AMA Road Racing Awards in Atlantic City

From AMA Pro Racing

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - AMA Pro Road Racing Officials have announced that the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, NJ will be the host venue for the season-ending awards celebration on Labour Day Monday evening, Sept. 7. 

The black-tie optional banquet in the famous seaside resort city will honour this year's champions and top performers in AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike, AMA Pro Daytona SportBike and AMA Pro SuperSport. The SuperSport West Championship concludes next weekend in the Tornado Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka while the year-end race event for SuperSport East and the premier classes will be held at nearby New Jersey Motorsports Park on Labour Day weekend, which is well under 50 miles from Atlantic City.

"We were committed to providing a first-class season-ending awards celebration for the outstanding competitors in our road racing classes this year while also taking into account the current state of the global economy," said AMA Pro Racing President Roger Edmondson. "The Tropicana gives us a first-class host hotel and pairing the banquet up with our final race event at New Jersey Motorsports Park makes economic sense for our competitors. We sincerely hope to see everyone in the AMA Pro Road Racing community at the Tropicana in Atlantic City on Labour Day."

Located just steps from Atlantic City's famous Boardwalk, the Tropicana will host an AMA Pro Road Racing banquet for the first time in one of its spacious grand ballrooms while also offering guests a variety of a variety of casino, entertainment, dining and shopping options.

Special Tropicana room rates for AMA Pro Road Racing guests are available on both Sunday, Sept. 6 and Monday, Sept. 7. Awards Banquet tickets are $125 (US) per person and include a full cocktail reception, the awards dinner and hosted bar throughout the evening. The night begins with the reception at 6:30 p.m. and is planned to conclude early in the 10 p.m. hour in order to allow guests ample time to enjoy Atlantic City's nightlife and attractions.

Information on year-end plans for AMA Pro SunTrust Moto-GT, which concludes its season Oct. 16-18 at Daytona International Speedway, will be announced at a later date.