The American Motorcyclist Association is pleased to announce the
appointment of Dennis Rhee as Senior Vice President for Racing,
overseeing the AMA's extensive racing properties.
A professional with nearly two decades in motorsports, Rhee brings a
strong background in race promotion and sports management to the job.
"Finding the right person to guide AMA Racing has been one of my
highest priorities as we continue restructuring our race programs,"
said AMA President/CEO Robert Dingman. "Dennis very clearly rose to
the top, with years of experience in racing, business and management
that make him a natural fit for the leading national sanctioning body
for motorcycle sport in the world.''
Rhee's background in motorsports dates from 1990, and includes positions
and consulting work with a host of racing organizations, including
TrueSports Inc., the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Skip Barber Racing
School, Lime Rock Park and NASCAR Silicon Motor Speedway.
Said Rhee: "I’m looking forward to joining the AMA Racing team,
and I'm enthusiastic about the future of the AMA's successful racing
brands, from its grassroots amateur racing to some of the top
motorcycle-racing series in the world.''
About AMA Racing
AMA Racing is the competition arm of the American Motorcyclist
Association and is the leading sanctioning body for motorcycle sport in
the United States. Its professional properties include the Amp’d
Mobile AMA Supercross Series, the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship
presented by FMF, the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts
Unlimited, the AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Championship, the AMA
Supermoto Championship and the AMA Pro ATV Championship. In amateur and
pro-am competition, AMA Racing sanctions over 4000 events in 24
different disciplines and supports over 110 thousand active members. For
more information about professional racing, visit www.amaproracing.com.
Accredited media outlets can also access an on line Press Room at www.amaproracing.com/pressroom.
For amateur racing information visit www.amadirectlink.com/amrace/amasports.asp.