Monster
Energy® Announced As Official Energy Drink of 2007-08 Toyota AMA Arenacross
Series
AURORA, Ill.
(Dec. 21, 2007) Live Nation Motor Sports Inc., announced today that
Monster Energy® (Nasdaq: HANS) has signed an agreement making Monster Energy®
the official energy drink of the 2007-08 Toyota AMA Arenacross Series.
Right on the heels
of Live Nations title sponsorship announcement regarding the 2008 Monster
Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, Monster Energy® is
proud to extend its brand within the racing community by partnering with the
Toyota AMA Arenacross Series as the official energy drink. This new announcement
between Live Nation Motor Sports, Inc. and Monster Energy® will help strengthen
the brand awareness for both the Toyota AMA Arenacross Series and Monster Energy®
to race fans around the country, at both a grass roots and professional racing
level.
We are thrilled
to welcome Monster Energy® as the official energy drink of the Toyota AMA
Arenacross Series, said Charlie Mancuso, president, Live Nation Motor
Sports, Inc. With Monster Energys® presence on the Toyota AMA
Arenacross Series, its obvious that they are in touch with the sport on
many levels. We expect and hope Monster Energys® involvement will
give the arenacross series a boost with their immediate brand recognition and
broad support from a retail level.
Monster Beverage
Company, a Corona, Calif., based company thats part of the Hansen Natural
empire, continues to expand into action sports with its recent announcements
with Monster Energy® Supercross and the Toyota AMA Arenacross Series. While
becoming the title sponsor of supercross marked Monster Energys® initial
venture into a title sponsorship of a major pro motorcycle racing championship,
becoming the official energy drink of the Toyota AMA Arenacross Series further
establishes its footprint in professional and amateur racing.
We view the
Toyota AMA Arenacross Series an integral part of the master plan for supercross,
comparing it to our Monster Army action sports athlete program, said Mark
Hall, president of Monster Energy®. Much like our athletes work to
rise through the ranks in hopes of attaining high-ranking officer status in
the Monster Army, the Toyota AMA Arenacross Series provides the same opportunity
for up-and-coming stars of supercross. So its implicit that, given our
title sponsorship of Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship,
that Monster Energy® is aligned with the Toyota AMA Arenacross Series as
well.
The Toyota AMA
Arenacross Series returns to action Jan. 4-6 for a two-race weekend at Van Andel
Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich., along with a Saturday night race (Jan. 5) at Kemper
Arena in Kansas City.
Tickets for the
entire Toyota AMA Arenacross Series are available online at www.Arenacross.com,
www.Ticketmaster.com, www.Tickets.com. For more information on the Toyota AMA
National Arenacross Series log on to www.Arenacross.com.
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