Canucks invited to Vegas

By John Hopkins

TORONTO, ON -- Canadian riders Steve Anderson of Hillsburgh, ON and Quesnel, BC's Tron Cathcart have been invited to compete in the U.S. Open KTM Jr. Supercross Challenge in Las Vegas Oct. 7-9 according to a press release from Clear Channel Entertainment.

The pair qualified by winning KTM Jr. Supercross Challenge events that ran in conjunction with rounds of the 2004-05 THQ World Supercross GP/THQ AMA Supercross Series. Anderson was victorious at Toronto's Rogers Centre (then SkyDome) while Cathcart won at BC Place in Vancouver.

"This event is a dream come true for the participants in this year's U.S. Open," said Todd Jendro, senior director of operations, Clear Channel Entertainment -- Motor Sports, in the release. "On the same night, same track that supercross stars Ricky Carmichael and Chad Reed compete on, the winners of the KJSC at the THQ AMA Supercross Series will put on a show that is equally exciting."

The KTM Jr. Supercross Challenge consists of seven and eight year old boys and girls from across North America with a 3.0 or better grade point average in school, the release said.