Another AMA Rant

More AMA news for December.....

In continuing the abscess that is the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), actor Perry King has been appointed to the Association's Board of Directors. Huh? Actor Perry King? WTF?

From a press release by the AMA, it seems that King has been appointed the seat left vacant, "resulting from the departure of former AMA Board Chairman Dal Smilie. Smilie resigned after an AMA internal investigation uncovered evidence of unsubstantiated expense reimbursements to Smilie. King will serve out the remainder of the original term, which extends through February 2010". This is also the same investigation that Jeff Smith's name was attached to.

In other astounding AMA news, "American Motorcyclist Association announces 2008 AMA Motorcyclist of the Year." Just go ahead and try and guess who it is. Maybe Ben Spies for winning his third AMA Superbike title in a row? Or how about Mike and Diane Traynor? They organise and run the Ride For Kids program that supports the efforts of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (PBTF) to find the cause of and cure for childhood brain tumors.

Nope, quoting from the press release, "The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is proud to announce that Stan Simpson is the 2008 AMA Motorcyclist of the Year. Simpson is the current AMA Board of Directors Chairman." Again, Simpson is the current AMA Board of Directors Chairman!

Rob Dingman (AMA President and CEO) goes on to state in the press release that this really (really!) isn't self-serving.

Really? Ah, well.....