AMA, Nobby Clark, Speak On Hall Of Fame Controversy

The American Motorcycle Association landed itself in hot water with
many of its own Hall of Fame riders recently after it withdrew the
induction of Nobby Clark to the AMA Hall of Fame. After initially
announcing Clark would be inducted, the organization released a
press release two weeks later saying an error had been made and
Clark was off the ballot. That caused several prominent members of
the Hall to resign, including Dick Mann and Dave Despain.
Now, both the AMA and Clark have spoken about the controversy. In a
press release, the AMA revealed the error it originally referred to
was "egregious." Clark did receive the third-most votes of anyone
on the ballot, allowing him to be inducted. However, he wasn't
officially nominated for the ballot by committee, instead added to
the ballot after the nomination process for an unknown reason.
Clark then spoke to Cycle News about the controversy, saying he had
spoken with AMA Hall of Fame chairman Jeffrey Heininger, who had
called him to apologize. Heininger apparently said the AMA would be
meeting this week to determine how to resolve the situation.
Clark revealed that he is considering withdrawing his application
entirely, saying it wouldn't be fair to the people who resigned to
defend him if he was later inducted.