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Racer and Graves Motorsports co-owner Chuck Graves says that AMA Pro Racing should allow electronic quick-shifters in the Superstock and Supersport classes in 2003.

“I believe it’s a standard racing item on most racing motorcycles and costs less than a set of tires,” said Graves in a phone call to Roadracingworld.com. “It’s cheap. They’re available for many motorcycles from many sources.

“Take for instance the Yoshimura EMS system, which is an inline engine and fuel management system. They have a provision there with an additional box and a small switch which attaches to the shift shaft, and you use the sidestand switch and you have an automatic shift kill built in.

“I believe that it would be easy to mask having one (under current rules). The privateers are smart enough to know, it’s common knowledge that the shifter is a standard racing item today.”