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1. AMA Pro Racing penalizes motocross riders
2. AMA Congratulates Team USA for victory in Motocross Of Nations
3. Kawasaki to return to Superbike racing in 2006
4. Kawasaki Team Green Announces 2006 Race Rewards Program
5. New class names established for AMA Supercross and Motocross championships
6. Mladin wins 6th AMA Superbike championship
7. AMA Superbike event confirmed for Miller Motorsports Park
8. AMA & Truesports Inc. announce dates for AMA vintage motorcycle days 2006
9. AMA Pro Racing investigating ALESSI, TEDESCO incident
10. Rod Bush, AMA board member dies at 50
 

1. AMA PRO RACING PENALIZES RIDERS FROM INCIDENTS AT GLEN HELEN
PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Sept. 27, 2005) – AMA Pro Racing announced today that Mike Alessi and Matt Walker have both been penalized for their on-track actions at the final round of the AMA Motocross Championship, Sunday, Sept. 11 at Glen Helen raceway in San Bernardino.

According to AMA Pro Racing SX/MX Series Manager, Steve Whitelock, for his role in an incident involving Ivan Tedesco, Alessi has been fined $5,000, has been disqualified from the meet, and becomes ineligible for the AMA Pro Racing Rookie of the Year Award. Additionally, Alessi will receive a 12-month probation which includes the 2006 AMA Supercross and AMA Motocross seasons. Alessi’s disqualification drops him from second to third in the overall championship standings.

Matt Walker has been reprimanded and fined $2,500 for his actions which occurred after the incident between Alessi and Tedesco. Additionally, Walker is disqualified from moto two and will receive a 12-month probation which includes the 2006 AMA Supercross and AMA Motocross seasons. Walker’s disqualification results in no change to his overall championship standing of ninth. Tedesco will not be penalized.

“This entire situation is unfortunate and entirely unacceptable,” commented Whitelock. “Mike Alessi’s actions after he and Ivan Tedesco came together in moto two are clearly outside the boundaries of acceptable sportsmanship and will not be tolerated by AMA Pro Racing. Additionally, Matt Walker’s actions are inexcusable.”

Whitelock said the decision to penalize the riders came after careful review of videotape, still photographs, accounts by AMA Pro Racing officials who witnessed the incident and statements from the riders. The delay in assessing the penalties is due to a couple of factors including the fact that AMA officials were attending the Motocross of Nations in France and the need to communicate with the involved riders each of whom had to be located. Busy post-season schedules by all involved made that process more complicated than usual.

Whitelock cited the following rule violations from the AMA Motocross Rulebook when levying the penalties “Page 38, General Offenses and Penalties, i, Engaging in any unfair practice, misbehavior or action detrimental to the sport of motorcycling in general, whether or not related to a specific competition. q, Riding at any time in such a manner as to endanger the life and limb of other riders, officials or the public, and w, Any other act or actions deemed by a Series Manager or AMA Pro Racing to be detrimental to the sport of motorcycle racing and the AMA.

“Fortunately, we have ample video footage as well as still photo sequences that showed this episode,” said Whitelock. “We examined the entire situation carefully and arrived at our decision.” Each rider has been informed of his penalties. Under AMA Pro Racing rules each rider has the right to appeal.

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2. AMA Congratulates Team USA for victory in Motocross Of Nations
PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) extends its congratulations to Team USA for winning the 2005 Motocross of Nations, held yesterday in Ernée, France.

Team USA, made up of AMA athletes Ricky Carmichael, Kevin Windham, and Ivan Tedesco, and led by team manager Roger DeCoster, defeated a strong international field to take the winner's trophy for the 16th time, and for the first time since 2000. The French team of David Vuillemin, Sebastien Tortelli, and Mickael Pichon finished second overall; Team Belgium's Stefan Everts, Kevin Strijbos, and Steve Ramón finished third.

"On behalf of the AMA and all American motocross and Supercross fans, I congratulate Team USA for bringing the Motocross of Nations trophy back to the U.S.," said Robert Rasor, AMA President. "The riders' performance, supported by industry partners and countless enthusiasts, is a great source of pride and continues our winning tradition." Often called "The Olympics of Motorcycling," the Motocross of Nations features three-man teams from around the world competing in three races, or motos. The U.S. last sent a team in 2003, finishing second to Belgium. From 1981 to 1993, Team USA was undefeated in the Motocross of Nations, winning 13 straight times.

Team USA's Carmichael, who won two motos at the 2005 Motocross of Nations, is a nine-time AMA Motocross champion, three-time AMA Supercross champion, and three-time AMA Pro Racing Athlete of the Year. Windham, a five-time AMA Supercross winner in 2004, finished second to Carmichael in the 2005 AMA Motocross Championship. Tedesco is the reigning AMA 125cc Motocross Champion, as well as the two-time and reigning AMA 125cc West Region Supercross champion. Team USA manager DeCoster is a five-time world motocross champion and four-time Trans-AMA Motocross champion.

Before achieving success in AMA Pro Racing competition, all three members of Team USA raced in AMA Sports amateur motocross events; Carmichael won nine national titles and Windham won eight. The AMA is the world's largest motorsports-sanctioning body, with AMA Pro Racing and AMA Sports sanctioning more than 4,000 events annually.

Team USA's victory in the 2005 Motocross of Nations received unprecedented support from the motorcycle industry. In addition to title sponsorship from the AMA/Air Nautiques Amateur National Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn's, major contributors to the team effort include Factory Connection, Pro Circuit Products, American Suzuki Motor Corporation, and American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Congratulations boys! Does that French team look familiar? MN

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3. KAWASAKI RETURNING TO SUPERBIKE RACING FOR 2006
AMA Supersport Champion Tommy Hayden to campaign new (2006) ZX™-10R in Superbike,
Roger Hayden set to contend in Superbike and Supersport
Irvine, Calif. (September 24, 2005) – Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. recently announced that reigning AMA Supersport Champion Tommy Hayden, will contest the all-new Ninja® ZX-10R in AMA Superbike for Kawasaki Road Racing in 2006. Tommy will be teamed with his brother Roger, who is making the jump into Superbike for the first time and will also field a ZX-6RR in Supersport. Tommy will not compete in Supersport this year. Instead, he will focus on Superbike only, and will make selected appearances in the Supersport class. Roger, meanwhile, will pull double duty in both Superbike and Supersport with the goal of achieving his first AMA Supersport title while battling alongside Tommy for the Superbike crown.

En route to winning this years’ Supersport title aboard his ZX-6RR motorcycle, Tommy – who resides in Owensboro, Ky., – took first-place finishes in Supersport at Daytona, Infineon Raceway and Road America, before an unfortunate crash in Superstock at Laguna Seca left him with a broken bone in his right hand. Despite the setback, he soldiered on and finished out the season with runner-up finishes to Roger at Mid-Ohio and Virginia International Raceway before bringing home the championship in the final event of the season at Road Atlanta.

Looking ahead to the 2006 season, Tommy is pleased to be contending in Superbike again. “I’m excited to be back for another season with Kawasaki,” explained Tommy, “The guys on the team are great and I had a great bike to ride last year. It’s going to be a challenge to return to Superbike but it’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time.”

Team Manager Mike Preston is just as enthusiastic as Tommy is concerning their continuing relationship. “Most of all I’m excited to have the opportunity to work with both brothers again,” he said. “The connection that these two have both on and off the track is important to the consistency of the team. Obviously we’re thrilled that Tommy won his second Supersport championship, because that was our goal right from the beginning of last season. For 2006 we’re going to continue our focus on the Supersport championship with Roger while giving both riders our best effort in Superbike as well.”

Preston also expressed confidence in Roger’s abilities. “Roger is a rider who has really come into his own while racing for Kawasaki,” said Preston. “He’s had a few years of experience now, and is a perfect fit for our program and its future. By putting him on a championship-winning team, with the best equipment Kawasaki has to offer, we believe he has an excellent opportunity to succeed in both categories.”

Last season, the talented, 22-year-old Kentucky native continued to hone his racing skills while finishing runner-up to Tommy in Supersport and also earned fourth place in the Superstock class. He capped off a stellar season of podium finishes by winning the final Superstock race and completely dominating the final Supersport race at Road Atlanta, where he captured his first-ever pole position and led every lap to win the event by an astonishing 5.096 second margin. Roger’s racing resume for 2005 includes Supersport wins at Pikes Peak, Mid-Ohio and Virginia International Raceway. He also finished on the podium placing third in Superstock at Laguna Seca and was runner-up at Virginia International Raceway.

When asked about the upcoming season Roger replied, “I’m really excited to be back riding for Kawasaki, and I am definitely looking forward to riding the new ZX-10R in Superbike. Tommy’s one of the best teammates to have and I’m hoping both of us will have some close battles. I’m just looking forward to going out there, trying to learn as much as I can and hopefully bring home a trophy or two.”
The Attack Kawasaki team will also be returning for the 2006 season with popular Aussie rider Ben Attard competing in Supersport aboard a NINJA ZX-6RR and Superstock on the new ZX-10R. Last season, Attard made the podium twice in Supersport by taking third-place at Mid-Ohio and Road Atlanta. Attard also posted third-place finishes at Infineon Raceway and Pikes Peak in Formula Xtreme. He closed-out his season with a runner-up finish in FX at Road Atlanta. Negotiations continue for a potential second rider who would also campaign both classes. Looking toward the 2006 race schedule, Preston adds, “We’re already in the process of testing equipment and preparing for the season. The rest of the Superbike field will be fiercely competitive, but we plan to take charge at the season opener in Daytona and not let off until the final race in Virginia.”

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4. Kawasaki Team Green™ Announces 2006 Race Rewards Program
$12 million contingency program leads the industry
Irvine, Calif. (September 7, 2005) – Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A., (KMC) today announced the Team Green™ 2006 Race Rewards Program. Beginning November 1, Kawasaki is increasing payouts at major events across the country, including the Advanstar Arenacross series and the AMA National Hare Scrambles series.

“This year’s Race Rewards posting is the largest in Kawasaki history,” said Reid Nordin, Team Green manager. “With 2006 models hitting dealerships, it’s the perfect time to check out the Kawasaki lineup and sign up for Race Rewards. Getting registered in the program is the only way to take full advantage of our lucrative contingency program.”

Kawasaki is the leader in motocross and off-road contingency postings, and the trackside support that Team Green has provided for nearly 25 years is unmatched in the industry. The new program, which is $12 million strong, is effective November 1, 2005 through October 31, 2006. To register for the program and get complete details on how a rider qualifies to win Kawasaki Rewards, visit a participating Kawasaki dealer or go to www.teamgreen.com.

Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (KMC) markets and sells at wholesale Kawasaki motorcycles, ATVs, personal watercraft and utility vehicles through a network of more than 1,500 independent retailers, with an additional 8,400 retailers specializing in power products and general-purpose engines. KMC and its affiliates employ nearly 2,400 people in the United States, with more than 350 of them located at the Irvine, California headquarters.

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5. NEW CLASS NAMES CREATED FOR AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES & AMA MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Naming protocol will also apply to AMA National Arenacross Series
PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Sept. 9, 2005) – Beginning with the 2006 racing season, new class names will be in place for the THQ AMA Supercross Series, the AMA Motocross Championship presented by FMF and the AMA National Arenacross Series, announced AMA Pro Racing today.

Instead of relying on displacement to define classes, the new names define each class within the overall championship in a clear, more easily understood manner. In the THQ AMA Supercross Series the two classes will now be known as AMA Supercross (for 250cc two-stroke and 450cc four-stroke machinery) and AMA Supercross Lites (for 125cc two-stroke and 250cc four-stroke equipment). Similarly, in the AMA Motocross Championship presented by FMF the classes will be AMA Motocross and AMA Motocross Lites. The AMA National Arenacross Series will follow suit with AMA Arenacross and AMA Arenacross Lites.

“The beauty of this plan lies in its simplicity,” said Scott Hollingsworth, AMA Pro Racing CEO. “With the inclusion of four-stroke machinery into supercross and motocross, tying class names to a particular displacement has been somewhat misleading and potentially confusing to casual followers of the sport. This direction accomplishes several objectives in terms of clarifying the classes, defining the hierarchy between the support and premier class and building on the inherent equity and awareness of the AMA Supercross and AMA Motocross brands.”

Hollingsworth pointed out that this naming procedure is similar to what is already in place with other AMA Pro Racing disciplines. “We established this system with our AMA Supermoto Championship and it is working well. The premier class in that discipline is AMA Supermoto and it is supported by the AMA Supermoto Lites class and the AMA Supermoto Unlimited class. The names also intuitively quantify the relative size of the bikes comprising each class without locking us into a specific displacement.”

The approach is also consistent with the direction AMA Pro Racing has taken in its AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited where none of the classes are identified with a specific displacement. In that championship AMA Superbike is the premier class supported by AMA Supersport, AMA Formula Xtreme and AMA Superstock.

The naming process for supercross and motocross has been an ongoing initiative at AMA Pro Racing commented Kerry Graeber, AMA Pro Racing Vice President, Director of Communications. “We’ve been studying our class name system for quite a while,” said Graeber. “It has been on the agenda of the SX/MX Advisory Board and we’ve considered naming ideas submitted by such diverse groups as fans, riders, sponsors and members of the industry. The objectives were clear but we never saw anything that entirely met what we were trying to accomplish. With these new class names we’re confident that we have now finally met those objectives.”

Steve Whitelock AMA Pro Racing SX/MX Series Manager and the person within the organization most closely connected to the discipline agrees. “When I heard the new names I knew we had nailed it,” said Whitelock. “The names perfectly communicate the two classes, remove the displacement confusion and fit within each overall championship. I couldn’t be happier and I’m looking forward to rolling them out with the 2006 racing season.”

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6. MLADIN WINS SIXTH AMA SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP
Hayden, Duhamel and Yates score titles in support classes
PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Sept. 8, 2005) – The AMA Superbike event at Road Atlanta, Sept. 3-4, was a weekend of champions. All four AMA road racing titles came down to the final event and in one case to the final lap. Australian Mat Mladin highlighted the season finale by nailing down his sixth AMA Superbike Championship. Joining Mladin in collecting the prestigious No. 1 plate were Tommy Hayden in Pro Honda Oils Supersport presented by Shoei, Miguel Duhamel in Lockhart-Phillips USA Formula Xtreme and Aaron Yates in Repsol Lubricants Superstock.

AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited
It was another record-breaking season for Yoshimura Suzuki veteran Mat Mladin. The 33-year-old Australian not only won his sixth AMA Superbike Championship at Road Atlanta, he also broke Motorcycle Hall of Famer’s Fred Merkel’s long standing single-season win record of 10 wins set in 1984, by winning 11 AMA Superbike races in 2005. Mladin also extended his lead in the all-time AMA Superbike wins list to 43-career victories and pushed his record of AMA Superbike pole positions to 47. “The year was a good year for sure,” said Mladin. “Suzuki delivered us a motorcycle this year that certainly made life quite a bit easier than last year. But in no way was it easy. We had a couple of problems that certainly kept the championship interesting until the last race.” Mladin looked to be cruising to an easy championship win until he was caught up in a crash at the Mid-Ohio round, which closed the points race between him and Yoshimura teammate Ben Spies. In the end it was Mladin winning the title by 22-points over his rookie teammate. Eric Bostrom was third in the championship with Ducati Austin. A total of five riders, Mladin, Spies, Bostrom, Neil Hodgson and Aaron Yates, won AMA Superbike races in 2005.

Mladin gave Suzuki its ninth AMA Superbike Championship, matching the nine titles owned by Kawasaki. Honda owns eight, Ducati two and Yamaha and BMW one each.  This year was Mladin’s 10th year in AMA Superbike. He shows no sign of slowing down as he approaches his mid-30s. Mladin recently signed for three more seasons with Suzuki and said he would be disappointed if he doesn’t win three more titles.

Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championship presented by Shoei
Tommy Hayden became only the third rider in series history to win back-to-back Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championships. The Kawasaki ace from Owensboro, Ky., won the championship in spite of suffering a broken hand in the middle of the season.

Hayden, the oldest of the three racing Hayden brothers, sprinted off to a lead in the series by winning three of the first six rounds. He then suffered the broken wrist in a Repsol Superstock race at Laguna Seca in July. Despite racing with the injured wrist Hayden was able to finish sixth at Laguna Seca to hold on to his series lead. At the close of the year Kawasaki teammate and younger brother Roger Lee put on a serious charge, but in the end Tommy was able to finish strong enough to win the championship over Roger Lee by 19 points. Yamaha’s Jason DiSalvo was third.

I had the best bike, for sure, by far,” said Tommy. “That made things a lot easier. My hat's off to those guys, my team. Mike Preston, he really does what it takes to win. He took me to Japan in the middle of last summer. I had a ton of input in that bike. They helped to really kind of build it around me. That meant a lot to me. I think it showed at Daytona at the beginning of the year. I was just really comfortable and really, really quick right out of the gate. It gave me a real good advantage straight out to start the season. And then about halfway it was just about finishing up and staying ahead.”

Hayden joins Miguel Duhamel and Doug Polen as the only riders to win the highly-competitive championship in back-to-back years. It marked the fourth AMA Supersport title for Kawasaki.

Lockhart-Phillips USA Formula Xtreme Series
Honda’s Miguel Duhamel made a dramatic late-season charge to defend his title in the Lockhart-Phillips USA Formula Xtreme Series. The Canadian racing veteran won three of the final four races and came out on top in a head-to-head battle with teammate Jake Zemke in the final race to win the series.

Duhamel trailed Zemke by five points going into the finale at Road Atlanta. He needed a perfect weekend of winning the pole, leading the most laps and winning the race to wrest away the series lead and thus the championship from Zemke. At Road Atlanta fans witnessed perhaps the best Formula Xtreme race in the history of the series. The epic race saw 18 lead changes. With the last lap beginning, both riders had led seven laps each. The title was literally up for grabs until Zemke crashed on the last lap.

“From the beginning, the first half of the season, Jake was on fire,” said Duhamel, who earned his eighth AMA road racing championship “So we didn't have a choice. My back was against the wall. This championship was the hardest - this is TV, I couldn't believe it, I had the countdown on my board, laps led, and man, I was kind of hoping he would get it, just to get that. It was a battle. He's sliding down the hill here, and sideways in the chicane, and tankslappers, front end flying off, and pumping brakes and almost running into each other, stuff that you just - it was incredible, and it was a beautiful race, and it would've been beautiful, for sure, if Jake would've just went wide and came back and got second and at least got the podium. It was a valiant effort. Unfortunately, he worked a little too hard there.”

Duhamel took four wins on the year and moved into the lead on the all-time Formula Xtreme wins list with 12. Zemke finished second in the championship, and flat tracker, turned road racer Danny Eslick had a break through season taking third in the series.

Repsol Lubricants Superstock Series
It was a fantastic homecoming for Georgina Aaron Yates. The veteran Yoshimura Suzuki rider came into Road Atlanta with a 21-point lead over Yamaha’s Jason DiSalvo and needed only a conservative finish to secure the title. And that’s just what Yates did, cruising to ninth and winning the Repsol Superstock Series after a nine years absence from the class.

Yates won five of the 10 races en route to winning his second AMA road racing title. He outscored DiSalvo by nine points. Michael Jordan Suzuki’s Steve Rapp finished third in the series.

For Yates it marked a triumphant return to the Superstock class. He won the class in 1996 in his first year as a factory Suzuki rider when the series was called AMA 750 Supersport. While Yates was gone the class became Repsol Superstock and the bikes were bumped up to 1000cc displacement. Yates moved from eighth to fifth on the all-time AMA Superstock wins list this season. He gave Suzuki its 13th title in the 18-year-old series.

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7. AMA SUPERBIKE EVENT CONFIRMED FOR MILLER MOTORSPORTS PARK
PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Sept. 7, 2005) -- AMA Pro Racing and officials from Miller Motorsports Park announced today that the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited will visit the all new racing facility, currently under construction, in 2006. Located near Salt Lake City in Utah, Miller Motorsports Park features a 4.5 mile road course and will host a round of the AMA road race series on June 16-18, 2006.

Scott Hollingsworth, CEO of AMA Pro Racing and Ron Barrick, Series manager for AMA Superbike, were at the track today and participated in the meeting announcing the track’s 2006 schedule. “We’re thrilled to be part of this exciting new facility’s future plans and to be able to bring the AMA Superbike Championship to this part of the country,” said Hollingsworth. “The construction of this all new facility will also provide a valuable ‘shot in the arm’ to the sport of motorcycle road racing in the United States by allowing us to expose the sport to a completely new market.”

AMA Pro Racing officials and riders have had the opportunity to offer input during the track’s design and construction phases. Proposed facility and track designs were shared with Barrick who in turn shared them with several riders. “Any time a track provides us and our riders the chance to offer our expertise on a layout it’s a good thing,” said Barrick. “Motorcycle racing has completely different requirements than car racing and we applaud Miller Motorsports Park for listening to us at the time when it can have the most bearing on the track’s final design.”

The 2005 AMA Superbike Championship concluded last weekend at Road Atlanta. All four class titles were decided at the series finale and fans were treated to some of the most competitive, spirited racing of the season. Mat Mladin captured his record sixth AMA Superbike Championship, Tommy Hayden was crowned champion in AMA Supersport, Miguel Duhamel won the AMA Formula Xtreme title in a nail biter over teammate Jake Zemke and Aaron Yates grabbed the AMA Superstock trophy. The full 2006 AMA Superbike Championship schedule is being finalized and will be announced soon.

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8. AMA & TRUESPORTS, INC. ANNOUNCE DATES FOR AMA VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE DAYS 2006
PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) and TrueSports, Inc. have announced that AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days 2006 will be held July 28-30 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.

As in previous years, AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days will kick off a ten-day celebration of motorcycling at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course,
concluding with the AMA Honda Super Cycle Weekend presented by Dunlop Tire the following weekend, August 4-6.

Veterans of AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, which attracts an estimated 40,000 enthusiasts each year, will notice that the 2006 event will be held two weeks later than its usual mid-July weekend. Other sporting events during the summer of 2006 prompted what is expected to be a one-year departure from the traditional dates.

AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days 2006, which will benefit the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum, will include exhibits of classic motorcycles and memorabilia, the all-brands AMA Swapmeet, bike shows, a full slate of American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) racing, and other features to be announced in the coming months.

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9. AMA PRO RACING INVESTIGATING ALESSI, TEDESCO INCIDENT
PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Sept. 14, 2005) – AMA Pro Racing is investigating an incident that occurred during Sunday’s second 125 moto at Glen Helen Raceway in the final round of the AMA Motocross Championship presented by FMF.

Early in the race, Mike Alessi and Ivan Tedesco came together resulting in both riders falling. Specifically, AMA Pro Racing is investigating the actions of the riders immediately following the crash. Additionally, the actions of Tedesco’s teammate Matt Walker are being examined. At the conclusion of the investigation AMA Pro Racing will announce the results of its findings.

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10. ROD BUSH, AMA BOARD MEMBER, DIES AT 50
PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has announced that Rod Bush, president of KTM North America and a corporate member of the AMA Board of Directors, died the evening of September 12 after a brief illness. He was 50.

Bush, of Vermillion, Ohio, became an AMA Board member in February. He was named president of KTM America in 1988 and later served as the president of KTM North America, guiding the company through a period of rapid growth. During Bush's tenure, the U.S. market became the largest for KTM motorcycles in the world.

"Rod Bush made significant contributions during his brief service on the AMA Board of Directors, but even more significant were his contributions to the entire motorcycling community. His commitment and enthusiasm for motorcycling will be missed by all," said AMA President Robert Rasor. "The AMA offers its condolences to Rod's family and his extended family at KTM."

An avid racer himself, Bush guided KTM's U.S. racing program to several off-road AMA titles and re-established the marque as a force in AMA motocross and Supercross racing. Born in Huntington, West Virginia, Bush became an accomplished off-road competitor in his own right. He was a veteran of the International Six Days Enduro, winning gold, silver and bronze medals. From the very beginning of his career, Rod Bush was synonymous with Penton and KTM motorcycles.

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