|    AMA Announces Hiring of Joe 
                                  Bromley as Director of Racing  
                              
                                Pickerington, OH (1/6/2009) 
                              - The American Motorcyclist Association 
                              (AMA) is pleased to announce the hiring of Joe Bromley 
                              as the Director of Racing for the Association. Bromley, 
                              who was elected from the Northeast Region one year 
                              ago to the AMA Board of Directors, resigned his 
                              seat on the Board effective today, Jan. 5, to accept 
                              the position. As Director of Racing, Bromley will 
                              oversee the day-to-day operations of AMA Racing.
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                                       Joe Bromley |  "Racing is a large part of the AMA's heritage, 
                                and it is a significant part of the AMA's future," 
                                said AMA President and CEO Rob Dingman. "As 
                                the largest motorsports sanctioning body in the 
                                world, the AMA has a responsibility to maintain 
                                a world-class amateur racing program. Joe Bromley 
                                will provide hands-on leadership and help the 
                                Association achieve that goal." Bromley (shown competing at the AMA Racing Dirt 
                                Track Grand Championships, above) has a long history 
                                with motorcycling and the AMA. The Pennsylvanian 
                                grew up working at his family's motorcycle dealership 
                                and won his first race at the age of six. He was 
                                president of AMA District 6 for 12 years and also 
                                served as president of the Road Winders Motorcycle 
                                Club, which was founded in 1953 and ran one of 
                                the first motocross events in the Northeast. "Leaving the Board and its responsibilities 
                                was not an easy decision to make, but I believe 
                                that the AMA is on the right track, has its priorities 
                                in order and that I have something to contribute 
                                to the day-to-day management of the Association," 
                                Bromley said. "I am very proud of the fact 
                                that during the course of my relatively short 
                                tenure on the Board, we have made a renewed commitment 
                                to amateur racing, which is something that is 
                                near and dear to me. The path has been set and 
                                I am excited about the opportunity to implement 
                                the strategic direction that I helped craft." Bromley, who has been an AMA member for nearly 
                                three decades, remains an active racer and recreational 
                                road and off-road rider. He competes in both off-road 
                                and dirt track events and has won 21 amateur AMA 
                                National Dirt Track Championships in his amateur 
                                career. 
                           
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