Monster Energy/Kawasaki Triple Crown of MX Kick Off

June 4, 2008 1:53pm

MT. MORRIS, Pa. (June 4, 2008) – A $100,000 is up for grabs as the Monster Energy/Kawasaki Triple Crown of Motocross kicks off at High Point Raceway for the 32nd Annual Kawasaki/Monster Energy Motocross National Presented by Centra Bank on June 14-15.

A three-race competition conducted within the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship Presented by FMF, the Monster Energy/Kawasaki Triple Crown of Motocross includes the trio of High Point, RedBud, and Steel City. Riders in the AMA Motocross and AMA Motocross Lites classes will battle it out round-by-round for a chance to win the grand prize: A $25,000 bonus awarded in each class to any rider that sweeps the three-race series.

Additional prize money will be awarded, with $3,000 given in each class to the overall race winner at each round and $2,000 to the top finishing privateer. The rider to score the most points in each class during the three-race challenge will win an additional $5,000. Also, three Kawasaki/Pro Circuit KLX 110 motorcycles will be given away to the fans.

“Entering our fourth year, the Monster Energy/Kawasaki Triple Crown of Motocross has developed into a recognizable race series within a series for both the MX and MX Lites classes at Mt. Morris, RedBud and Steel City,” said John Lee, Director of Sports Marketing for Monster Energy. “And with $100,000 on the line in cash prizes for both factory and privateer racers, along with three Kawasaki/Pro Circuit KLX 110 mini bikes to be given away to three lucky fans, the Triple Crown of Motocross stands alone as the richest three-race promotion in American motorcycle racing.”

Round two of the Monster Energy/Kawasaki Triple Crown of Motocross will take place at the Monster Energy National Presented by Concept Haulers from RedBud Track & Trail in Buchanan, Mich., July 5-6, with the concluding third round on August 30-31 and the Monster Energy/Kawasaki Motocross National from Steel City Raceway in Delmont, Pa.

Interview opportunities are available to the media by contacting AMA Toyota Motocross Championship media coordinator Brandon Short via email at Media@MXNationals.com or by phone at 951-203-2605.

For more information on the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship, presented by FMF, log on to www.amamotocross.com for live timing and scoring at @theWireLIVE!. Racer X Illustrated will host a new and improved webcast on www.motocross.com, with live racing action hosted by Jason Weigandt. The Racer X Motocross Show on Motocross.com has also been added on Saturday night of each race weekend, featuring practice footage and interviews taken earlier in the day.

Credential requests for each round of the 2008 AMA Toyota Motocross Championship Presented by FMF must be submitted via email to Media@MXNationals.com three weeks prior to the race. Media members interested in interviews with the riders of the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship Presented by FMF should contact Brandon at 951-203-2605 or email Media@MXNationals.com.