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September 18, 1973
How Formula 750. made it
For those who can stand the, tedium, the
minutes of the Formula 750 Committee of
the AMA provide some enlightening reading.
They are significant because the decisions of
the Committee were approved by the
Executive Committee meaning that the
Co mpetiton Congress, which
would
normally make the final decision, was short
circuited. In effect, the decisions of the
Formula 750 Committee were final.
WILKES-BARRE, PEN., AUG'. 20
The meeting was called to order
by Chairman Ed Youngblood at
8:30 a.m.
Present were Committee
Members:
Richard O'Brien, Harley-Davidson
Motor 'Co.; Robert Hansen, Kawasaki
Motors Corporation; Ken Storm,
Norton ViIliers Corporation: Udo
Gietl, Bu tler & Smith, Inc.; Jonathan
White, Berliner Motor Corporation;
Dix Erickson, American Honda
Motor Company; Kel Carruthers,
Yamaha International Corporation;
E.W. Colman, Birmingham Small
Arms Company.
Not present at 8:30 a.m. were:
Paul Garoant, U.S. Suzuki Motor
Corporation; Lawrence Wise,
Cosmopolitan Motors Inc.
The Chairman made opening
commen ts in regard to the history of
Formula 750, relating that it was
established in February, 1971, during a
special meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio,
which included delegates from
American Motorcycle Association, the
Auto-Cycle Union, and representatives
from the Ame'~ and British
motorcycle industry. The chairman
wen t on to relate the progress of
Formula 750 from that, dIne, explaining
the position it had reached today within
the world motorcycle sport.
Mr. Hansen expresse
