The 2011 American Motocross schedule will consist of 12 rounds and kicks off on Saturday, May 21 at Hangtown in Sacramento, California.

The Women’s Motocross Championship will be included at eight rounds of the series (Hangtown, Freestone, Thunder Valley, RedBud, Spring Creek, Moto-X 338, Steel City, and Pala).

Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., broke Ricky Carmichael’s rookie record with 10 victories this season on the way to becoming the first rider to sweep the Supercross and 450 Class as a rookie.

He also became the third rider to win the 450 Class after taking the 250 title the year before.

2011 AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

May 21: Hangtown Motocross Classic*     Sacramento, Calif.

May 28: Freestone Raceway*              Wortham, Texas

June 11: High Point Raceway              Mt. Morris, Pa.

June 18: Budds Creek Motocross           Mechanicsville, Md.

June 25: Thunder Valley Motocross*       Lakewood, Colo.

July 2: RedBud*                         Buchanan, Mich.

July 16: Spring Creek Motocross*         Millville, Minn.

July 23: Washougal MX Park               Washougal, Wash.

August 13: Unadilla                        New Berlin, N.Y.

August 27: Moto-X 338*                     Southwick, Mass.

September 3: Steel City Raceway*             Delmont Pa.

September 10: Pala Raceway*                   Pala, Calif.

*WMX events

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