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Forkner to compete in Monster Energy Cup
Nevada Daily Mail
LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Feld Motor Sports announced that 22 of the world's top 12- to 15-year-old Super-mini class racers will compete at the 2012 Monster Energy Cup at Sam Boyd Stadium on Oct. 20, and local motocross sensation Austin Forkner will be among the participants in this year's event.
The 22 promoter's choice riders will represent the next generation of racers as they compete on the world's biggest stage with 3 1/2 hours of live television coverage. Consisting of two five-lap main events, the super-mini class is a potential proving ground for aspiring amateurs to showcase their talent on a world-class stage.
The 2012 Monster Energy Cup features an all-new track design that was inspired by five-time AMA Supercross Champion Ricky Carmichael. The Carmichael-inspired track design will consist of supercross and motocross obstacles unlike those in any other racetrack design anywhere in the world.
More than 200 feet of the track will be built into grandstands and the riders will exit the stadium and race through the Monster Energy Fan Zone outside the stadium and through the pit area, before they catapult back into the stadium.
Speed Channel will deliver 3 1/2 hours of live television coverage of the event to the fans at home. Host Ralph Sheheen, color analyst Jeff Emig and Carmichael, who will serve as a guest commentator, along with pit reporter Erin Bates, will capture all the scenes.
The Monster Energy Cup is set to air live from Sam Boyd Stadium on Speed Channel at 7 p.m., PST, 9 pm., CDT, on Saturday, Oct. 20.