Copyright 2003, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

By David Swarts

AMA Pro Racing Technical Manager Rob King issued a competition bulletin on Wednesday, April 16 to AMA licensed road racers and credential holders pointing out an omission in the General Equipment Standards section of the 2003 AMA Pro Racing Road Racing rulebook. King’s bulletin, which was dated February 13, 2003, reads as follows:

TO: All Licensed Road Racers and Season Credential Holders

FROM: Rob King, Technical Manager

DATE: February 13, 2003

SUBJECT: 2003 Rulebook Omission

Due to an editing error, the following section was left out of the 2003 Road Racing Rulebook. This information belongs at the end of the General Equipment Standards section, pages 22 through 31.

23. Telemetry and Traction Control

(a) Electronic devices designed specifically for traction control are prohibited. This includes sensors that can determine front wheel speed, and any electronic control to the brake systems.

(b) Electronic transmitting of information to or from a moving motorcycle is prohibited with the following exceptions:

(1) AMA transponders utilized for scoring purposes (mandatory equipment assigned by AMA).

(2) Data or video transmitted for the sole use by the AMA-approved event television production (mandatory equipment assigned by AMA).

(3) Radio communication in Superbike only.

(4) Automatic lap timing devices.

(c) Selected teams in Superbike and Supersport will be required to carry either an assigned camera or weight package. The selection process will be carried out by Speedvision and AMA Pro Racing.

Should you have any questions regarding this procedure, please contact Rob King at (614) 856-1900 ext. 1230 or [email protected]