PICKERINGTON, Ohio — AMA Sports, the amateur and pro-am competition division of the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), has announced that its 2005 season will showcase more competitors, more events, and more championships than at any time in the AMA’s 82-year history. For the third straight year, the AMA Sports calendar will conclude with the annual AMA Sports Awards Banquet, scheduled for Friday, November 18 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This annual celebration will honor nearly 400 AMA Sports and ATVA national champions. Special awards include Sportsman of the Year; Athlete of the Year; Veteran/Senior, Amateur, Female and Youth Riders of the Year; Organizers of the Year in Motocross, Track Racing, and Off-Road; Website, Print-Media Journalist, Photojournalist and Broadcast Journalist of the Year for coverage of AMA Sports and ATVA events. Throughout the 2005 season, the most up-to-date information and official results will be available on AMADirectlink.com at ~http://www.ama-cycle.org/amrace/amasports.asp~ AMA Road Race Grand Championships: This championship event, to be held July 19-20 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio, will feature club road racers from road-racing organizations around the country, competing both at the expert and novice levels to determine national champions. Special awards will include the Road Race Horizon Award, Club Challenge Championship and the inaugural Novice Rider Award. For the event schedule and official results, visit ~http://www.ama-cycle.org/amrace/2005/rr/index.asp~