AMA
Pro Racing names former Grand National Champion Mike Kidd to
lead Flat Track program
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - AMA Pro Racing has hired
Mike Kidd to lead
the growth and development of the AMA Flat Track Championship.
Kidd has had a long and successful career in motorcycling,
first as a racer and then as a promoter. He began his 12-year
professional motorcycle racing career in 1972 and earned
factory support from a variety of manufacturers over that
span. He was sponsored by the U.S. Army in 1979-80 and won the
coveted AMA Grand National Championship title in 1981.
After retiring from professional racing in 1983, Kidd
immediately became a motorcycle race promoter. He was named
AMA's promoter of the year in 1984. Kidd went on to build and
operate Boyd Raceway, which produced weekly flat-track
motorcycle races from 1984-1990.
Kidd also created the highly successful AMA National
Arenacross Series in 1985. He later sold his company to Clear
Channel Motor Sports and worked for Clear Channel as a vice
president from 1997-2004.
Plus, he served as AMA Flat Track manager in 1992.
"Under the leadership of Mike Kidd, with his background,
proven track record, and strong passion for flat track, we
feel the right choice has been made to lead our flat track
efforts," said Roger Edmondson of AMA Pro Racing.
"In many ways I feel my entire motorcycle career has
gotten me to this point for a reason," Kidd said.
"Once the premier motorcycle series in the U.S., flat
track has lost its place. This is going to be a great
opportunity for myself and flat track racing to have the
expertise, staff and backing of AMA Pro Racing."
Now that the AMA Board of Directors has approved the final
agreement regarding the sale of certain of its AMA Pro Racing
properties to Daytona Motorsports Group (DMG) based in Daytona
Beach, Florida, DMG will now do business as AMA Pro Racing.
Any further news releases will come from DMG, doing business
as AMA Pro Racing.
Under the terms of the sale, DMG owns the sanctioning,
promotional and management rights to AMA Pro Racing. The sale
does not include the rights to the AMA Supercross and AMA
Arenacross Series, which are held by Live Nation and will
continue to be sanctioned by the AMA.