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The MIC ( Irvine , Ca .) has announced that Chuck Boderman , vice president , General Administration Business Unit at American Honda Motor Co ., Inc ., has been elected chairman after Paul Vitrano , senior assistant general counsel , Indian Motorcycle and Polaris Inc ., stepped down . Bill Jenkins , senior vice president of sales and operations for Kawasaki Motors Corp ., U . S . A ., was elected vice chair . Jim Woodruff , CEO of National Powersport Auctions remains the board ' s secretary / treasurer , having been reelected for another two-year term - along with Dealernews editor Robin Hartfiel and Dealernews and Triumph Motorcycles America general manager Rod Lopusnak . Vitrano has also resigned from the AMA Executive Committee and Board of Directors .
Ducati has reported 59,447 motorcycles sold worldwide in 2021 - its best ever year and + 24 % over 2020 and + 12 % over 2019 . It reports doubledigit growth in all major countries including the United States , which regains the place of top market ( 9,007 units sold , + 32 % on 2020 ), with Australia + 50 % compared to 2020 . They were + 23 % in Italy ( 8,707 sales ); German sales were 6,107 units (+ 11 % on 2020 ), and 4,901 units in China (+ 23 %). The Multistrada V4 is its bestseller in 2021 ( 9,957 units sold ), followed by the Ducati Scrambler 800 family ( 9,059 units ) and the Monster with 8,734 motorcycles sold .
With such an enlightened , worldlywise and " connected " 21st century renaissance man as Jochen Zeitz in charge , it is no wonder that the " Woke Revolution " ESG culture that is shaping boardrooms worldwide has washed up against the shores of the Milwaukee C-Suite . The latest iteration is a change of job title and ( presumably ) focus for Julie Anding - until recently the Chief Administrative Office ( CAO ). That title appears to have gone the way of so many other " does what it says on the can " corporate nomenclatures . She is hereby and henceforth to be referred to as the Vice President , Inclusive Stakeholder Management ( ISM ). Reporting to Andy Benka , President Jochen Zeitz ' Chief of Staff , Julie will " lead this critical role with a focus on championing the company ' s diversity , equity and inclusion initiatives . Do manufacturing robots dream of electric motorcycles with rainbow paint schemes ?
2022 Louisville NVP Product Expo Canceled
In the United States , Drag Specialties and Parts Unlimited ( LeMans Corporation ) has announced the cancelation of the planned 2022 Louisville , Kentucky NVP Product Expo that had been scheduled for January 29-30 , 2022 . Citing the " unmanageable risks associated with the Omicron variant of the global COVID-19 pandemic ," the company said that " it is with heavy hearts that LeMans Corporation announces the cancelation of the show . " After very careful consideration , the decision was made in what we feel is in the best interest and safety of the industry . We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this decision may cause ." This is the second consecutive
Roland Sands Designs ' Hooligan Series will join MotoAmerica in beginning its 2022 Championship at Daytona International Speedway in March . The road racing portion of the 2022 Super Hooligan National Championship ( SHNC ) Road Race Series will be held in conjunction with the MotoAmerica Series in an expanded four-race , three-round schedule that will begin with a doubleheader on the high banks of Daytona International Speedway in March . Super Hooligan racing features 750 cc and up twins , 420-pound-plus , aircooled and water-cooled high-bar motorcycles with racers competing on a multitude of surfaces . Last year ' s four-round series included three flat track races ( a Half Mile dirt track , a TT and a paved short track ) and the lone road race , held in conjunction with MotoAmerica ' s round at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in July . This year the Super Hooligan National Championship introduces a road racefocused series and includes four races at three MotoAmerica road racing events , starting with the doubleheader at Daytona International Speedway , year LeMans has had to cancel what has become a staple of the vendor selling season ; this time at very short notice . In theory , Drag Specialties ' next such event will be its ( also theoretically annual ) season starting NVP at Madison , Wisconsin , after Sturgis in August . " Parts Unlimited and Drag Specialties continue to look forward and plan for the future with one goal - " continue to support our dealers and vendors as we work through these challenging times ." The global pandemic has disrupted the motorcycle events calendar for 24 months now and , for as long as public health issues need to rank as the most important of considerations for event organizers , it is becoming
March 10-12 . From there the action will return with an SHNC round at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta , April 22-24 , and conclude with a return to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca , July 8-10 . " We ' re pumped to have Roland Sands and his Super Hooligan series back with MotoAmerica for 2022 ," said MotoAmerica COO Chuck Aksland . " The RSD Super Hooligans at Laguna had a good vibe , cool sounds and the racing turned out to be great . Having the series participate at Daytona will definitely add to the atmosphere of the
increasingly apparent that 2022 may not yet see the global schedule return to prepandemic levels of activity . This has been a brave decision by LeMans , especially at such short notice , and kudos to the company for taking the decision .
RSD Super Hooligans - Three Rounds in Conjunction with MotoAmerica
Andy DiBrino ( 62 ) leads eventual race winner Chris Fillmore ( 11 ) in last year ' s Super Hooligan round at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca . Photo by Brian J . Nelson . event , which was already going to be big with the Daytona 200 , Mission King of The Baggers and MotoAmerica Twins Cup ." Roland Sands Design says it will soon be announcing a West Coast Short Track series to support the historically dirt-focused SHNC Series . www . MotoAmerica . com
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