Forget that stuff about 36 corporate members controlling 6 of 12 AMA Board seats and now getting to decide whether or not to further restrict who and who cannot be elected by the members.
Despite what AMA President Rob Rasor told us, there are actually 23 Corporate members of the AMA, as follows:
American Honda Motor Co.
(AMA Director Ray Blank)
American Suzuki Motor Corp.
(AMA Director Mel Harris)
American Motorcycle Institute
BMW of North America
Cannondale Corporation
Cycle News, Inc.
Ducati North America
Dunlop Tire Corporation
(AMA Director Mike Buckley)
Exxon Mobil Coporation
Filter Publications
(AMA Director Davey Coombs)
Hachette Filipacchi Magazines
Harley-Davidson Motor Co.
(AMA Director Ken Sutton)
Indian Motorcycle Company
Kawasaki Motors Corp.
(AMA Director John Hoover)
KK Motorcycle Supply
KTM Sportmotorcycle USA, Inc.
Motorcycle Mechanics Institute
National Auto Research
Parts Unlimited/Drag Specialties
Polaris Industries, Inc.
Primedia
Triumph Motorcycles
Yamaha Motor Corp.
We Got It Completely Wrong: AMA Is Run By Only 23 Corporate Members, Not 36
We Got It Completely Wrong: AMA Is Run By Only 23 Corporate Members, Not 36
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