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Stan Simpson Named 2008 AMA Motorcyclist of the Year
The AMA is proud to announce that Stan Simpson is the 2008 AMA Motorcyclist of the Year.
AMA Communications  |  Posted December 01, 2008   Pickerington, OH


The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is proud to announce that Stan Simpson is the 2008 AMA Motorcyclist of the Year. Simpson, who is the current AMA Board of Directors Chairman, was honored with the inaugural AMA Motorcyclist of the Year distinction in conjunction with the quarterly meeting of the AMA Board of Directors today in Irvine, Calif.

The AMA Motorcyclist of the Year is the person who has had the most profound impact on motorcycling in a single calendar year. Rather than recognize a lifetime of achievement, the award recognizes an individual's influence on motorcycling and its future.

The AMA Motorcyclist of the Year announcement, and the story of the man who earned it, is commemorated with a feature-length article in the January 2009 issue of American Motorcyclist, the official journal of the AMA. The January issue arrives in member mailboxes the second week of December.

"This inaugural selection may seem self-serving, yet Stan Simpson is the clear choice for this distinction," said AMA President and CEO Rob Dingman. "Stan has had a greater impact on the AMA and motorcycling than any single person in America in 2008.

"In recent years, the AMA had become mired in professional racing controversy, and the Association had lost the focus that a strong, unified national association must maintain," Dingman said. "Stan recognized that, and he led the bold moves necessary to fix the AMA once and for all. Under Stan's leadership, many of the AMA's professional racing properties were sold to an organization very capable of elevating the sport, the menu of member benefits continues to grow, our magazine has improved significantly, we are beefing up our Government Relations Department, and our fiscal house is in order.

"Most importantly, Stan Simpson's leadership has put the AMA in a better position to focus on our core mission of protecting the future of motorcycling," said Dingman.


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