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AMA Pro K&N Filters GNC Heads to Knoxville Raceway

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (September 14, 2010) - The AMA Pro K&N Filters Grand National Championship presented by Motorcycle-Superstore.com heads to the historic Knoxville Raceway half-mile dirt track in Knoxville, Iowa this Saturday, September 18th, home of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum. 

The riders and teams are coming off a race held last Saturday at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, MN that changed the complexity of the series with a first time winner this season and a new points leader. Factory Harley-Davidson rider and Three Time Champion Kenny Coolbeth came out swinging to take his first win of the season in front of a capacity crowd.  Jake Johnson went into Canterbury Park 10 points behind former Champion Joe Kopp, but left with a 10 point advantage.

Joe Kopp riding a Ducati was in the lead pack early, but scraped off his brake pedal on lap two and was forced to ride the tricky race track with no brake. Kopp was leading a huge pack in the battle over eighth place until lap twenty when he broke his chain going into turn one, ending his night.  "It's not over," said a very optimistic Kopp. "I've been doing this a long time and I know with two races remaining anything can happen."

With only two rounds remaining in the 17 race series that began back in Daytona Beach in March, tension is building as 6 riders are in a battle for the championship; Jake Johnson (2-Wins/265pts), Joe Kopp (3-Wins/255pts), Jared Mees (239pts), Henry Wiles (5 Wins/239pts), Kenny Coolbeth (1-Win/231pts) and Sammy Halbert (1-Win/228pts).

Two classes will be competing; Pro Singles and Expert Twins. Pro Singles riders compete on high performance production 450cc race machines, with the Expert Twins riders competing on twin cylinder motorcycles ranging from 750cc to 1250cc.

With five wins, Jeff Carver riding a Yamaha 450cc is leading the Pro Singles class over the 2009 Pro Singles Grand National Champion Brad Baker on a Honda with four wins to his credit this year.

Tickets can be purchased by going to www.knoxvilleraceway.com or call 614-842-5431. Gates open at 3:00pm for timed qualifying practice, opening ceremonies at 7:00pm, first race 7:30pm.

AMA Pro Racing sanctions many racing series, but the oldest and most traditional is the AMA Pro K&N Filters Grand National Championship presented by Motorcycle-Superstore.com.  The roots of series dates back nearly a century, it wasn't until post-World War II that the sport revolved to its current modern structure.  The series is uniquely American style of motorcycle racing. Riders finesse their machines sideways through the turns, just inches apart from each other, at speeds over 140 mph. In short, this is one of the most thrilling spectacles in motorsports.

For more information to  www.amaproracing.com.
AMA Pro Racing is the premier professional motorcycle racing organization in North America, operating a full schedule of events and championships for a variety of motorcycle disciplines.  Learn more about AMA Pro Racing at www.amaproracing.com.

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AMA Pro Racing Communications, (386) 492-1014, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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