Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

Here are the names of the AMA Pro Racing riders, crew members and team owners who signed petitions at Loudon and Mid-Ohio last year in favor of unrestricted Thursday practice, listed in alphabetical order along with their team affiliation at the time they signed. After duplicates were removed, the total number of signatures is 135. Some of the signatures and associated printed names were difficult to read, so we apologize in advance for any mis-spellings; to correct a mis-spelling, e-mail [email protected].

Chuck Allen (Rider)

 Woody Allen

 Rich Alexander (Rider)

 Carry Andrew (Crew Chief, Corona EBSCO Suzuki)

 Michael Barnes (Rider, Hooters Suzuki)

 Jim Barry (Owner, Barry Motorsports)

Tim Bemisderfer (Rider, Shenandoah Honda)

 Justin Blake (Rider)

 Don Blattert III 

Colin Brill 

Damon Buckmaster (Rider, Graves Motorsports Yamaha)

 Scott Carpenter (Rider) 

Mauro Cereda (Rider) 

Charles Chouinard (Rider) 

Mike Ciccotto (Rider, Hooters Suzuki and Hal’s Performance Buell) 

Shane Clarke (Mechanic, Valvoline EMGO Suzuki, former rider) 

Rich Conicelli (Rider, HSA Racing) 

Shawn Conrad (Rider, Brighton Superbike) 

Mike Cusano (Rider) 

Andy Deatherage (Rider) 

Stephen G. DeCamp (Team Owner, Hooters Suzuki) 

Chris Decelle (Rider) 

Doug Duane (Rider, Fasttrax) 

Henry Duga (Buell Motor Co.) 

David Duprey (Rider) 

Dave Ebben (Rider)

Donald Fagan 

Mike Fargnoli (Crew Chief, Hooters Suzuki) 

Jimmy Filice (Rider, Corbin Yamaha) 

Tom Fournier (Rider) 

John France (Rider) 

Greg Fryer (Rider) 

Terry Galagan (Team Manager, Hal’s Performance Buell) 

Mike Gallagher (Rider) 

Alan Gardner (Rider)

Aaron Gobert (Rider, Graves Motorsports Yamaha) 

Chuck Graves (Team Owner, Graves Yamaha) 

Steve Grigg (Rider, Grigg Motorsports) 

George Grigg (Crew Chief, Grigg Motorsports) 

Scott Greenwood (Rider) 

Michael Hannas (Rider, PJI Team Turfrey) 

Vincent Haskovec (Rider, Corona EBSCO Suzuki)

 Earl Hayden (Father – Tommy, Nicky and Roger Lee Hayden) 

Josh Hayes (Rider, Bruce Transportation Group Honda

 Brian Healea (Rider) 

Chad Healy (Rider) 

Scott Hermersmann (Rider) 

Bill Himmelsbach (Rider, Crew Chief for Mike Himmelsbach) 

Mike Himmelsbach (Rider) 

Greg Hoelzel 

Gus Holcomb (Rider) 

Chris Holske (Rider) 

Joan Holske (Crew Chief for Chris Holske) 

John Hopkins (Rider, Valvoline EMGO Suzuki) 

Paul Hopkins (Rider) 

Leon Hor (Rider) 

J.R. Jones (Buell Motor Co.) 

Peter Kates (Rider, owner, GMD Computrack Boston & L.A.) 

Peter Kimball (Rider) 

Derek King (Rider) 

Travis King (Rider, Paramount Racing) 

Jim Lester (Rider) 

Sean Lindseth (Mechanic, Ricci Motorsports) 

K. Little 

Grant Lopez (Rider, Valvoline EMGO Suzuki)

 Anthony Lupo (Rider, Ricci Motorsports) 

Frank Madden (Rider) 

Geoffrey Maloney (Team Owner, GP Tech Yamaha) 

Kurt Marmor (Rider) 

Mike Martire (Rider) 

David McIntyre (Rider, Dilligaf Racing) 

Bob Meiring (Father and tuner for rider Tony Meiring) 

Perry Melneciuc (Rider, Sun Sports Yamaha)

 Dean Mizdal (Rider) 

Thomas Montano (Rider, Munroe Motors) 

Jimmy Moore (Rider, Corona EBSCO Suzuki) 

Jeffrey Nash (Team Owner, Rider, AMS Motorsports Ducati) 

Monte Nichols (Rider) 

Michael Niksa (Rider) 

Tripp Nobles (Rider, Tilley Buell) 

Rich Oliver (Team Owner, Rider, Team Oliver Yamaha) 

Bill Ormerod (Rider) 

David Ortega (Rider) 

Steve Patterson (Rider) 

Keith Perry (Crew Chief, Valvoline EMGO Suzuki) 

Ty Piz (Rider)

 Darian Polach (Rider) 

Chris Pyles (Rider) 

Mike Radke 

Poncho Rangel (Crew Chief For rider David Ortega) 

Gary Ricci (Team Owner, Ricci Motorsports) 

Owen Richey (Rider) 

Paul Richey (Team Owner, Tuner for Owen Richey) 

J.J. Roetlin (Rider, Ricci Motorsports) 

Tony Ruggiero 

Charles Sandoz (Rider) 

Alan Schmidt (Rider) 

Dave Schweitzer (Rider) 

Steve Scott (Rider)

Dale Seaton (Rider) 

Landers Sevier IV (Team Owner, Corona EBSCO Suzuki) 

James Siddall (Team Owner, Corbin Yamaha) 

Keith Sims (Mechanic, Ricci Motorsports) 

Ken Snyder (Rider) 

Kent Soignier (Owner G.M.D. Computrack Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, Dallas) 

Chuck Sorensen (Rider, GP Tech Yamaha) 

Ben Spies (Rider) 

Jason Spencer 

Richard Stanboli (Team Owner, Attack Suzuki) 

Eric Stephens (Rider) 

Gary J. Stippich (Buell Motor Co.) 

Daigoro Suzuki (Rider, Vesrah Suzuki) 

Jon Sweeney (Rider) 

Joseph Temperato (Rider, Paramount Racing) 

Trent Thompson (Team Owner, Paramount Racing) 

Brian Turfrey (Team Owner, PJI Team Turfrey) 

Simon Turner (Rider, GP Tech Yamaha) 

Chris Ulrich (Rider, roadracingworld.com/Vesrah Suzuki) 

Scotty Van Scoik (Rider) 

Adam Vella (Rider) 

Becky Wadsworth (Team Owner, Mother of Tyler Wadsworth) 

Tyler Wadsworth (Rider)  

W. M. Wadsworth (Team Owner, Tuner for Tyler Wadsworth) 

Mike Walsh (Rider)

Beth Walters (Crew Chief for Chris Pyles) 

Graham Webster 

Cory West (Rider, Harder Racing Development) 

Jamie Worthington (Rider) 

Roland Williams (Rider) 

Jeff Wilson (American Suzuki) 

Joshua R. Wilson (Buell Motor Co.) 

James Winter (Buell Motor Co.) 

Eric Wood (Rider, Team Owner, Keystone Learning Systems Racing) 

Jerry Wood (Rider) 

Sean Wray (Rider)

This isn’t the first time AMA Pro Racing has ignored a petition signed by a group of riders, mechanics and team owners, as Elliott Iverson of Ron Wood Racing recounts in this e-mail:

“AMA did the same thing to us when a petition was circulated to reinstate Singles to run against the Twins in GNC dirt track racing. The AMA admitted to receiving two or three letters opposed to the idea, and an uncounted number of signatures in favor of the proposal. The in-favor responses seemed to conveniently get misplaced, and the idea was dropped.

“This would have boosted the declining number of professional Expert racers at all events and would have allowed more manufacturers to be represented at the premier dirt track events around the country.”