad Cose, Fremont, Calif., KTM, 13
9. Troy Lee, Corona, Calif., Honda, 12
10. Andrew Hyder, Pataskala, Ohio, Yamaha, 11
TICKET INFO: Tickets can be purchased at the Raceway Park box office. Tickets will be available the day of the event.
Sunday Admission: Kids $10, Adults $20
MORE INFO: For more information, visit the race website at www.racewaypark.com. For information on the top riders and the race series, visit the AMA Supermoto website at www.amasupermoto.com.