MX Sports Announces 2009 AMA Toyota Motocross Championship Schedule

New era of American Motocross begins with 2009 schedule
 
LAS VEGAS (October 11, 2008) – MX Sports, now in charge of the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship presented by FMF, announced today the 2009 U.S. championship racing schedule.
 
The AMA Toyota Motocross Championship, which began in 1972, will commence on Memorial Day Weekend with the Glen Helen National event in San Bernardino , Calif. , on May 23, 2009 .  The 12-round championship schedule will run throughout the summer, culminating with the Steel City National near Pittsburgh , Pa. on September 5, as part of the Labor Day weekend holiday.
 
The most significant change to the 2009 schedule is the move to Saturday afternoon races. After introducing the format this past summer at the Thunder Valley and Steel City events, the overwhelmingly positive response prompted MX Sports to make the transition to Saturday events. In addition, the race schedule will change to single-day competitions. Four weekends of rest are also built into the schedule in order to give riders and teams the opportunity to maximize their performance. Also, in order to help offset travel expenses, MX Sports has rearranged the events for a more cohesive and efficient travel schedule.
 
2009 AMA Toyota Motocross Championship
  
May 23
Glen Helen Raceway
San Bernardino
CA
 
May 30
Hangtown Motocross Classic
Sacramento
CA
 
June 6
Freestone Raceway
Wortham
TX
 
June 20
High Point Raceway
Mt. Morris
PA
 
June 27
Thunder Valley Motocross
Lakewood
CO
 
July 4
Red Bud
Buchanan
MI
 
July 18
Spring Creek Motocross
Millville
MN
 
July 25
Washougal MX Park
Washougal
WA
 
August 15
Unadilla
New Berlin
NY
 
August 22
Budds Creek Motocross
Budds Creek
MD
 
August 29
Moto-X 338
Southwick
MA
 
Sept. 5
Steel City Raceway
Delmont
PA
*schedule is subject to change