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AMA Racing News
American Motorcyclist Association
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July 21, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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AMA
Racing Announces 2008 AMA Team USA for
Motocross of Nations
PICKERINGTON,
Ohio -- The American
Motorcyclist Association (AMA)
has announced the members of AMA
Team USA for the 2008 Motocross
of Nations. A trio of Monster
Energy Kawasaki riders--James
Stewart, Ryan Villopoto and Tim
Ferry--will carry the Stars and
Stripes as AMA Team USA goes for
its 19th Motocross of Nations
victory at the Donington Park
Circuit in England on September
27-28.
Leading the way will be MX1
entrant James Stewart. The 2007
AMA Supercross Champion and
current AMA Motocross
Championship points leader
returns to Team USA after
missing the 2007 event with a
knee injury.
"I'm excited to be a part of
Team USA," said Stewart. "My
main goal this season was to win
the motocross championship, and
I knew if I could do that I
would have a good chance of
representing the USA at the
Motocross of Nations."
Stewart has recorded perfect
scores during the 2008 AMA
Toyota Motocross Championship
and recently positioned himself
fourth on the all-time AMA wins
list behind Ricky Carmichael,
Jeremy McGrath and Bob Hannah.
After his dominating performance
at last years Budds Creek
Motocross of Nations, Monster
Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's
Ryan Villopoto will make his
third consecutive appearance as
AMA Team USA's MX2 rider.
Villopoto has been the overall
MX2 champion at the event in
both of his appearances and is
looking to wrap up his third
straight AMA Motocross Lites
Championship before closing out
his stellar Lites class career
at the Motocross of Nations.
"Riding for Team USA is a great
experience," said Villopoto.
"This will be my last race on a
Kawasaki KX250F and I really
want to end my Lites career with
another great run against the
world's best."
Veteran Tim Ferry will return to
AMA Team USA as the Open class
rider, marking his third
appearance at the famous event.
Ferry was a member of the 2003
team in Zolder, Belgium where
the team finished second
overall. His most recent run
came with the victorious 2007
effort in which Ferry was the
overall Open class champion.
"It is an honor to be a part of
this team," said Ferry. "Being
on the team with James and Ryan
is awesome and I know we are
going to do our best to win it
all again."
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