AMA introduces Top Gun Competition at Crossroads Rally

     PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- Think you're a good rider?  Now you can prove it at

the inaugural AMA Crossroads Rally, July 16-19, where the first-ever AMA Top Gun

competition will offer a chance to test your low-speed motorcycling skills

against other riders from around the country.



     The AMA Top Gun rider program was created to promote safety and awareness

on the road through practice of defensive and evasive riding techniques in a

controlled situation, amid the fun of competition with fellow riders.



     Challenging individual riders to demonstrate their skills, the AMA Top Gun

motorcycle rider competition will award the winners the coveted title of AMA Top

Gun.  Entrants will be divided into three displacement classes and will be

evaluated by a team of certified MSF Instructors from Motorcycle Ohio and the

AMA staff.



     The competition will take place at the Ashland County Fairgrounds on July

18 during the rally. There is no cost to enter, other than the Crossroads Rally

registration, and you may enter as many different bikes as you like. You will

have only one circuit on the course per bike.



     If you think you have what it takes, and you want to have bragging rights

at being the first AMA Top Gun, then attend the AMA Crossroads Rally July 16-19,

and show us your stuff.



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     The American Motorcyclist Association is a 270,000-member non-profit

organization. Established in 1924, the Association's purpose is to pursue,

protect and promote the interests of motorcyclists, while serving the needs of

its members. For more information, visit the AMA website at

www.AMADirectlink.com.