This just in:

Hello, my name is Jon Glaefke and I just wished to write to clarify an earlier reply to a post that appeared on the site on 12/10 concerning AMA combining Pro Thunder with us (AHRMA).

First off, I didn’t mean to imply that AHRMA doesn’t create a safe environment in which to race. As an AHRMA competitor and member, I was just hoping to have maybe a section or two of Air Fence deployed at any venue where Pro Racing chooses to combine Pro Thunder with our club.

Myself and many other AHRMA competitors have contributed to the Air Fence fund and was just hoping that I could raise some awareness and see it used at any such event.

The event that I spoke of that took place at Mid-Ohio was not AHRMA’s fault and I do not blame them. If a rider rides off course and chooses to ignore cornerworkers telling him to allow traffic to pass before re-entering the racing surface it is not the cornerworkers’ fault but that of the rider.

I feel in such an instance that the rider should be reprimanded severely. Most any organization has had riders that for one reason or another have created a dangerous situation and just thought that if such a event (Pro Thunder combined with AHRMA) came to pass that some preparation would be in order.

I apologize to AHRMA, its cornerworkers and its members for any misunderstanding. I hope any racer or fan who enjoys good friendly competition will catch an AHRMA event in the coming season. Thank you and again I’m sorry for the misunderstanding. I hope this letter may be posted soon as I wish to clarify what I really meant and not to create bad feelings between AHRMA, its employees or anyone else involved.