Just one event for 2014 Pro Nationals
By TMX Archives on 21st Mar 14
The series formerly known as the Red Bull Pro Nationals championship has been stripped right back from a five-round series to a single weekend-long event entitled the Pro Nationals Festival.
The news was delivered to teams and riders in an e-mail sent out last Thursday (March 20) by Matt Bates, MD of series promoter e22 Sports, who cited a shortage of major venues combined with a crowded national calendar and restrictions placed on youth riders by other licensing bodies as reasons for the decision.
"It is with regret that I am writing to inform you that in 2014 we will be taking a break from staging the Pro Nationals series,” explains Bates in his e-mail.
"As I'm hoping you can appreciate, making this decision has been exceptionally difficult as collectively e22 Sports and the team of dedicated staff have worked tirelessly to elevate motocross to a standard that few have ever achieved.
"I'm well aware that not everyone will be pleased with this late decision and despite all rumours we had every intention of continuing the series up until only a few days ago. I would like to personally apologise for any inconvenience or disappointment this decision has caused and can only hope that one day very soon we will be back staging a great national series.”
