Contrary to what AMA Pro Racing CEO Scott Hollingsworth and AMA Pro Racing VP John Farris have said or implied in media interviews, the deal splitting Supercross into an AMA-sanctioned, JamSports-promoted National Supercross Series versus a CCE-promoted, FIM-sanctioned World Championship Supercross Series has not been finalized.

So far, all that exists between AMA Pro Racing and JamSports is a Letter of Intent, which expired last week and has been extended while contract details are negotiated.

But even as this is posted, members of the AMA Pro Racing Board of Directors are discussing finalizing a contract with JamSports.

Based on what JamSports representatives told stadium operators as early as last summer, AMA Pro Racing counted on CCE abandoning Supercross altogether when it lost the AMA sanction. Instead, CCE has forged an alliance with the FIM and DORNA and, starting in 2003, all 15 CCE Supercross events in the U.S. will be rounds of the FIM Supercross World Championship.

If you have any opinion regarding the Supercross situation–and any Supercross success or failure will greatly impact all AMA operations, including road racing–now is the time to make them known.

You can do so by sending an e-mail to AMA President Rob Rasor at [email protected]. If you wish, send a copy to [email protected].