JKA Foundation
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Distinguish". The Japan Keirin Autorace Foundation, or Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., is the regulating body for pari-mutuel keirin cycle racing and flat track motorcycle racing competitions in Japan. These sports—two of Japan's four authorized Script error: No such module "Nihongo". where gambling is permitted—were originally regulated by two separate organizations. These sports and organizations were brought under the authority of the JKA on April 1, 2008.
Keirin
Prior to the JKA's founding, keirin races were overseen by the Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., or Japan Keirin Association, often abbreviated NJS. Today the present JKA is responsible for fostering Japan's bicycle industry and regulating keirin racing in Japan.
In addition to licensing keirin racers, the association sets specifications for frames and parts such as wheel size, spoke count, frame geometry, and even weight and material of components. These requirements were established in 1957 in an attempt to prevent any racers from having equipment-related advantages.[1]
Because the foundation's main objective is supporting the Japanese cycling market, its bureaucracy is notoriously critical of foreign manufacturers attempting to enter the Japanese market. The Italian cycling equipment manufacturer Campagnolo has, though, received keirin racing certification.[citation needed]
A common misconception regarding certification is that it is a mark of quality, when in fact it is simply a mark of standardization; parts stamped with the NJS logo have become fashionable in recent years with some Western cyclists.[citation needed]
Flat track motorcycle racing (auto race)
Japan's flat track motorcycling industry was overseen by the Script error: No such module "Nihongo". prior to the founding of the JKA.
Notes
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fritz, Yokota (November 21, 2006). "NJS: Nihon Jitensha Sinkokai". Cyclelicio.us. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
External links
- Template:In lang JKA official website
- Template:In lang Keirin official website
- Template:In lang Flat Track website
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