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AMA: Ernesto Fonseca is AMA MotoCross/SuperCross Rookie of the Year

5 October 1999

                  

     PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- Yamaha of Troy rider Ernesto Fonseca has been named

the AMA Motocross/Supercross Rookie of the Year, American Motorcyclist

Association (AMA) Pro Racing announced today.

     The 18-year-old Fonseca, of Costa Rica, captured the 1999 AMA 125cc Eastern

Region Supercross Championship by winning six of seven series races, and

finishing the 1999 AMA 125cc Mazda Truck Motocross Nationals season ranked

eighth overall.

     Fonseca started racing at the age of 6, and he holds AMA 125cc amateur

titles dating back to 1995.

     To be eligible for AMA Motocross/Supercross Rookie of the Year honors, a

rider must be in his first full season with an AMA Pro Sport motocross

competition license. The award is presented to the rider who meets this criteria

and earns the most national points in 250cc Supercross, 250cc Motocross and

125cc Motocross combined.

     For immediate post-race results, rider information, AMA Pro Racing notes

and news, check the Pro Racing pages of AMADirectlink, at

http://www.ama-cycle.org.