According to sources inside the various bike industry factions over here, rumours that the Motorcycle Industry Council had plans to launch a race series against AMA Superbikes are unfounded as the body, apparently, had nothing concrete to show anyone during a rake of meetings at Infineon Raceway.
In meetings that went on for more than eight hours, members of the newly-formed Road Race Industry Council talked separately to DMG/AMA Pro Racing boss Roger Edmonson and MIC chief Tim Buche and not much happened.
The MIC do not have, or haven't shown, any plans for a breakaway series so the AMA Superbike show that is on the table from Edmonson is what will happen.
Honda America and American Suzuki bosses had demanded FIM World Superbike rules for the premier class in the 2009 AMA Pro Racing. But when DMG offered a premier class running under FIM World Superbike rules, the firms then decided they wanted the proposed 2009 AMA committee rules. After DMG announced it would run a premier class (called Factory Superbike) under those rules, the pair switched their demands to existing 2008 AMA Superbike rules.
When both companies failed to commit to the 2009 Factory Superbike class run under the 2009 AMA Committee rules by an August 15 deadline, DMG binned it.
It is now thought Edmonson will be in a position to reveal his whole show inside a fortnight. However, he said it will only include those tracks which have either a sanctioning agreement or that have signed a letter of intent.
