Dunlop AMA Road Racing Manager Jim Allen is set to retire in two years and is already training his replacement, Brit John Higgins, who has a background in World Superbike and MotoGP racing. Allen, a Canadian, has run Dunlop’s AMA road racing program since the early-1980s and is largely responsible for the company’s dominant numbers on AMA Pro Racing grids. Allen is a former road racer who competed in AMA events; during his career he raced a Yamaha TZ250 and a Yamaha TZ750, among other machines.