NATIONAL RECOGNITION!!
You race your butt off--drive thousands of miles to and from events and spend what it takes to make it happen, with the AMA you can compete on a National level with a "Uniform set of Rules".
To me, that is a wise investment. There are other sanctioning bodies out there but they do not have the clout within the Industry like the AMA does.
The AMA has problems as any organization would have that is primarily staffed by "Volunteers" who for the love of the sport work their butts off to make things happen on a local level.
Folks have this misunderstanding that the AMA is this huge multi-national organization that will at the drop of the hat fly in teams of AMA staffers to magically put on events. Sorry to say but it does not work that way, it is usually clubs and promoters that do it --but it is the AMA that sets the standards that ensures that your money and effort is well rewarded.
Join up, and join or start a club in your area--make things happen !
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Ken James
AMA Dist.25 Field Rep.
98 XR400 Honda
70 Triumph T100c Desert sled
98 Harley FXDWG
If you Don't --Who will ?