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Volume 1, Issue 1 Spring 2011 Fast in the Desert How Kendall Norman Gets It Done Remembering lone star motocro ss Ice In Their Veins 2011’s first champions awarded at the Ice Race Grand Championships Bill Markham Teaching kids to ride trials is his calling in life Saving The Planet? scott Keller and Reforest The Tropics bring green to motocross A PublICATIoN exClusIVely FoR AmA RACeRs

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Volume 1, Issue 1

Spring 2011

Fast in the

DesertHow Kendall Norman

Gets It Done

Remembering lone

star motocross

Ice In Their Veins2011’s first champions awarded at

the Ice Race Grand Championships

Bill MarkhamTeaching kids to ride trials is his

calling in life

Saving The Planet?scott Keller and Reforest The

Tropics bring green to motocross

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As an AMA member, Andrew Short is keeping motocross tracks open. He’s fi ghting bad laws that

close trails. He’s fi ghting bike bans on the street and is represented in the halls of government by

AMA freedom fi ghters. You can too.

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Approximately a year and a half ago, the

AMA launched a new publication for our

members who compete. AMA Racer was

printed in small numbers and provided

online. Its primary purpose was to offer

up information about AMA Racing Grand

Championship events. It was printed more

or less quarterly, and designed to come out

according to the competition schedule.

While the publication served that purpose

and helped improve awareness of those

events, it did not have the distribution it

needed to reach all our racers.

To expand our reach, we are pleased to

announce that AMA Racer is now bound into

select copies of American Motorcyclist during

the racing season. That means, if you are

reading this, you have been identified as a

member interested or involved in racing.

In practice, the concept is a win-win

approach. The AMA saves money by sending

AMA Racer to racers only, and the members

interested in competition information get

it. We are able to take advantage of the

economies of scale that come from printing

the magazine, and we are able to cover much

of those reduced costs by selling advertising

that appears exclusively in this section.

Those are the logistics. Now, what can you

expect from AMA Racer? Here’s a quick list.

First of all, we will shine the spotlight on

our members who race. Too often, amateur

racing gets pushed to the sidelines. While

we understand that fans of the sport have

a major interest in their AMA Pro Racing

heroes, we also recognize the hard work,

dedication and talent that it takes to rise to

the challenge in AMA-sanctioned amateur

competition.

In addition, AMA Racer is your direct

link to those in charge of implementing

the competition rules written by AMA

Congress, the elected rulemaking body for

AMA-sanctioned competition. We’ll include

information on major rule changes and better

explain those that need more background.

Also, AMA Racer is about the past,

present and future of AMA-sanctioned

amateur racing. It’s for the racers, about

the racers and in support of the sport that

racers love. As part of the AMA’s mission to

protect and promote motorcycling, we seek

to improve and promote amateur motorcycle

competition.

Along those lines, we already have a lot of

initiatives that we are working on for 2011.

For example, excessive sound is a big one

on our plate. AMA staff will be on hand at

several national events educating riders on

this important issue.

Partnership is another area where we

will expand. Relationships such as those we

enjoy with the Enduro Promotions Group,

MX Sports and the National Hare & Hound

Association pay dividends for both the AMA

and our racers. We intend to add to these

relationships in 2011 and beyond.

Vintage racing may be all about the past,

but it’s also a big part of our future. The

AMA has been at the forefront of the rise in

vintage racing with both the AMA Racing

Vintage Grand Championships, which take

place during AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days,

and the AMA Racing Vintage Dirt Track

National Championship Series. Look for

more growth in AMA-sanctioned vintage

competition going forward.

AMA Racing and AMA Organizer Services

are working more closely to reach out to both

our clubs and promoters. The AMA is first

and foremost a rider’s association, and our

goal in our organizational relationships is

to put your interests first. By helping our

clubs and promoters better understand our

rulebook and appeal process, we can improve

the races for everyone. Along these lines, we

also intend to have referee training in place

by the fall of 2011.

This is just the start. Look for more

improvements of the AMA Racing program

going forward. But just as the AMA needs

all of us, as members, to step up and fight

for the cause, we need your to help improve

the sport. Why do you love to race? What

would make racing better for you? How can

we work together to elevate amateur racing

in America? Let us know at submissions@

ama-cycle.org and you could see your ideas in

future issues of this publication.

Joe Bromley

AMA Racing Director

Expanding Our OutreachFrom AMA Racing For AMA Racers

AMA RAcing STAFF

Joe Bromley

Director

Kevin Crowther

Director of Supercross and

Pro Racing Relations

Bill Cumbow

Director of Organizer and Racing

Member Services

Kip Bigelow

Motocross/Arenacross Manager

Ken Saillant

Track Racing Manager

Chuck Weir

Off-Road Manager

Jane Caston

Supercross/Motocross Coordinator

Tamra Jones,

Off-Road/Track Racing Coordinator

Kim Johnson

Motocross/Arenacross Coordinator

Lana Cox

Administrative Assistant

AMA Racing

(614) 856-1900, AMARacing.com

[email protected]

13515 Yarmouth Dr.

Pickerington, OH 43147

ADVERTiSing

Steve Gotoski (Western States)

Advertising Director

(951) 566-5068

[email protected]

Ray Monroe (Eastern States)

Advertising Manager

(815) 885-4445

[email protected]

Misty Walker

Advertising Assistant

(614) 856-1900 x1267

[email protected]

AMA Racer

(614) 856-1900

[email protected]

13515 Yarmouth Dr.

Pickerington, OH 43147

AmericanMotorcyclist.com

Cover Photo by Mark Kariya

Insets (L-R) by Corey Mays,

ITSTrials.com, ReforestTheTropics.org

AMA Racer is published periodically by the

American Motorcyclist Association. Copyright (c)

2011 by the American Motorcyclist Association.

Printed in USA. No responsibility is assumed

for loss or damage to unsolicited materials. Send

story ideas and photos to submissions@ama-cycle.

org. All submitted material becomes property of

the American Motorcyclist Association. Return

of special items may be arranged, but please call

(614) 856-1900 before submitting. Please include

your full name, AMA number and phone number

with all submissions.

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We all know that off-road riding offers

benefi ts above and beyond the simple

fun of blasting off on two wheels. Young

riders learn responsibility, control and

respect.

As an off-highway dirtbike and all-

terrain vehicle (ATV) instructor focusing

on kids, Bill Markham, who runs ITS

Motorcycle Training in Howard, Colo., is

one trainer leading the charge.

Markham says that one benefi t of

learning to ride early is practical. Early

riders make better drivers, he says.

“Our children are smart enough and

physically able to do activities such as

learning to ride motorcycles and ATVs

off-road,” Markham says. “If they learn

while they are young, they will be safer

riders as they grow.”

Markham argues that given similar

levels of driver’s education training, a 16

year old with years of motorcycle or ATV

riding will be a better driver than one

who was just introduced to operating a

motor vehicle six months earlier.

“Controlling an off-road vehicle

provides excellent experience to be able

to react when needing to brake, adjust

speed, and control a vehicle,” he says. “It

also contributes to self-confi dence.”

For Markham, the confi dence factor is

a major benefi t.

“Learning to ride a motorcycle off-road

and applying that to local competition

has helped many kids

stay focused on

positive things in

life,” he says.

For more about

teaching kids to ride,

see ITStrials.

com.

TEACHING KIDS TO RIDE RIGHTBill Markham Uses Trials

To Introduce Kids To The Sport

Kurt Caselli Dominates At Ridgecrest: KTM/FMF Factory Team rider

Kurt Caselli crossed the fi nish line 8 minutes ahead of second-place fi nisher

David Pearson at the second round of the AMA Racing Kenda National Hare

and Hound Championship Series Feb. 13 in Ridgecrest, Calif.

After fl ubbing the start and getting off the line several seconds late, Caselli

raced through the dust and roost to edge into second. A minor spill by leader

Kendall Norman gave Caselli the lead for good.

“It feels really good to get a win here after an unlucky result at the fi rst

round,” Caselli said after the race.

Duvall Wins East Coast Opener: Thad Duvall battled with Steward

Baylor, Brad Bakken and three-time AMA National Enduro Champ Russell

Bobbitt at the opening round of the AMA Racing East Region Hare Scrambles

Series Feb. 13 in Elko, Ga.

Baylor got out front early, then each contender put in a strong charge until

after the second gas stop when Duvall started to pull away. The fi nishing

order was Duvall, Baylor and Bobbitt.

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