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MOTORCYCLES: 1999 AMA Road Race Grand Championships set for September

2 July 1999

     PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- The nation's top amateur road racers are once again

setting their sights on national bragging rights at the third annual American

Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Road Race Grand Championships, Sept. 24-26 at New

Hampshire International Speedway (NHIS) in Loudon, N.H.

     The 1999 AMA Road Race Grand Championships will feature many of the

country's best amateur road racers in six expert-only AMA Premier Championship

classes, which include Middleweight SuperSport, Heavyweight SuperSport,

Heavyweight Superbike, Unlimited Superbike, Middleweight Grand Prix and

Heavyweight Thunderbike. Another 16 National classes of competition will also be

available, some open to both expert and amateur riders, and others only to

amateurs and newcomers. Also, the best rider of the weekend, as determined by a

panel of expert judges, will earn the AMA Road Race Horizon Award and be honored

at the AMA Awards Banquet this fall.

     Competitors can also take advantage of the AMA Champions Incentive Package,

which is being made available to three riders nominated by each regional

road-racing organization. The package is replete with benefits, from free entry

fees and a travel stipend to defray the cost of attending, to discounted entry

fees for the Penguin Road Racing Advanced Rider school and free track time and

garage space. Interested participants should contact their racing organization

for more information.

     The pre-entry deadline is Sept. 1, and all pre-entered riders will be

gridded first, based on a random drawing. Licenses from all recognized national

and regional road-racing organizations will be honored. AMA membership is

required, but no special event licenses are necessary. Entries are $50 per

sprint class and $80 per solo endurance class.

     For more information, or to receive a registration pack, contact AMA Sports

at 13515 Yarmouth Dr., Pickerington, Ohio 43147, or call (614) 856-1900. For

racing information, call (508) 339-4673 and for Penguin Road Racing School

information, contact (914) 679-5547. For information on tickets, contact NHIS

directly at (603) 783-4961.

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