I agree that it pretty much sounds like you knew that the other club was having an event sometime in that 2 or 3 week period. You knew it.

And I think that it's possible that you guys submitted your application--hoping that AMA would approve it--and then block-out that date for other local clubs. That way you could get a big turn-out. But it backfired--and now your upset. I think it's reasonable to be dissapointed because your plan backfired--but taking it public and making such a big deal out of it--I don't understand that one. I'm sure that some part of you feels wronged by AMA--but I don't see the point in broadcasting it publicly. Just do a better job next year, and forget about it for now.

I think you should have contacted the other clubs. Your all at fault. You, the AMA and the other clubs. Screw the AMA--they are just a big insurance company--and you should know better than to rely on them to coordinate schedules between local clubs. They are just like the government. Too big, and too unorganized to really be effective when it comes to getting something like this right on the first try. There's just too much red tape involved to trust them to oversee all the applications and remedy conflicts.

I think you and the other clubs should communicate amongst yourselves. You guys are the flyers. You guys are the ones trying to generate revenue for your clubs. It's in your best interest to coordinate the schedules first--and THEN submit your applications to AMA for the red tape stamp.

Communication would have avoided all of this frustration, and hard feelings.