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Here's the press release from the AMA regarding final approval of the Pro Racing/DMG deal. I'm sure the road race community is up in arms over this, and I feel for them. The changes underway there have created a lot of friction with the riders, factories, and race track owners. There's a lot of bluster going on now between all sides. As Dave Despain said in his Wind Tunnel editorial a couple of Sundays ago, a lot of this is posturing for negotiation, so let's get to negotiating guys and get it worked out. Davey Coombs of RacerX Illustrated made the same point — time to move forward — in a recent editorial I can't find right now.

But the NPG have been busting their butts in a way that has not been seen since... well, I don't know when. They are really working hard and professional MX seems to be rocking and rolling. More changes are to come, but we can hope that DMG will stick with the horse that brought them and let NPG do what they know how to do better than anyone.

In the end, this is the right thing to do for motorcycling and professional motorcycle racing. It may get worse in some quarters before it gets better. But it will get better. And there is no use in carping about it. It's done. Let's all move on now and make it the best we can.