Kawasaki unveil new MX Championship for 2009
By TMX Archives on 21st Nov 08
Kawasaki Motors UK has announced a new one make Championship for the 2009 motocross season offering competitive racing as well as an amazing prize pool including a 2010 Kawasaki KX250F for the overall winner.
Run as part of the popular AMCAMasters series, the seven round Kawasaki Masters Championship is open to a widerange of amateur riders and kicks off in mid March at Culham in Oxfordshire.
With the recent unveiling of Kawasaki's Team Greenriders and supported teams for the coming season, this announcement also underpinsthe company's commitment to the grass roots of the sport.
"There is no better way to demonstratethe competitiveness and durability of Kawasakimachinery than to run something like the Kawasaki Masters Championship”,commented Branch Manager of Kawasaki Motors UK, Howard Dale. "This gives us agreat chance to give something back to the sport at an amateur level whileriders enjoy a close fought Championship with the very real prospect of winninga 2010 KX250F as the grand prize”.
On behalf of the AMCA, Development Officer, Ken Winstanley,shared Kawasaki'senthusiasm. "We are sure this new Championship will add further to the interestin the AMCA Masters series. It will generate exciting racing for both track-sidespectators and those watching the action via the two television channels broadcastingeach of the rounds”.