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AMA ANNOUNCES FOUR GRAND TOURS FOR 2007
PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- AMA Road Riding, part of the American Motorcyclist
Association (AMA), has announced four AMA Grand Tours for the 2007
road-riding season.
Unlike many other organized road-riding events, a Grand Tour can be
completed at the rider's own pace. A Grand Tour rider scores points for
visiting specific places -- usually documenting the visit with a photo --
and accumulating those points toward prizes awarded at the end of the
tour.
AMA Road Riding offers these Grand Tours for 2007:
- "KOAst 2 KOAst with the AMA" Grand Tour -- Sponsored by
long-time AMA Road Riding supporter Kampgrounds of America (KOA), this AMA
Grand Tour awards one point for stopping by any of the 400
motorcycle-friendly KOA locations. Two points, plus a discount, are
awarded for an overnight stay.
- The AMA "GPS Pick-A-Point" Grand Tour -- Riders collect points
for visiting specific global-positioning-system coordinates supplied by
AMA Road Riding. Participants will receive several hundred sets of GPS
coordinates, corresponding to points of interest in every state. One point
is awarded for visiting a destination within the rider's state, two for a
point in adjoining state, and three for a spot in another state.
>- The AMA "I've Been Everywhere" Grand Tour -- In this
reprise of the most popular AMA Grand Tour ever offered, riders earn
points for visiting places named in the classic 1968 Johnny Cash song. One
point is awarded for visiting a destination within the rider's state, two
for a point in adjoining state, and three for a spot in another state.
- The BikeBandit "AMA Members' Choice Roads" Grand Tour --
Participants in this AMA Grand Tour accumulate points for traveling roads
presented in the "Great Riding" area of the Members Only section
of AMADirectlink.com. Sponsor BikeBandit.com, the online parts source that
offers discounts to AMA members, will award prizes at the end of this AMA
Grand Tour. One point is awarded for riding a road within the rider's
state, two for a road in adjoining state, and three for a road in another
state.
>Riders participating in more than one 2007 AMA Grand Tour can combine
the points accumulated toward a grand prize.
Prizes for the 2007 AMA Grand Tours have been donated by Baxley Trailer
& chocks, CTEK smart chargers, Tork motorcycle headsets, Chatterbox
USA, Chase Harper, Roadgear, and TomTom.
All four AMA Grand Tours begin April 1 and end November 30, 2007. The cost
for AMA members, per AMA Grand Tour, is $15 solo or $18 two-up; the cost
for riders who aren't AMA members is $17 solo or $20 two-up. Riders who
enter three of the 2007 AMA Grand Tours will receive an entry into the
fourth at no additional charge.
For more information about the 2007 AMA Grand Tours, visit
www.amadirectlink.com/news/2006/07GrandTours.asp, or contact AMA Road
Riding Director Dave Hembroff at 614-856-1900 ext. 1202 or dhembroff@ama-cycle.org.
The American Motorcyclist Association: rights. riding. racing. Founded in
1924, the AMA is a non-profit organization with more than 280,000 members.
The Association's purpose is to pursue, protect and promote the interests
of motorcyclists, while serving the needs of its members. For more
information, visit the AMA website at www.AMADirectlink.com, or call
1-800-AMA-JOIN. For the latest news releases, visit the AMA News Room at
http://home.ama-cycle.org/newsroom.
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