INTERVIEW
AMA PRO FLAT TRACK SENIOR DIRECTOR RONNIE JONES
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a challenge that Jones is look-
ing forward to. He's bringing his
racer's tenacity with his business
background and has some big
ideas for AMA Pro Flat Track.
We sat down to talk to him about
those ideas and what the future
holds for the series.
You've got some races
under your belt now. How are
you liking the new gig?
I'm loving it, mainly because
of the excitement that I see in
the sport. The future looks a
lot brighter than it has in a long
time. That for me is everything.
That's why I'm here. If there
wasn't a commitment to improve
it and make it better than there
wouldn't be any reason for me
to be here.
Besides being a racer, you
also have experience in mar-
keting and promotions. How
does that help you in your
role now? Do any of those dif-
ferent areas help more than
the other?
I think maybe the best part
of what I bring is just the broad
experience. Having been a pro-
moter for 10 years in this series
and a rider for 23 years in the
series and then having a busi-
ness background, too, I sort of
have an understanding of a lot
more of the components of the
sport.
We need promoters, we need
riders, we need sponsors. So
There's no shortage
of great racing in the
series, with the last
two miles going down
to the wire.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
BRIAN
J.
NELSON
