>> IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES THE CITY OF JACK BILL HAS A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT AN EVENT
COMING TO JACKSONVILLE.
IT’S THE MOTOCROSS SERIES
CALLED THE U.S. FLORIDA
NATIONAL.
JOINING US FOR THE DETAILS ALAN
VERLANDER THE CEO AND WAYNE
SCARBOROUGH JUNIOR AT THE OWNER
OF WE MOTOCROSS PARK.
WHAT IS THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
GUYS?
WHAT IS GOING ON?
>> WHO ME?
THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT IS OUT
DOOR MOTOCROSS RACE IN FLORIDA
HERE IN JACKSONVILLE IN OUR
HOMETOWN.
>> HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE
WE HAVE HAD THIS?
>> SINCE 1987.
THAT’S THE LAST TIME THEY WERE
IN FLORIDA BUT THEY HAVE NEVER
BEEN IN JACKSONVILLE.
>> THIS IS HUGE FOR FANS OF
MOTOCROSS.
>> IS HUGE FOR OUR TRACK, AND
PEOPLE IN JACKSONVILLE AND ALL
MOTOCROSS FANS.
>> WHY BRING IT BACK TO THE
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE?
>> IT’S NEVER BEEN HERE THIS
PARTICULAR RACE HAS NEVER BEEN
HERE SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
WE’VE EVER HOSTED IT.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE TICKET SALES
WE’VE ALREADY HAD, WE SOLD
TICKETS IN 20 DIFFERENT STATES,
FOR TEEN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
IF YOU LOOK AT SOMETHING LIKE
THAT THERE’S GOING TO BE PEOPLE
COMING IN FROM SIX DIFFERENT
CONTINENTS FROM ALL ACROSS THE
WORLD.
THE KIND OF SPORTING WERE
TRYING TO BRING TO THE CITY AND
HAVING A TRACK LIKE JUNIORS AND
A PARTNER LIKE THIS IS GOING TO
MAKE IT HAPPENED.
>> THIS IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING
VERY SPECIAL THAT WE DON’T SEE
EVERY DAY AND BEING SO CLOSE TO
HOME.
>> IS A GREAT EVENT FOR
JACKSONVILLE.
NATIONAL EXPOSURE FOR
JACKSONVILLE AND WORLDWIDE
ASKED SURE IS GREAT FOR US AND
EVERYONE INVOLVED.
WE ARE GETTING REALLY INVOLVED
WITH OUR CUSTOMERS AND
CONTRACTORS AND WE HAVE A BIG
FOLLOWING.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING
PART OF IT AND SUPPORTING
JUNIOR AT THE TRACK AND
JACKSONVILLE AS A WHOLE.
>> SUCH A UNIQUE SPORT, SO MUCH
FUN TO WATCH.
WHERE’S THIS TRACK LOCATED?
WHERE CAN PEOPLE GO?
>> WEST SIDE OF JACKSONVILLE
OTIS ROAD, WE HAVE A WEBPAGE,
WW W.MOTOCROSS.COM.
WE HAVE A TRUCK ON THE WEST
SIDE OF JACKSONVILLE.
>> THE BIG EVENT IS JUNE 21?
>> JUNE 22.
SATURDAY.
>> DO PEOPLE NEED TO BUY
TICKETS BEFORE THEY GO?
ARE TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE?
HOW DOES IT WORK?
>> TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE,
YOU CAN BUY THEM ONLINE OR YOU
CAN CHOKE THE DAY OF THE EVENT.
THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF TICKET
THE DAY OF THE EVENT, PLENTY OF
UPGRADED TICKETS, THERE ARE VIP
SECTIONS AND GENERAL ADMISSION.
THERE’S ALSO THINGS AVAILABLE
THE DAY OF THE EVENT.
>> ARE THERE LOCAL PEOPLE
PARTICIPATING?
>> WE HAVE SOME FLORIDA GUYS,
JACKSONVILLE, WE HAVE SOME GUYS
THAT ARE JUST STARTING BUT WE
DO HAVE THE BEST OF THE WORLD
COMING TO THE RAYS TRACK HERE.
>> SO EXCITING.
WHAT ELSE CAN PEOPLE EXPECT IF
THEY GO OUT TO THIS?
I DON’T WANT TO SAY THIS IS
ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME BECAUSE WE
HOPE WE SEE IT RECURRING MORE
OFTEN BUT THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT WE REALLY DON’T GET TO BE
A PART OF VERY OFTEN.
>> WE HAVE A BIG SPONSOR
VILLAGE, A LOT OF SPONSORS IN
ADDITION, WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF
COMPANIES SAY THEY WANT TO
PROMOTE THE PRODUCT BUT THE
FANS CAN DO THAT, WE HAVE A
RATED AREAS, THERE’S A LOT OF
ACREAGE OUT THERE TO COVER.
IT IS A COOL THING TO SEE THE
PROPERTY AND JR AND HIS STAFF
HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB.
THE MOTOCROSS KICKOFF, WE HAVE
OPENING CEREMONIES AT 12:30 AND
THEN THE RACES WILL START AT
1:10.
YOU WANT TO GET OUT THERE EARLY
AND CHECK IT OUT AND WATCH ALL
THE RACES.
THEY WILL BE TELEVISED
NATIONALLY SO THE GREAT THING
FOR THE CITY HERE.
>> TELEVISED NATIONALLY, THAT’S
A BIG DEAL.
>> NBC IS A BIG PARTNER ON THAT
ASPECT OF IT.
THEY WELCOME TO TOWN NEXT WEEK
AND SET IT ALL UP.
>> THERE’S BOYS OR GIRLS
WATCHING RIGHT NOW AND THEY ARE
SO EXCITED TO SEE THIS COMING
BUT THEY WANT TO GET INTO
MOTOCROSS, THIS LOCAL TRACK AND
DO THAT?
>> YES, IT’S A FAMILY SPORT
JUST LIKE T-BALL.
USE START CHILDREN OUT AT 4 OR
6 YEARS OLD.
4 OR 6 IS THE SMALLEST CLASS
FOR AMA RACING.
FAMILIES STICK THROUGH IT ALL
THE WAY UNTIL THE KIDS GET PRO
AND DAD HAS TO BACK AWAY WHEN
THEY TURN PRO AND GET A REAL
MECHANIC AND A REAL TEAM.
IT IS A FAMILY SPORT AND IT
WILL BE A GREAT TIME FOR
EVERYBODY.
WE HAVE STEPPED OUT OF THE BUCS
WITH OUR FOOD VENDORS THIS
TIME.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO SHOW
OFF THIS TRACK AND RACE HERE.
>> YOU HAVE TO GET THE KIDS OUT
THERE!
>> IT IS AS MUCH OF A FAMILY
SPORT AND THE KIDS ARE GOING TO
LOVE IT.
WE HAVE SOME GREAT SURPRISES
HERE TY AND ELLEN DON’T KNOW
ABOUT SOME OF THE STUFF WE HAVE
FOR THE KIDS.
WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE THIS
HAPPEN HERE.
>> WE HAVE SOME SURPRISES FOR
YOU, TOO.
ALL THE WAY AROUND IT.
>> I’M NOT WHEN THE LOVE
SURPRISES, SO GOOD LUCK.
GOOD SURPRISES.
AS LONG AS THEY ARE GOOD.
FOR DETAILS ON THE EVENT YOU
CAN GO TO MOTO.com WW MOTO