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Longtime Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Supporter FMF Racing Expands Sponsorship for 2015 Season
Core Southern California Company to Serve as Title Sponsor of Glen Helen National

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (May 20, 2015) – MX Sports Pro Racing, Alli Sports and the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, announced today that core motocross company and longtime supporter of the nationals, FMF Racing, will expand its sponsorship of the series for the 2015 season. Highlighting the Southern California-based company’s support of the championship is title sponsorship of the FMF Glen Helen National, the second stop on the 2015 schedule on May 23, and the introduction of the FMF Privateer Power Award.

FMF, an acronym for Flying Machine Factory, is synonymous with the sport of motocross, with its roots as an aftermarket high-performance exhaust company firmly entrenched within off-road motorcycling for over 40 years. Throughout that time, FMF has been a mainstay supporter of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship for decades and the 2015 season served as an ideal opportunity to step up its support of the most prestigious off-road motorcycle racing series on the planet.

“This is a key sponsorship renewal for the Pro Motocross Championship,” said Mark Carter, Vice President and General Manager, NBC Sports Ventures, Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship. “FMF means so many things to motocross, and having them step up their partnership and take on the entitlement of the popular race at the famed Glen Helen track is a win for the entire industry.”

The FMF Glen Helen National will bring the world’s best riders into the heart of the motocross industry over Memorial Day Weekend. Arguably considered the most physically demanding and challenging track in the world, Glen Helen Raceway is synonymous with the sport in the same vein as FMF. The Southern California roots of both entities, and their influential legacy in motocross, makes an ideal fit for the championship’s annual visit to San Bernardino.

FMF exhausts power defending 250 Class Champion Jeremy Martin. Photo: Simon Cudby
FMF exhausts power defending 250 Class Champion Jeremy Martin.
Photo: Simon Cudby

As part of its title sponsorship, FMF will host a 2-Stroke Invitational at the Glen Helen National. FMF became a powerhouse within the industry by virtue of its 2-stroke exhausts and it will honor that legacy by inviting competitors, including several familiar names to longstanding fans of the sport, to fill a full 40-rider gate and put on a show for the Glen Helen spectators with a 20-minute moto preceding the start of the FMF Glen Helen National. The sound and smell of the 2-strokes will fill the many caverns of the track, in the shadow of the iconic Mt. Saint Helens.

FMF will also be represented in both the 250 and 450 Classes, providing exhausts for several of the championship’s top teams, including the defending 250 Class Champion squad of Yamalube/Star Racing Yamaha, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing, Autotrader.com/Toyota/Yamaha, Troy Lee Designs/Lucas Oil/Red Bull/KTM and BTO Sports KTM.

“Supporting and sponsoring the Pro Motocross Championship is part of FMF’s identity and the opportunity to step up our efforts this season by partnering with a track we have supported for equally as long in Glen Helen made perfect sense,” said Donny Emler Jr., FMF Marketing Director. “Our company’s success was founded on developing exhausts for 2-strokes, so to host an invitational alongside the National will be something special for all the hardcore fans and enthusiasts in SoCal.”

In addition to the Glen Helen National, FMF will also provide series-wide support with the introduction of the FMF Privateer Power Award. Throughout the season, FMF will recognize the privateers that continue to overcome the odds at each round in pursuit of their racing dreams. Whether it‘s a tough race, some financial hardship or another obstacle, FMF will pay tribute to the core of the competitors in the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship that keep fighting through it all each and every weekend by any means necessary.

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Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship
The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, features the world’s fastest outdoor motocross racers, racing aboard the best bikes each factory offers, on the roughest, toughest tracks in the world. The 12-rounds series begins at Hangtown in May and ends at Indiana’s Ironman Raceway in August. It includes stops at the premier motocross racing facilities in America, with events in California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Michigan, Maryland, Minnesota, Washington, New York, Indiana and Utah. The pro riders race on Saturday afternoon, with competition divided into two classes: one for 250cc machines, and one for 450cc machines. The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship is managed by MX Sports Pro Racing, the industry leader in off-road power sports event production. The series is televised on NBC, NBCSN and MAVTV and streamed live on NBC Sports Live Extra. Series partners include Lucas Oil (series title sponsor), Red Bull, GoPro, Bud Light, WPS, Fly Racing, GEICO Motorcycle, Kawasaki, MotoSport, Utah Sports Commission, FRAM, KTM, Oakley, FMF, Deltran Battery Tender, Dunlop, Suzuki, Husqvarna, Pivot Works, Vertex and MotionPro. More information can be found at www.ProMotocross.com.

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