"You asked, we answered! This week practice at Latrobe Speedway will be on Wednesday May 22 3:30pm til dark and then again on FRIDAY MAY 24 4PM TIL DARK! Start the Memorial Day weekend with us on Friday night, and then celebrate all weekend long with your family and friends! No practice Sunday May 26th. See you there!!" For more information please head on over to Latrobe's website by clicking HERE.

To be eligible, you need to be an AMA District 5 member and a current AMA member!  The winner will be selected by random draw at the final round of The Under the Lights Series at intermission. You do NOT have to be present to win. The prize is one (1) GoPro 3 White Edition camera and 16 mb memory card.

This Friday night marks the third round of the AMA District 5 Under the Lights Series!! We have good weather in the forecast and remember to fill out your District 5 membership information and hit print before you arrive to save time if this is your first race of the year.

Competitors only need to compete in 5 of 8 rounds to be eligible for year end banquet awards and the winner of the series is based upon your best 6 out of 8 possible rounds! In other words, if you show up for the rest of the series, it's possible to win the overall!

District 5 and its members would like to send their sincerest condolences to Craig McClellan and his family on the passing of Craig's son Andy. Andy, who was 27 years old was a well known staple to the motocross community and could regularly be seen working at the High Point and Steel City nationals. Craig McClellan was a long time referee for District 5 and is currently the referee for PAMX.

Hey Supercross fans!! The 2014 Monster Energy Supercross schedule has been announced featuring East Rutherford, New Jersey and Detroit, Michigan. For a complete listing of when and where, click HERE.

• New prize announcements!!
• New T-Shirt design!!
• New Outdoor schedule!!

Check back soon for details...

High Point National Raceway is home to many historic battles in both professional and amateur motocross. High Point Raceway is also holding the final Lorretta Lynn's Area Qualifier in PA for 2013 this weekend! Practice starts on Friday and racing continues throughout the weekend.

For more details, head on over to http://www.mxsports.com

District 5 offers Arena Cross on Friday night and outdoor racing for District 5 points at Rocket Raceway this weekend! Rocket is the host of The Allegheny Cup and has seen some great racing! This weekend will be no different with excellent weather in the forecast. If you are travelling to Rocket, please be sure to use the written directions in the sidebar of their website www.rocketraceway.com. Some of the GPS systems take you through roads that are impassable. Have a great weekend!

District 5 would like to welcome Roar on the Shore to its family of AMA sanctioned promoters.

The Roar on the Shore® bike rally was created in 2007 for a greater purpose — to serve as a major fundraising event in the Erie, Pennsylvania region. Now, entering its seventh year in 2013, Roar on the Shore® has quickly become one of the fastest-growing FREE bike rallies in the United States. Read more...

We want to thank all the riders, family members, track crew and spectators who braved the chilly night last evening to participate in round #1 of the District 5 "Under the Lights" motocross series at Latrobe Speedway. Even with the low temps there was plenty of heated action on the race track.

Round #2 will be next Friday night, April 26th...stay tuned for more information.

Because of the wet weather that is coming through the region, round #1 of the "Under the Lights" motocross series event that was scheduled for this evening at Latrobe Speedway will be re-scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday) evening.

Saturday schedule:

Gates open at 5:00pm

Practice starts at 6:30pm

Racing begins at 8:00pm

AMA and District membership is required. If you do not have either of these, please show up at the registration building early enough to get signed up.

Also, Miller's Yamaha will be on hand for the first event and will have a supply of basic items such as number plate numbers, tear-offs, grips, lubricants and other misc. parts and accessories. Please stop by Miller's Yamaha at the track to see what they have.

To get your bike or quad ready for the kickoff of the "Under the Lights" motocross series which starts April 19th, Latrobe Speedway will be having an open practice on Sunday, April 14th.

Gates open at 10:00am and practice will run from 11:00am to 6:00pm. 

District 5 cards will be available for $15 and a FREE "Gimme Me Fifty 50's" t-shirt will be given away to each new member while supplies last.

Practice fee is $20 per rider (no charge for spectators) and practice will be open for both bikes and quads. The "Under the Lights" racing series is guaranteed to be the most exciting motocross racing western Pennsylvania has to offer on a Friday night.

For more detailed information give George a call at (724) 322-0415. See you there!!

As a District organization who is partnered with the AMA, all promoters and clubs within the District have a fair expectation of represestation from the AMA Congress. Every now and then we have members and promoters asking what specifically are the duties of the AMA Congress. In addition to promotiing cooperation, consensus and harmony of organizations within the AMA District, there are other responsibilities as well. For a full list of specific responsibilities of delegates to AMA Congress, click HERE.

The schedule for the Latrobe Speedway "Under the Lights" Series has been finalized. The dates are:

To qualify for year-end awards, riders must compete in 5 of eight events.

To avoid waiting in line to get your District membership card, head on over to the membership page and fill out the application and send it in. Follow this LINK to the membership application page.

For 2013, District 5 is proud to announce we will be having an 8 round District 5 Arena Cross Championship Series at Latrobe Speedway. Starting this year, each event will be sanctioned and sponsored by District 5.Please check back as more information will follow in the next few days. The first event is scheduled for April 19th.

The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has announced that April is "AMA Go Ride! Month." The campaign encourages AMA members and riders nationwide to renew their passion for riding in the dirt and on the street. Read more...

By Motojournalism and Traction off-road E-rag. Documentary about off-road riders Paul Rodden and Larry Murray two venerable motorcyclists who just won't stop doing what they love. More info and behind-the-scenes at motojournalism.com.

The American Motorcyclist Association is pleased to announce that Maggie McNally was unanimously elected chair of the AMA Board of Directors at its meeting in Indianapolis on Feb. 16.

The American Motorcyclist Association is pleased to announce that the American SportBike Racing Association and U.S. Grand Prix Riders Union Championship Series have joined the AMA sanctioned events calendar as AMA Featured Series. The events, which feature some of the country's most competitive amateur roadracing, run March through October. 

Hey race fans, if you want to try your luck at winning a contest, check out "Cobra Tales" Video Contest. Winner takes home a GoPro Original HD Hero camera & Flat Screen TV. For all the exciting information, click HERE to go to to the contest website.

Monster Jam® Trucks: Grave Digger® driven by Gary Porter, Monster Mutt® driven by Whit Tarlton, Advance Auto Parts Grinder℠ driven by Frank Krmel, Eradicator driven by Andy Slifko, Backdraft driven by Jeremy Slifko, Rap Attack driven by Dave Rappach, Instigator driven by Paul Breaud and Zombie℠ driven by Sean Duhon!! Read more...

Want to catch all the exciting Supercross action on television, the entire televised schedule can be found HERE.

If you would like to share your photos of either Nuclear Cowboyz or the District 5 awards banquet, both of which took place this past weekend, please send them over and we will post them in the photo gallery. Photos can be emailed HERE.

With thousands of dollars worth of Fly Bucks given away at the District 5 awards banquet, riders are asking how and where to redeem them. 

Suzuki Celebrates 50th Anniversary in U.S. with Customer Appreciation Promotions.

The sponsors for the District 5 banquet are piling up, click the title above to see who will have prizes and giveaways. Please note, this does not include all the prizes and giveaways that Latrobe Speedway will be giving away.Check back often for more.

In addition to complimentary passes to Nuclear Cowboyz, Monster Jam and Amsoil Arenacross, passes for Disney on Ice will be given away at the District 5 banquet this Saturday night.

For folks that like big truck action, Monster Jam is coming to Pittsburgh February 15-17, 2013.

 

These riders have advanced in the 2012 season under the guidelines of the National Points Advancement System or the Self Advancement process.

As a reminder, the Nuclear Cowboyz are coming to the CONSOL Energy Center on January 26th and 27th. Nuclear Cowboyz 2013 has the greatest cast of freestyle motocross, trials and quad riders ever assembled, including recent X Games 2012 medalists Ronnie Faisst, Mike Mason, Taka Higashino and Winter X Games gold and silver medalist Colten Moore. 

As a reminder, on February 8-10, the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes Barre, Pa, will be hosting round #6 of the AMA Amsoil Arenacross.

Larry Mayes, Secretary, Snow Shoe Rails to Trails announces that: The Snow Shoe Rails to Trails is pleased to announce it has received a Yamaha OHV Access Initiative Grant of $15,000 for Gillentown Trailhead “Trail Access Control”. The grant was awarded as a part of Yamaha’s OHV Access Initiative promoting safe, responsible riding and sustainable open riding areas.

The grant will be used to install gate, bollards and fencing to control and promote safe trail access at the Gillentown Trailhead in Snow Shoe, Pa.

With less than two weeks remaining until the District 5 banquet, over 300 folks are expected to attend to receive awards and prizes from some of our sponsors. As to date, the following sponsors will be giving prizes away...  

The 2013 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, kicks off this Saturday at Angel Stadium and for the first time in 40 years of racing, 10 riders with 450SX Class Main Event wins will take part in this epic season led by two-time defending champion Ryan Villopoto. 

Feld Motor Sports® announced today an alliance has been forged between AMSOIL Arenacross and five-time Monster Energy Supercross Champion Ricky Carmichael to create and establish a formalized rider advancement system for Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, events through AMSOIL Arenacross.  

The Nuclear Cowboyz are coming to the CONSOL Energy Center on January 26th and 27th. Nuclear Cowboyz 2013 has the greatest cast of freestyle motocross, trials and quad riders ever assembled, including recent X Games 2012 medalists Ronnie Faisst, Mike Mason, Taka Higashino and Winter X Games gold and silver medalist Colten Moore.

For information on how to save $5.00 on your Wilkes Barre arenacross pre-entry, please check out this informational piece from Feld Entertainment by clicking the title link above.

The American Motorcyclist Association announced today its AMA Motorcyclist of the Year: AMA member and president of KTM North America Jon-Erik Burleson. Awarded annually, the AMA Motorcyclist of the Year designation recognizes the person or persons who had the most profound impact within the motorcycling community in the previous 12 months.

It is with great excitement that KTM announces the release of the second generation KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition motorcycle. The new model has been developed through collaboration with the Red Bull KTM Team and both the US and Austrian based Research & Development Departments.

 Attention promoters and clubs, the October issue of AMA Organizer News is now available for viewing. The latest issue highlights:

• New entry forms for AMA events
• Sound meters available
• Cherie's take on things
• Charter requirements for promoters
• ...and much, much more

Click HERE to view the latest issue.

As we were planning the awards banquet for the 2012 racing season, we noticed that almost all of the riders (with the exception of 5 riders) qualified for both the D5 banquet and Latrobe Speedway’s 2012 Arena Cross banquet. We spoke with George at Latrobe Speedway and asked if he would mind if we combined the banquets, since almost all of the riders would be attending both banquets. We felt that this would save the riders money, since they would only have to pay one banquet fee for their family and it would save District 5 the expense of renting a banquet hall and paying for catering – money saved that could then be spent towards rider awards and prizes.  George felt that would be fine and we all thought that the riders would appreciate that too.

When you attend the combined banquet, you will receive your District 5 awards and your Latrobe Speedway awards separately. There will be prizes and giveaways and lots of fun…and you get to swim at the Holiday Inn indoor pool too.

We hope that the combined banquet will be helpful to you in planning for expenses, especially around the holidays --- we just hated to see the District pay for the banquet hall expense needlessly. Hope to see you at the Holiday Inn in Uniontown, PA on Saturday, January 26^th, 2013.

On the heels of announcing AMSOIL as the new title sponsor and the upcoming 2013 schedule, Feld Motor Sports® is revealing a variety of unique and exciting format changes that will make AMSOIL Arenacross more unpredictable than ever. Tickets for all AMSOIL Arenacross events will go on sale to the public Friday, November 16.

Beginning with the 2013 season an entirely new championship points structure will be introduced. Deviating from the traditional points system, AMSOIL Arenacross competitors in all classes will now compete on a single point system. Championship points will be awarded in one-point increments with a Main Event winner earning 16 points and reducing per position through the remainder of the field.

Another exciting and non-traditional format change will be the introduction of two 12-lap Main Events, each paying separate championship points. Gate selection for Main Event 1 will be determined by a riders’ Heat Race results. For Main Event 2, gate selection will be based off the finishing order from the first Main Event, but also presents a unique and exciting twist. A random drawing following the first main Event will determine whether zero, eight, or 16 competitors will invert their gate selections. For more information, click HERE.

Just a few days remain until the world’s top supercross and motocross riders take to the stage for the second-annual Monster Energy Cup at Las Vegas’Sam Boyd Stadium this Saturday night. Led by defending Monster Energy Cup Champion Ryan Villopoto, this year’s line-up includes 2010 Supercross Class Champion Ryan Dungey, two-time Supercross Class Champion Chad Reed, supercross veteran Kevin Windham, defending Lites Class Champions Justin Barcia and Eli Tomac and 250cc AMA Motocross champion Blake Baggett.

"Built in Michigan with the majority of parts manufactured in the USA, Cobra is now an American motocross icon that exports almost 30% of it's product overseas earning income for our nation's workers! We are in an election year and share the pride of the winning American Cobra brand and wish them well with their future championship attempts. We hope you'll also consider a "vote" for Cobra as you consider your mini bike selection for 2013!"

The year end 2012 Arenacross points standings for riders who qualified for year end awards is now available. Congratulations to all these riders who will be presented with trophies and prizes at the 2012 District 5 awards banquet. The list of riders is available by clicking HERE.
 

District 5 would like to welcome Braap Creative as a new sponsor. Chris Davis, owner of Braap came all the way from Indianapolis, Indiana and gave out holeshot awards at the Allegheny Cup on Sunday. Thank you Chris, your contribution to the riders at the Allegheny Cup is much appreciated.

 If you missed the 3rd annual Allegheny Cup at Rocket Raceway this past weekend or want to catch up on the highlights, please check out the video below from MXPTV. 

Shane Durham shares his helmet cam video from Sunday's Open A class, moto 2.