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IN THE WIND P68 Former AMA Board Member Jim Viverito Passes F ormer AMA board member and current American Motor- cycle Heritage Foundation board member Jim Viverito passed away December 7, 2019. Viverito, 67, served on the AMA Board of Directors from February 2010 to July 2016. His service on the AMHF Board, which is tasked with raising money to fund the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame, began July 2014. "Jim Viverito was the consum- mate AMA volunteer, donating his time, energy and expertise wherever he was needed," said AMA President and CEO Rob Dingman. "Jim proudly served on the AMA Board of Directors, helping set strategic policy at the highest levels, but a visitor to the AMA offices might also find Jim in the mailroom, helping stuff new member kits in envelopes or loading motorcycles to display at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days. To his core, Jim was passionate about motorcycling, from street to dirt, but his love of racing and history, particularly Grand National Championship flat-track competition, was extraordinary." Viverito, a resident of Chicago, is survived by his wife of 47 years, Marilyn. CN Former AMA board member Jim Veverito passed away at the age of 67. PHOTO: AMA Craig Cleared To Race G eico Honda's Christian Craig announced via Instagram that his suspension over a failed anti-doping test has been lifted (as of December 31, 2019). Craig was notified by the FIM in January 2019, that test results from the Daytona Supercross in 2018 proved positive for a banned substance and was suspended from racing for two years, officially starting March 2018, which meant he wouldn't be able to race again until March 9, 2020. Craig, however, vehemently denied having purpose- ly taken any banned substance and appealed the ruling. He found out last week that he won his appeal and is cleared to race beginning December 31, 2019. At the time of his suspension, he posted: I NEVER have, or would knowingly take a banned substance! The FIM has agreed that they do not believe I intentionally ingested the substance. Of course, that doesn't take away from the fact it was there…. My adverse finding was for a TRACE amount of Hep- taminol, a drug I had never heard of till now. In a follow-up post last week, Craig wrote: ...I could not be happier to announce I was able to ac- complish what I had hoped at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland. My suspension will now be lifted on December 31st, which is a win I can't even describe… I knew if I threw in the towel like they hoped I would, I could not feel at peace knowing what could have been. This was the final chance and it was so worth it. Thank you all so much, this feeling is surreal. CN Chistian Craig won his doping suspension appeal and will be able to start racing again as of December 31, 2019.