From a press release issued by AMA Sports:

AMA SPORTS ADDS OPEN PRO CLASS IN JULY 22 MID-OHIO FOUR-HOUR

An Open Pro class has been added to the race lineup for the July 22 AMA Sports Mid-Ohio Four Hour endurance race which will conclude the 2004 AMA Road Race Grand Championships.

The class is open to all AMA Pro Racing license holders except those who are restricted by AMA Pro Racing rules from testing at Mid-Ohio prior to the July 23-25 AMA Pro Racing Honda Supercycle Weekend.

The AMA Sports Mid-Ohio Four-Hour will begin on Thursday morning, July 22, at 9 a.m. In the event of delays or red-flag situations the race clock will continue to run and the checkered flag will fall at 1 p.m. That will conclude all on-track activity on Mid-Ohio’s challenging 2.4-mile road course until AMA Pro practice opens on Friday morning.

Teams in the AMA Sports Endurance Race may consist of 2-5 riders, and all teams in the Open Pro class must include at least one AMA Pro Racing license holder. Subject to entry availability, solo pro riders may enter as exhibition riders, but will be required to make a 30-minute pit stop. An entry will consist of one machine (no backup machines are allowed) and the team riders declared on the official entry form.

The entry fee for the event is $250 per team, and all family and crew members will be required to pay a $10 gate fee.

Entries are available from AMA Sports at http://www.amadirectlink.com/amrace/2004/rr/index.asp or you may sign up at the event.

The AMA Sports Mid-Ohio Four Hour will be the final pro-am event of a busy week leading up to the July 23-25 AMA Honda Supercycle Weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The activities will begin with an AHRMA Vintage National Road Race during the July 16-18 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days. There will be a track day on Monday, July 19, and the 2004 AMA Road Race Grand Championships take center stage on July 20-21.



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