The AMA Motocross Championship has been hotly contested since its inception in the early 1970s, and the league that has spawned dozens of international racing stars over the past four decades recently released their 2012 schedule. As the racers gear up for what is sure to be a long and demanding set of events, they are quickly checking necessities off their preseason list such as bikes, gear and even motorcycle insurance. If you are also a bike owner in the market for insurance, MotorcycleInsurance.com is the best place to start your journey.
The 2012 schedule features a number of familiar stops as well as a few locales that will be new to both drivers and the vast legion of North American motocross fans. The action will get revved up in Sacramento, California, on Saturday, May 19th in an event known as The Hangtown Classic, which happens to be the longest running annual stop on the schedule.
2011 champion Ryan Villopoto will certainly be loosened up and ready to defend his championship in the 450 Class by the second race on the schedule, which takes place on May 26th in the bustling town of Wortham, Texas. The tour will stay on the steady pace of racing every Saturday evening for the first five weeks of the schedule, which also includes stops in Colorado, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
The racers then take a three week break before beginning the second half of the season at a July 7th race in Buchanan, Michigan. Motocross racers will zigzag the nation over the next month to make stops in Minnesota, the state of Washington and Massachusetts.
By the time the tour makes an August 18th stop in the small New York town of East Berlin, the chase for the 2012 crown will be full-throttle. The final stretch of the season kicks off on September 1st in Delmont, Pennsylvania, before the circuit travels back across North America one last time for the final event of the schedule in Los Angeles, California. A total of twelve dates makes up the entire 2012 AMA Motocross season, and the action is sure to unfold just as quickly as the tires can get the highly skilled pros around the colorful and diverse tracks.
