Conkers Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – The venerable sport of motorcycle Speedway racing in America will have a fresh look and structure in 2006 following the establishment of USA Speedway Inc., a new organization recognized as the exclusive Speedway Affiliate of the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA). Under an agreement jointly announced today by the AMA and USA Speedway, the new organization assumes autonomous day-to-day management of AMA-sanctioned Speedway racing events and development of its Speedway championships. USA Speedway will operate as a non-profit association with its focus on unifying and expanding Speedway motorcycle racing throughout the United States. USA Speedway will also provide management services for AMA Team USA Speedway in the world championship programs of the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). All events organized under USA Speedway will be sanctioned by the AMA, and USA Speedway will be the exclusive provider of AMA Speedway racing opportunities to AMA members and fans. The organization will operate under the AMA’s disciplinary code and will work in cooperation with the AMA and AMA Congress in establishment of its pro-am competition rules. USA Speedway will initially be governed by an appointed nine-member Board of Directors. Members of the USA Speedway Board of Directors will serve staggered terms of office and the Board will transition into a democratically elected body beginning in 2008. Following are the founding members of the Board of Directors: Name Category Term Expires Bill Cody Industry Member/Cody Racing Products 4 yrs/2009 Ryan Evans Enthusiast Member/Glendora, CA 4 yrs/2009 Paul Flanders Enthusiast Member/Pasadena, CA 2 yrs/2007 Brian Gaines Industry Member/Indianapolis Ntl. Speedway 2 yrs/2007 Gary Hicks Sr. Enthusiast Member/Riverside, CA 4 yrs/2009 Dave Joiner Industry Member/Fast Fridays Speedway 4 yrs/2009 Rick Miller Enthusiast Member/Stevenson Ranch, CA 2 yrs/2007 Ken Saillant AMA Representative/AMA Sports Permanent Seat Harald Zechner Industry Member/RAZ Video 2 yrs/2007 In addition to its Board of Directors, USA Speedway will have a standing Rules Advisory Committee and an Executive Director. Bill Amick, who served for 30 years on the AMA’s professional staff and is the current AMA Team USA Speedway Manager, is the Interim Executive Director of USA Speedway. The AMA will maintain a permanent seat on the USA Speedway Board of Directors and Rules Advisory Committee, and AMA Sports Track Racing Manager Ken Saillant has been assigned to those posts. “Formation of USA Speedway is an exciting development for the sport of Speedway and for AMA Sports,” Saillant commented. “It makes a lot of sense for the AMA to outsource the direction of such a specialized discipline, and the sport’s most influential leaders are unified in support of USA Speedway.” USA Speedway’s headquarters will be provided by Heartland Media and Events in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Here is the contact information: USA SPEEDWAY INC. 118 East High Street, Suite A Mount Vernon, OH 43050 Phone and Fax: (740) 397-1647 usaspeedway@earthlink.net Coming Soon: www.usaspeedway.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bees_Man Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Rick Miller Enthusiast Member/Stevenson Ranch, CA 2 yrs/2007 As in the ex Coventry rider ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conkers Posted March 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Think so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMGracing Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Yes it is Rick Miller EX Coventry rider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarabanko Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Good to see Rick namned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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