Two Gone, One Added

Paul Carruthers | May 13, 2008
The following is from AMA Racing…

AMA Racing announced today that two events have been removed from the 2008 Flat Track Championship schedule and a new event has been added. The races that have been cancelled are the GNC Twins half-mile scheduled at Volunteer Speedway, Bulls Gap, Tennessee, on June 7 and the TT and short track GNC Singles doubleheader scheduled at Castle Rock Race Park, Castle Rock, Washington, August 8-9. The new event is slated for August 23 at a soon-to-be-announced location.

The Pro Expert Twins Series will be returning in 2008 and will run at select AMA Flat Track Championship GNC Twins events. The class is open to all Basic Expert License holders and any GNC licensed rider with three years experience or less who has not scored a point on GNC Twins equipment.

“We’re naturally disappointed to have to cancel these two rounds because we worked very hard to bring AMA Flat Track Championship racing to our fans in Tennessee and Washington,” said Flat Track Director Ken Saillant. “Fortunately for folks living in Tennessee we have our upcoming GNC Twins half-mile round at Mountain Raceway Park in Maryville on June 21, and we plan to make an announcement very soon about a new round we are adding on Saturday, August 23.”

2008 AMA Flat Track Championship Schedule (Revised)

May 24, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL, TT, GNC Singles

May 25, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL, Mile, GNC Twins

May 31, Vernon Downs, Vernon, NY, Mile, GNC Twins/Pro Expert Twins

Jun 21, Mountain Raceway Park, Maryville, TN, Half-mile, GNC Twins/Pro Expert Twins

Jun 27, Bedford Speedway, Bedford, PA, Half-mile, GNC Twins/Pro Expert Twins

Jun 28, Allen County Fairgrounds, Lima, OH, Half-mile, GNC Twins/Pro Expert Twins

Jul 4, Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka, KS, Half-mile, GNC Twins/Pro Expert Twins

Jul 12, Beulah Park, Grove City, OH, Mile, GNC Twins/Pro Expert Twins

Jul 19, Darke County Fairgrounds, Greenville, OH, Half-mile, GNC Twins/Pro Expert Twins

Jul 26, Hagerstown Speedway, Hagerstown, MD, Half-mile, GNC Twins/Pro Expert Twins

Aug 2, MetraPark Raceway, Billings, MT, Half-mile, GNC Singles

Aug 17, Peoria Race Park, Peoria, IL, TT, GNC Singles

Aug 23, TBA

Aug 30, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL, ST, GNC Singles

Aug 31, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL, Mile, GNC Twins

Sept 6, Monticello Raceway, Monticello, NY, Half-mile, GNC Twins/Pro Expert Twins

Sept 13, Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, IN, Mile, GNC Twins/Pro Expert Twins

Oct 4, Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka, KS, Half-mile, GNC Twins/Pro Expert Twins

Paul Carruthers | Editor

Paul Carruthers took over as the editor of Cycle News in 1993 after serving as associate editor since starting his career at the publication in 1985. Carruthers has covered every facet of the sport in his near-28-year tenure at America's Daily Motorcycle News Source.