The debate on it came up in the AMA discussion forum... and there are some contradictory opinions voiced by people that are normally very clear on the AMA Safety Code.

Logicly... it seem that the JATO being allowed would make the smoke flares OK... but things don't always get interpreted logically when you get a [:'(]lawyer[:'(] involved.

*I* see nothing wrong with the smoke flares... I just note that there are clubs that have looked it over and thier interpretation is... its not on the allowed list... its not allowed.