AMA Pro Racing has agreed to hear appeals in the cases of Mat Mladin, (who was fined $5000 and lost a Championship point on trumped-up charges that his behavior in a press conference was detrimental to racing), and Chuck Chouinard, (who was disqualified from the Loudon 750cc Supersport race for allegedly having removed metal from valves).

News of the appeal for Chouinard came from AMA Pro Racing Superbike Operations Manager Ron Barrick, speaking at this weekend’s combined WERA National Challenge Series/AMA Pro Thunder National/OMRRA Regional event at Portland International Raceway.

News of the Mladin appeal came from Yoshimura Suzuki Team Manager Don Sakakura, speaking by phone from Chino, California.

Chouinard’s appeal will claim that the valves were not modified, but were only cleaned using Scotch-Brite. Valves from the engine and new, stock valves will be presented as evidence.

Mladin’s appeal will claim that Mladin did not say what he was accused of saying, and that an AMA press release announcing his fine and point loss misrepresented what Mladin said. A tape recording of the press conference in question and a copy of the AMA press release will be used as evidence.

The date and venue of the Appeal Board Hearings for Chouinard and Mladin have not yet been set.