Tucker Rocky Hops On Board

Paul Carruthers | September 28, 2006

The following is from Mike Kidd Entertainment Group…

Mike Kidd Entertainment Group (MKEG) “ one of the leading motorcycle race producers in the country – is proud to announce Tucker Rocky Distributing through the it’s brands of MSR and Pro Taper will become the official apparel and handle bars of the BooKoo Arenacross Championship Series, including the U.S. Open of Arenacross.

“We are very excited to have Tucker Rocky as a sponsorship partner for the BooKoo Arenacross Championship Series,” says Mike Kidd, president of MKEG. “My relationship with Tucker Rocky goes back to the day of Ed Tucker selling parts to a motorcycle shop I owned back in the early seventies, along with Rocky Distributing as part of my Grand National Championship season in 1981.”

Tucker Rocky Distributing is a world-wide leader in the wholesale distribution of aftermarket parts, accessories and apparel for the powersports industry. Tucker Rocky stocks over 75,000 different items for street and off-road motorcycles, ATVs, snowmobiles and personal watercraft, as well as a wide variety of accessories and apparel.

Josh Whitaker, Off Road Segment Director, Tucker Rocky Distributing says, “Tucker Rocky is happy to be involved with the BooKoo Arenacross Championship. This partnership allows us to broaden our support for motocross, our dealer network, and the consumer in new markets. Our support with the BooKoo Arenacross Championship through our company brands of MSR and Pro Taper will open the door to help achieve our company goals we have set for 2007.

The BooKoo Arenacross Championship Series open November 3-5 in Fresno, California and concludes at the U.S. Open of Arenacross on February 9-11 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT.

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.