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AMA: NPG pays $200,000 to AMA Pro Motocrossers

6 December 1999

     PICKERINGTON, Ohio --  The National Promoters Group (NPG), a coalition

of motocross track owners hosting AMA Pro Racing National Motocross races,

have paid out $200,000 in cash awards to the top riders of the 1999 AMA

Motocross Nationals.

     Riders finishing in the top 20 of the 250cc and 125cc AMA National

Motocross classes shared in the sponsor-supported $200,000 payout. 1999 AMA

250cc National Motocross Champ Greg Albertyn and 125cc Champ Ricky

Carmichael topped the list of 40 bonus winners, with each champ earning a

cool $15,000 on top of race winnings and AMA-administered bonuses.

     The NPG $200,000 bonus fund is funded by a group of sponsors, whose

support helps raise the profile of the series and the paychecks of the

riders, said AMA Pro Racing Director of Competition Merrill Vanderslice.

     "The NPG sponsors make a significant contribution toward the overall

prize money available to riders competing in the AMA Motocross Nationals,"

Vanderslice said. "From the champs on down to the 20th-ranked rider in each

division, everybody ends the season with a nice check."

     1999 NPG sponsors include: Dunlop Radial Rover Light Truck Tires;

Dunlop Superiority; THQ; Thor, Parts Unlimited; Moto-Tees; Pro-X Pistons;

FMF; Ballzee; Scott; Klotz; SBS Brakes; 1-800-Collect; 909 Handlebars; Pro

Action; Boyesen; Twin Air; Alpinestars and C.Ti.