CMA AX cancelled

From the Canadian Motorcycle Association

HAMILTON, ON -- It is with deep regret that the Canadian Motorcycle Association announces that the National Arenacross Championship Series will not take place.

Although ticket sales were good and all promotion and organizational details were complete, a poor rider response has left the promoters, Airland Entertainment, and our association with no choice but to cancel.

Marilynn Bastedo, general manager of the Association stated that “the promoters and the CMA had a duty to the public and the facility owners to deliver a full programme of arenacross entertainment and the numbers were just not there.”

The series was first announced in late August of 2005 and the combination of first class venues, very good purses for the Pro riders, professional track builders and other administrative personnel, seemed to be a sure fire recipe for success. However, despite entries coming from as far away as Texas and Wisconsin, there was virtually no interest shown by the local motocross community.

The CMA would like to thank Airland Entertainment principals Joe Baird and Paul McFarland for the major effort they put into this project for well over a year. Their honesty and integrity is not an overly abundant commodity in the promotion world. Airland’s involvement was planned to be ongoing for several years and it is certainly a loss for the motocross community.

Riders who did pre-enter will receive their refunds this week.