NEW PRESIDENT APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCED
01 November 2006 - American Motorcyclist Association

AMA BOARD TAPS ROB DINGMAN AS NEW AMA PRESIDENT

The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has
announced that its Board of Directors has selected Robert M. Dingman to
be the Association''s next President.

Dingman succeeds Robert Rasor, who is retiring as AMA President and will
serve as AMA Director of International Affairs. Dingman previously
served the AMA for nearly five years as its Washington (D.C.)
Representative, and is returning to the Association from the position of
Assistant Commissioner for Transportation Safety for New York State''s
Department of Motor Vehicles, where he headed the Governor''s Traffic
Safety Committee.

''Every AMA member, along with everyone in the American motorcycling
community, can look at Rob Dingman and say, ''He''s one of us'' -- a true
enthusiast with a genuine passion for the work we do,'' said Dal Smilie,
Chairman of the AMA Board of Directors. ''We''re fortunate to have found a
person of his professional experience and personal commitment to guide
the AMA into what promises to be a bright and successful future.''

''I''m honored to have been chosen by the Board of Directors to lead the
AMA at this time of change and growth,'' said Dingman. ''I believe in the
Association''s mission of ''rights, riding, racing,'' and for me there''s no
greater privilege than to serve the AMA''s 280,000 members.''

Before joining the AMA staff in 1994, Dingman was a Government Relations
Specialist for the Motorcycle Industry Council, and a Legislative Aide
and Research Associate in the New York State Assembly. A 13-year AMA
member and an avid street rider and off-highway enthusiast, he holds a
Master of Arts in political management from The George Washington
University and a Bachelor of Arts in political science and journalism
from the State University of New York at Albany.

Dingman''s first day as AMA President will be November 27, 2006. Based at
the Association''s headquarters in Pickerington, Ohio, he''ll report to
AMA Chief Executive Officer Patricia DiPietro on an interim basis during
a transition period.

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