AMA Cancels Year-End
Award Celebrations
T
he AMA Board of Directors
voted unanimously to cancel
the 2020 AMA Championship
Banquet and AMA Motorcycle
Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
for 2020 in response to the Co-
vid-19 pandemic.
The board further asked AMA
President and CEO Rob Ding-
man to direct staff to do the
following:
Make provisions for delivering
AMA National number-one plates
to riders who win national cham-
pionships in series and AMA
Grand Championships success-
fully held in 2020.
Explore remote alternatives for
AMA Congress, the annual meet-
ing for debating and proposing
rule updates for AMA-sanctioned
activity.
"The board made clear that its
decision was to protect attend-
ees from exposure to the corona-
virus, particularly with the likeli-
hood for an additional surge in
cases next winter when the year-
end celebrations are traditionally
held," said AMA Chief Operat-
ing Officer James Holter. "The
board also felt that canceling the
events was a responsible finan-
cial decision in light of expected
low attendance, and the time and
resource commitment necessary
to hold such celebrations." CN
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AMA cancels championship banquet
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