RLT COMPETITION BULLETIN 2020-7: All Motorsports Activities Postponed Thru May 9/10

Monday, April 20, 2020 | 5:00 PM

TO: 2020 Pro Motocross, Loretta Lynn, GNCC, and ATVMX Participants

FROM: The Race Leadership Team (RLT)

DATE: April 21, 2020

SUBJECT: RLT COMPETITION BULLETIN 2020-7:

All Motorsports Activities Postponed Thru May 9/10

Due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns and in accordance with government recommendations regarding large group gatherings, the Race Leadership Team (RLT) has postponed all motorsports activities thru May 9/10, 2020. This decision affects the following race series: AMA Loretta Lynn Amateur Motocross.

Accordingly, the following events originally scheduled for the weekend of May 9/10 are postponed, and every effort will be made to reschedule as soon as possible:

May 9/10
LLAQ NEHigh PointMt. Morris, PA
LLAQ SELazy RiverDalton, GA
LLAQ MEBaha AcresMillington, MI
LLAQ NCSunset RidgeWalnut, IL
LLAQ SCSwan MXTyler, TX
LLAQ NWEugene MXJunction City, OR
LLAQ SWFox RacewayPala, CA

The Area Qualifier and Regional race schedules are complicated and have been drastically altered by the national crisis. MX Sports recently released a “State of the Sport” video address explaining the various schedule options, including a condensed Area Qualifier schedule for May and Regional schedule for June (Plan B), a Super Regional schedule for June/July (Plan C) and a 2-week National-only program in July/August (Plan D). A final decision on the program chosen will be announced as soon as possible.

https://mxsports.com/2020/04/09/mx-sports-state-of-the-sport-address-update-on-2020-ama-amateur-national-motocross-championship

The status of the remaining race schedules:

Pro Motocross:

The current Pro Motocross schedule consists of 11 rounds spanning from June 13th through September 5th.

June 13WW Ranch, FL
June 20High Point, PA
June 27Southwick, MA
July 4RedBud, MI
July 11Thunder Valley, CO
July 18Spring Creek, MN
July 25Washougal, WA
Aug. 15Unadilla, NY
Aug. 22Budds Creek, MD
Aug. 29Ironman, IN
Sept. 5Pala, CA

 This schedule is subject to change as the state-by-state recovery plan unfolds across the nation.

GNCC:

GNCC Racing has been notified by Snowshoe Mountain Resort that the resort will not reopen until July, requiring the rescheduling of the Snowshoe GNCC event originally set for June 27/28. Snowshoe management has requested the weekend of September 26/27 for the rescheduled date. This date was previously set for the Tomahawk GNCC in NY. To accommodate the request, the Tomahawk will be rescheduled and the new date announced as soon as possible.

The remainder of the current GNCC schedule consists of 10 events on the following dates:

May 16/17TBA
May 30/31John Penton, OH
June 13/14TBA
June 27/28TBA
July 11/12TBA
Aug. 1Loretta Lynn eMTB only
Sept. 12/13Mountaineer, WV
Sept. 26/27Snowshoe, WV
Oct. 10/11Mathews Farm, PA
Oct. 24/25Ironman, IN
Nov. 7/8TBA

As a reminder, the schedule remains dynamic and is subject to change. As the crisis affects different parts of the country differently, it is reasonable to expect recovery plans to differ from state to state as well. Most likely some areas of the country will recover quicker than others, and it may be necessary to change locations (but not dates) to accommodate the recovery. Accordingly, a final schedule with final locations will be issued as soon as it is feasible to do so.

ATVMX:

The current schedule remains unchanged from the last RLT Comp. Bulletin issued:

May 23/24Ironman, IN
June 6/7Muddy Creek, TN
June 20/21Walnut, IL
July 11/12Unadilla, NY
July 25/26RedBud, MI
Aug. 15/16Loretta Lynn’s, TN
Aug. 28Pro Only - Ironman, IN
Sept. 19/20Underground, TX
Oct. 17/18SOB, SC

About the Race Leadership Team:

The RLT consists of representatives from the AMA, MX Sports and MX Sports Pro Racing. The RLT will reconvene next Monday to review race schedules, making adjustments as needed, and will work with event organizers to reschedule events when possible.

The RLT continues to urge racing families to use common sense: 1) wash your hands often; 2) avoid shaking hands or coming into close personal contact with others; 3) cough into your elbow; 4) if you are sick, stay home; 5) if you are really sick, go to the hospital; and 6) don’t panic.

The health, safety and welfare of our riders and their families remains paramount, and we will keep our race community apprised of all further developments. 

Please direct all communications to [email protected].