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Who needs them?
Why?
Are races in Europe sanctioned by the AMA?
Why?
Are races in Europe sanctioned by the AMA?
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Robgvx wrote: My post from another thread:
I'm going from memory here but in 2001 (I think) the AMA dumped existing SX promoter Clear Channel and signed a letter of intent with Jam Sports to promote SX (presumably because of more $$). Clear Channel weren't going to just roll over so they said "FU" to the AMA and announced that they would run a series of their own.
So, for a while there were going to be two supercross series the coming year - the existing SX promoter Clear Channel continuing to run their own series, (but without the AMA), and Jam Sports, (the new promoter WITH the AMA) - but Jam Sports didn't have access to the same stadiums that Clear Channel had locked-in.
As I recall the situation Clear Channel prevailed because they played their ace card and went over the AMA's head to hook up with the FIM as the sanctioning body instead of the AMA. Clear Channel got their series sanctioned by the FIM as a world supercross championship (and that's why SX now falls under FIM rules).
The AMA is an affiliate of the FIM. (The FIM is the AMA's boss). Therefore the AMA, who had signed up with Jam Sports as the promoter had to back down and pull out of that deal because the FIM pulled rank in sanctioning a world supercross series in the US with Clear Channel. The AMA couldn't then sanction a rival series with Jam Sports. The FIM call the shots in motorcycling and the AMA is subservient to them.
Now, on top of that the Japanese manufacturers also have/had a fiduciary responsibility towards the FIM. The FIM is the acknowledged worldwide governing body for motorcycling. The manufacturers make motorcycles. They therefore were not going to go against the FIM - their trade body, if you like - and go race with a rival series not sanctioned by the FIM, and in fact one which was competing against the FIM's own sanctioned series. To their overall business SX/MX is tiny part and not worth a confrontation with the FIM over.
This fiduciary responsibility is also perhaps why JS backed out of the nationals this year. They may have argued that the nationals weren't FIM-affiliated but I wouldn't be surprised if, when Stewart flew in the face of the FIM suspension and continued racing, the FIM leant on Suzuki to stop this.
But I'm sure they wouldn't want their career ended by such a silly thing
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And do you also think that even if the AMA did, the factories would also join the breakaway and in so doing give a big F you to the FIM - the worldwide governing body for ALL of motorcycling, just because one rider broke the rules and was pissed because he got busted?
Besides that, the Fim really does nothing for our racing series....the Ama built their model around the Fim and has learned im sure plenty from the Fim, and at this point I think the Ama could go out and lead its own company assuming they had investers. The Ama is a world wide entity and is involved all over the globe.
the Sx series is a world championship, thats why its under the FIM,
I don't see one round in 2015 outside the U.S., so I don't see any reason for it to be considered a "world" championship. The term "world championship" adds little to no validity when the series doesn't venture outside of the U.S., IMO.
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