AURORA, Ill. (May
3, 2013) – Feld Motor Sports announced today that the 2014 Monster
Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, season will feature 17
races inside North America’s most renowned football and baseball
stadiums. For the first time ever the Monster Energy Supercross
checkered flags will drop inside the greater New York Metropolitan
area’s MetLife Stadium. In addition, Detroit’s Ford Field will be
returning to the Monster Energy Supercross schedule.
Tickets
for the 2014 Monster Energy Supercross season will once again be
offered first to Cross Club Members, beginning on Monday, May 6 and
Tuesday, May 7 following the 2013 season finale in Las Vegas. The
Ticketmaster pre-sale kicks off on Wednesday, May 8 and concludes on
Thursday, May 9. General public on sale begins on Friday, May 10. For
more information and to become a Cross Club member for free, log onto http://www.supercrossonline.com/crossclub/.
“Monster
Energy Supercross is in the midst of the most competitive eras of
racing we’ve ever seen,” said Charlie Mancuso, President, Feld Motor
Sports. “With 40 incredible seasons behind us, we look ahead to continue
bringing the best racing on the planet to new markets and new audiences
across North America. The sport is at an all-time high in terms of
attendance, popularity, and media exposure, so it’s only natural that we
continue to expand to the largest media market in the world – New
York.”
The
state-of-the-art MetLife Stadium, in the greater New York Metropolitan
area, is not only one of the newest venues in the country, but it sits
on one of the most iconic pieces of land in the history of major sports
competition. For over 30 years, The Meadowlands, which was torn down a
few years ago and replaced with the beautiful MetLife Stadium, has been
the site of some of the biggest events in sports and entertainment,
including a five-year period with Monster Energy Supercross in the late
80s and early 90s. MetLife Stadium will play host to the penultimate
stop of the 2014 Monster Energy Supercross season on April 26.
“I’m
looking forward to the new stops during the 2014 Monster Energy
Supercross season,” said newly crowned three-time defending champion
Ryan Villopoto. “I think it'll be good to race in some new stadiums.
There's a big racing community in the Northeast, which should draw a big
crowd. Just like in Seattle, being that far north in the winter, the
weather will likely play a part in the dirt and temperature. It'll be
cool to go somewhere new with no expectations. Every stop we go to is
unique, but I'd say the racing tends to get better on the East Coast
because the dirt allows us to push a little harder.”
The
“Motor City” has not hosted a Monster Energy Supercross race since the
2008 season. The stadium will once again serve as the host site of the
Detroit stop for the fourth time, as the 11th race of the
season on March 15. Monster Energy Supercross has raced in the Detroit
area for 32 years, dating back to 1976. The first 29 years were hosted
in nearby Pontiac, inside the legendary Silverdome.
Continuing
from a timeline that spans across four decades, Angel Stadium, in
Anaheim, Calif., will once again host three races, including the season
opener on January 4. The proverbial home of Monster Energy Supercross
has hosted a total of 60 races in the 40-year history of the sport and
will extend its legacy as the most visited venue of all time.
"Every
year Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, keeps us
on our toes," said FIM President Mr. Vito Ippolito. "The 2013 season
was an interesting and hard fought one with some very nice surprises.
Monster Energy Supercross racing is tough! One cannot but admire the
valiant riders who go out there and fight it out every year, and 2014
should not be any different. It will be a long summer and winter before
we start racing again. The 2014 season opener in Anaheim will be here
sooner than we think."
In
total, the 2014 Monster Energy Supercross schedule will challenge the
fastest riders on the planet with 17 races over the span of 18 weeks on
the most intricately designed and physically demanding tracks ever
conceived. The Monster Energy Supercross schedule will open in Anaheim,
Calif., and conclude the first weekend in May inside Las Vegas’ Sam Boyd
Stadium.
“As
it has in 2013 with the thrilling on-track battles between Ryan
Villopoto, Ryan Dungey, Davi Millsaps, Justin Barcia and others, each
year Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, delivers
amazingly competitive and entertaining racing," said AMA President and
CEO Rob Dingman. "Our AMA amateur racers strive to make it to this level
and achieve worldwide recognition. The quest for the coveted AMA No. 1
plate begins in Anaheim, Calif., in January 2014 and we are extremely
pleased to be working once again with Feld Motor Sports to produce
another world-class season of championship racing."
At
the conclusion of the 450SX Class and 250SX Class Western and Eastern
Regional Championships, a total of three champions will be crowned, with
each title winner overcoming the deepest and most talented field of
competitors ever assembled.
January 4 Angel Stadium Anaheim, Calif.
January 11 Chase Field Phoenix
January 18 Angel Stadium Anaheim, Calif.
January 25 O.Co Coliseum Oakland, Calif.
February 1 Angel Stadium Anaheim, Calif.
February 8* Qualcomm Stadium San Diego
February 15 Cowboys Stadium Arlington, Texas
February 22 Georgia Dome Atlanta
March 1 Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis
March 8** Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla.
March 15 Ford Field Detroit
March 22 Rogers Centre Toronto
March 29 Edward Jones Dome St. Louis
April 5 Reliant Stadium Houston
April 12 CenturyLink Field Seattle
April 26 MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, N.J.
May 3 Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas
* Qualcomm Stadium will not be going on-sale with the National on-sale. On-sale date TBD.
** Not a Feld Motor Sports Race
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