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08/17/08 Golden Opportunities Available!! Due to the recent resignations of Mark Carlton who served as President, and Dave Berkey who served as Vice President and Junior AMA Congress Delegate of the District 5 Motorcycle Association, opportunities are available to fill these vacant offices. Both Mark and Dave showed excellent leadership skills while in office and we will miss them tremendously. On Tuesday August 26th at 7:00pm, a special meeting will be held at the Quality Inn in Somerset, PA to vote in new officers to fill these voids. All interested parties wishing to fill these offices, please send your letter of interest to officers@district5ama.org. 08/17/08 District 5 Points Keeper: 08/17/08 Loretta Lynn Quad Nationals: An honorable mention goes out to all the Quad riders who participated and placed in the 2008 Loretta Lynn Quad Nationals. To view the list of District 5 Quad riders and their finishing positions, please click here. 08/14/08 District 5 Year End Award Eligibility Changes: The eligibility requirements to receive year end awards has been changed so that more riders have the opportunity to compete for more prizes. The new minimum requirements to receive awards are as follows: Bikes: 14 events Quads: 12 events Arenacross: 10 events
08/14/08 Westmoreland Fair: This Friday and Saturday night DBL Sports kicks off the 54th Annual Westmoreland Fair with two Arenacross races at the Westmoreland Fairgrounds presented by Tom Clark Motorsports. Saturdays event pays District 5 Arenacross points, however, Fridays event (for the first time ever) does not. Pit Gate opens at 4:30PM, Registration starts at 5:00PM, Practice begins at 6:30PM and Racing gets underway at 8PM each night. Rider Entry - $20 per class (Youth & Amateur), Expert - $25 per class with a 150% Payback!! Pit Gate for the “Fair Race” is $15 (ages 4 & up). Your pit gate fee will include entrance into the fair. The spectator gate will not be open for this event since the Fair will be going on. Please send all friends and family members directly to the pit gate for the best deal. These events are also sponsored by Cerini’s Harley Davidson / Buell, Pro Action Suspension, Mosites Motorsports, Brickhouse Skatepark, Z&M Cycle Sales, Barkley’s Motorsports, Superior Motors in Latrobe, Barnharts Honda / Suzuki, The Christian Motorcycle Association, Steel City Harley Davidson / Honda, RoadRash Motorsports Offroad Division and Cernic’s Racing. We hope to see you and your family at one of the biggest and best fairs in the tri-state area. Visit www.dblsports.com for more information or call 724-929-5396. 08/13/08 Rising Star!! The rising star of District 5 has been the Arenacross series held on Friday nights. This Friday, August 15 is no exception with Latrobe Speedway holding racing under lights on a very popular track that has had the benefit of some recent design changes to keep the course interesting. Located adjacent to the Arnold Palmer Airport, Latrobe Speedway is in close proximity to 24 hour shopping and a variety of restaurants. Andy's Motorsports are proud sponsors and we would like to thank yet another previously unknown for stepping up to the plate and supporting motocross and arenacross. It's local sponsors like these that are a driving force within the community of riders who are very appreciative of their generosity. George and family will open the gates at 5:00 pm. They'll have sign-up at 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm or so, get a riders meeting in and the Star Spangled Banner and then turn 'em loose for practice at 6:30pm and you'll be watching the gate drop on the first race at 8:00pm. Friday is double dipping points night for the Latrobe Speedway year-end special banquet. Please note that this is the only District 5 points paying event for this Friday . For more details www.latrobemotorsports.com or 724-322-0415 08/08/08 Missing credit: The following names were missing from the list of riders who attended the 2008 Loretta Lynn Championships. Mike Weimer Raeslee Weimer Derek Fratz-Orr We do our best to give all our members extra credit where credit is due but sometimes we do make mistakes and we do thank our members for keeping us informed of important information that we miss. 08/08/08 Applications being accepted!! District 5 and its members are looking to fill the office of Secretary/Pointskeeper. Lori Slusser has recently resigned her office in which she played an instrumental role and was a valuable part of District 5 for the past few years. To be an eligible candidate, he/she must have basic computing/Internet skills in addition to a working knowledge of database files. To request more information and/or to send us your letter of interest please email to pointskeeper@district5ama.org before Tuesday August 12th. The officers of District 5 will be voting that same evening.
08/05/08 State Championship Series: Round #3 Great racing is expected at Maple Shade Raceway! Maple Shade Raceway is proud to promote Round 3 of the AMA District 5 State Championship Series with a perfect forecast of fine weather and 77 degrees! Doug and Sherry Lawson have a track that is a fan favorite with riders that travel from District 5 and New York State. One needs to only visit their sponsors page to see the value of local support to a venue like this. It is one of the longest lists of sponsorship of any track you'll ever see. Doug and Sherry are proud to announce a special contribution for the event from sponsors Auto Parts Connection, JP Diamond and Leisure Time Honda/Suzuki. Practice is on Saturday from 11am to 4pm, (weather permitting, but it looks like it will be great!), Practice for Sunday starts at 8:00 am with racing starting at 10:00 am. $35 for the first class and $30 for the second if you want to, with all District Classes offered and some amazing contingencies and paybacks! If you're not at Maple Shade Raceway this weekend you might be feeling lonely, because everyone else is going to be there! Contact number is (814) 489-3266, or visit www.mapleshademx.com. 08/04/08 Congratulations!! District 5 and its members would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all riders from District 5 who participated in the 2008 Loretta Lynn Amateur National Championships. We are extremely proud of our men and women who battled through the tough competition, and we consider each and every one of you, "Champions." In addition, a special congratulation goes out to Darryn Durham of Butler, PA for taking the #1 overall finish in the MX Lites A-Pro Support Class. We are extremely proud of Darryn and his accomplishments, thus far. For all the results from this year’s Amateur Championships, please visit here. 07/30/08 State Championship Series: Round #2 The District 5 State Championship Series continues this weekend at Field of Dreams where racers of all ages compete for cash and trophies. Sign-up times: Sat. 6pm-8pm Sun. Beginning at 7am Practice Sun. 8:30am - Racing begins shortly after Open A, 250 A, and Quad A - 120% payback per moto Free Camping on Saturday - Please: No Campfires The following sponsors are contributing to this fun filled event: Lincoln Supply - Somerset, PA Williamson Insurance Agency - Davidsville, PA Berkey Excavating - Boswell, PA Foster Wineland Equipment - 4 locations in PA For more information please contact Dave or Tina: (814) 629-6774 - Day
07/28/08 Thank You! Rocket Raceway would like to extend a special thanks to the following sponsors of Round 1 of the District 5 State Series Race which was held this past weekend at Rocket Raceway in Three Springs, PA. Bedford, PA Camp Hill, PA Mechanicsburg, PA "Your generosity is greatly appreciated" 07/28/08 Coming Soon!! Our new website design will incorporate a message board that will only allow posting by District 5 members under real names. We will be partnering with dealers for District 5 card holder discounts and will have an official District 5 shirt available in all adult and youth sizes. Please check back on the schedule soon as we add more sanctioned dates to the motocross calender! To all 1100 members, we appreciate your patience as we go through with this transition to the new District 5. 07/26/08 Best of Luck!! The District 5 Motorcycle Association would like to wish the following District 5 riders the best of luck at the 2008 Loretta Lynn Amateur Motocross Championships. Go Racers!!
07/25/08 Attention Members!! In a letter dated June 17th, 2008, which was received by the District's President Mark Carlton, Jeff Cernic stated he and Pleasure Valley Raceway is withdrawing from District 5 effective immediately after his July 20th race at Pleasure Valley and will no longer participate in District 5 points paying events. Jeff Cernic and Pleasure Valley Raceway have been a mainstay to District 5 for many years and all of us appreciate his past contributions to our organization. 07/24/08 Attention: Fall Meeting The Fall meeting for the District 5 Motorcycle Association is scheduled for August 12th at Maggie Mae’s in Somerset, PA, right off the Somerset exit on the PA Turnpike. The meeting will start promptly at 7:00pm and is open to all members of District 5. For more information and directions to Maggie Mae's, please visit Maggie Mae's web site. And please note, Maggie Mae's serves a complete menu full of food items for the hungriest of people. Please check out their menu. See you there!!
07/16/08 State Championship Series: Round #1 D5 State Championship with Honda Contingency @ Rocket Raceway Saturday practice 8-12 Saturday July 26th QUAD RACE Sunday July 27th Bike Race for all the details go to www.rocketraceway.com 07/15/08 Attention: District 5 tracks are looking for shops that might be interested in supplying parts, accessories and services to include tire changes at upcoming races as trackside support. A suitable trailer or large tent should be provided at the vendor's expense together with a large assortment of items that are most likely to be needed for a day of racing. Interested parties should contact the tracks directly or call/e-mail Chris Higgins on 724.493.0000 or e-mail. 06/22/08 06/18/08 05/07/08 11/25/07 |
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District 5 State Championship Race Schedule Round #1 - July 26-27 Sat - Quads only Sun - Bikes Only Round #2 - August 3 Round #3 - August 10 Round #4 - August 24 Round #5 - September 14 Round #6 - October 26 To be eligible for State Championship year end awards a rider must compete in 5 of 6 events. Click here for flyer
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