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28-463: [REDACTED] Look up ama , Ama , or AMA in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ama or AMA may refer to: Ama [ edit ] Languages [ edit ] Ama language (New Guinea) Ama language (Sudan) People [ edit ] Ama (Ama Kōhei), former ring name for sumo wrestler Harumafuji Kōhei Mary Ama ,

56-707: A New Zealand artist Shola Ama , a British singer Āma , 8th-century Indian king Places [ edit ] Ama, Aichi , a city in Japan Ama, Belgium , Walloon name of Amay village Ama, Estonia , a village in Kadrina Parish, Lääne-Viru County Ama, Iran , a village in Ilam Province Ama, Louisiana , a town in the US Ama, Shimane , a town in Japan Ama, Gaiole in Chianti ,

84-410: A New Zealand artist Shola Ama , a British singer Āma , 8th-century Indian king Places [ edit ] Ama, Aichi , a city in Japan Ama, Belgium , Walloon name of Amay village Ama, Estonia , a village in Kadrina Parish, Lääne-Viru County Ama, Iran , a village in Ilam Province Ama, Louisiana , a town in the US Ama, Shimane , a town in Japan Ama, Gaiole in Chianti ,

112-829: A Nigerian politician Sport [ edit ] American Motorcyclist Association AMA Superbike Championship AMA Supersport Championship AMA Formula Xtreme AMA Supercross Championship AMA Motocross Championship AMA Grand National Championship Other uses [ edit ] Actual mechanical advantage Advanced measurement approach to financial operational risk Alte Mozart-Ausgabe American Manual Alphabet "Ask Me Anything" on subreddit /r/IAmA Automatic message accounting of phone bills Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (IATA airport code AMA) Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 , US legislation See also [ edit ] Amma (disambiguation) Amah (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

140-829: A Nigerian politician Sport [ edit ] American Motorcyclist Association AMA Superbike Championship AMA Supersport Championship AMA Formula Xtreme AMA Supercross Championship AMA Motocross Championship AMA Grand National Championship Other uses [ edit ] Actual mechanical advantage Advanced measurement approach to financial operational risk Alte Mozart-Ausgabe American Manual Alphabet "Ask Me Anything" on subreddit /r/IAmA Automatic message accounting of phone bills Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (IATA airport code AMA) Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 , US legislation See also [ edit ] Amma (disambiguation) Amah (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

168-503: A consequence of this racist policy from 1924 to the 1950s, blacks continued to be underrepresented in AMA events for decades after the segregationist policy was rescinded. That year, Youngblood presented black AMA member Norman Gaines in their membership advertisement in the campaign "I want to protect my rights as a motorcyclist. That's why I'm an AMA member" in both the AMA member magazine and Motorcyclist magazine . The term one-percenter

196-1320: A village in Tuscany, Italy Other uses [ edit ] Ama (sailing) , an outrigger Ama (diving) , Japanese divers Ama (ayurveda) , anything incompletely transformed Ama (title) of Samoan chief in Safata Ama (given name) , a feminine given name of the Akan people Ama (film) , a 2021 Spanish drama film AMA [ edit ] Medicine [ edit ] Against medical advice Alberta Medical Association American Medical Association Antimitochondrial antibody Argentine Medical Association Australian Medical Association Non-medical organizations [ edit ] Academy of Model Aeronautics , United States Academia Mexicana de Arquitectura , architectural academy in Mexico Accra Metropolitan Assembly , administrative authority for Accra, Ghana Advanced Manageability Alliance , of Intel and IBM, introduced Wake-on-LAN technology Agence Mondiale Antidopage , or World Anti-Doping Agency Alberta Motor Association , Canada AMA Computer University ,

224-1064: A village in Tuscany, Italy Other uses [ edit ] Ama (sailing) , an outrigger Ama (diving) , Japanese divers Ama (ayurveda) , anything incompletely transformed Ama (title) of Samoan chief in Safata Ama (given name) , a feminine given name of the Akan people Ama (film) , a 2021 Spanish drama film AMA [ edit ] Medicine [ edit ] Against medical advice Alberta Medical Association American Medical Association Antimitochondrial antibody Argentine Medical Association Australian Medical Association Non-medical organizations [ edit ] Academy of Model Aeronautics , United States Academia Mexicana de Arquitectura , architectural academy in Mexico Accra Metropolitan Assembly , administrative authority for Accra, Ghana Advanced Manageability Alliance , of Intel and IBM, introduced Wake-on-LAN technology Agence Mondiale Antidopage , or World Anti-Doping Agency Alberta Motor Association , Canada AMA Computer University ,

252-518: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages ama [REDACTED] Look up ama , Ama , or AMA in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ama or AMA may refer to: Ama [ edit ] Languages [ edit ] Ama language (New Guinea) Ama language (Sudan) People [ edit ] Ama (Ama Kōhei), former ring name for sumo wrestler Harumafuji Kōhei Mary Ama ,

280-500: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages American Motorcyclist Association For clubs and promoters it provides guidance and advice on running events and rallies, and allows affiliated members to vote on AMA matters. It also has a corporate membership category with representatives from the US motorcycle industry. The AMA is the official national federation representative (FMN) for

308-569: The AMA Daytona Sportbike Championship (which incorporates the former AMA Supersport Championship and the now inactive AMA Formula Xtreme ), and the new AMA Supersport Championship , which is limited to riders of age 16-21 on near stock 600cc motorcycles. Off-road racing series include AMA Grand National Championship , AMA Supercross , AMA Motocross Championship , AMA Hillclimb , AMA Supermoto Championship and AMA EnduroCross Championship . On March 7, 2008,

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336-540: The Harley-Davidson Museum , included the statement "membership is limited to white persons only". This segregation occurred at a time in American history when many motorcycle dealerships refused to sell motorcycles to black riders, forcing an entire population to create their own culture. The museum exhibit has examples of distinctive uniforms worn by motorcycle clubs, both AMA sanctioned, and those from

364-708: The Motorcycle Hall of Fame located near Columbus, Ohio. It is the designated governing body of motorcycle sport in the US by the world governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). AMA Pro Racing was formed in 1994 to respond to the growth of motorcycle racing in United States and holds many events. The AMA Road Racing Series includes the AMA American Superbike Championship ,

392-712: The AMA Pro Racing series was sold to the Daytona Motorsports Group (DMG), headed by Roger Edmondson and Jim France . The DMG became responsible for the AMA Superbike Series, AMA Motocross Series, AMA Flat Track Series, AMA Supermoto Series, AMA Hillclimb Series and ATV Pro Racing. The sale did not include the AMA Supercross and AMA Arenacross Series, whose rights are currently owned by Feld Entertainment . DMG would license

420-812: The AMA mission. Those awards include the AMA Dud Perkins Lifetime Achievement Award , the AMA Bessie Stringfield Award, the AMA Hazel Kolb Brighter Image Award, and the Jim Viverito Friend of the AMA Award. AMA Championship Competition The AMA is the largest motorsports organization in the world, overseeing 80 professional and more than 4,000 amateur events each year. The AMA also maintains

448-404: The AMA name and trademarks to promote the motorcycle racing series. The new management sparked criticism among some of the press and fans for allegedly alienating the factory teams and for introducing NASCAR style rules such as rolling start and pace car. DMG was replaced by MotoAmerica as AMA Superbikes promoter in 2015. American Motorcyclist magazine is published by the AMA. It has

476-737: The Australian musical products trade association Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses (Metropolitan Bus Authority), Puerto Rico Events [ edit ] American Music Awards Anime Mid-Atlantic , convention in Virginia, US Aotearoa Music Awards , in New Zealand Australian Muslim Artists , exhibition and art prize in Melbourne, Australia UK Asian Music Awards (UK AMA) People [ edit ] Augustus Akinloye (1919–2007),

504-470: The Australian musical products trade association Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses (Metropolitan Bus Authority), Puerto Rico Events [ edit ] American Music Awards Anime Mid-Atlantic , convention in Virginia, US Aotearoa Music Awards , in New Zealand Australian Muslim Artists , exhibition and art prize in Melbourne, Australia UK Asian Music Awards (UK AMA) People [ edit ] Augustus Akinloye (1919–2007),

532-576: The Philippines AMA International University , Bahrain branch of AMA Ama Museum , Taiwan American Management Association American Marketing Association American Missionary Association American Motorcyclist Association Americana Music Association Art Museum of the Americas , Washington, D.C. Augusta Military Academy , Fort Defiance, Virginia Australian Music Association ,

560-421: The Philippines AMA International University , Bahrain branch of AMA Ama Museum , Taiwan American Management Association American Marketing Association American Missionary Association American Motorcyclist Association Americana Music Association Art Museum of the Americas , Washington, D.C. Augusta Military Academy , Fort Defiance, Virginia Australian Music Association ,

588-483: The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives . The AMA sanctions over 2,000 events each year hosted by chartered clubs and promoters alike across the entire country in the disciplines of Motocross, Off-Road and Track Racing. Each discipline is guided by the AMA Racing Rule Book which is organized, written and voted on each year by AMA congress which is made up of AMA delegates from across

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616-531: The United States of America in the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), and organizes the US teams and riders for FIM-sanctioned events, including the International Six Day Enduro, Motocross Des Nations and Trials Des Nations. The AMA was a whites-only organization from its inception in 1924 until the 1950s, not allowing African Americans to join for its first 30 years. A 1930 AMA membership application form, on display at

644-750: The entire country representing their areas, disciplines and districts. In addition to a yearly congress the AMA also organizes the AMA National Awards Banquet that awards championships to all of the AMA Amateur National championship from across the country in addition to naming the AMA Racer of the Year, AMA Youth Racer of the Year, AMA Womens Racer of the Year, AMA Club of the Year and more. The AMA Board of Directors annually gives out non-competition awards for those that carry on

672-494: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ama . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ama&oldid=1259847621 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

700-494: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ama . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ama&oldid=1259847621 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

728-585: The separate culture of black or racially desegregated clubs that proliferated as a consequence of the AMA segregation policy, such as the Berkeley Tigers MC from the San Francisco Bay Area. Prior to the acceptance of black members, the term outlaw motorcycle club could refer to either a white counterculture biker club that was "uninterested in ' square ' events and competitions", or else a club that accepted non-white members and

756-461: Was coined after the 1947 Hollister riot in Hollister, California . The AMA is said to have responded that 99% of motorcyclists were law-abiding citizens, implying the last one percent were outlaws. The AMA now says they have no record of such a statement to the press, and call this story apocryphal. One-percenter motorcycle clubs are often also known as outlaw motorcycle gangs or OMGs according to

784-761: Was therefore not allowed to participate in the AMA. In the 1920s and 1930s, black hillclimbing racer William B. Johnson evaded the whites-only restriction and obtained an AMA membership card, which allowed him to compete around the Northeastern United States and become perhaps the first black AMA member. After the racist policy was abolished, AMA-sanctioned motorcycle clubs thrived in the era after World War II when motorcycle sales soared and club membership appealed to "better-adjusted" American veterans who enjoyed group participation and operated under strict bylaws that held club meetings and riding events. In 1995, AMA President Ed Youngblood said that as

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