Mosley says he has done nothing wrong

By Alan Baldwin

MANAMA (Reuters) - Motor racing chief Max Mosley, fighting to keep his job after a sex scandal, on Saturday defended his behaviour and said he was "the victim of a disgusting conspiracy".

However, the Automobile Association of America (AAA), the largest motoring organisation in the world with 51 million members in the United States, added to calls for the 67-year-old Briton to resign.

Germany's ADAC, who represent more European motorists than any other association, had already advised the International Automobile Federation (FIA) president to consider his position.

Mosley has refused to quit and justified his stance in a letter, seen by Reuters at the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix and addressed to ADAC head Peter Meyer, in which he said his behaviour had been "harmless and completely legal".

The letter was also circulated to all members of the world governing body as well as the FIA's World Motor Sport Council and Senate.

"Had I been caught driving excessively fast on a public road or over the alcohol limit (even in, say, Sweden where it is very low) I should have resigned the same day," Mosley wrote.

"As it is, a scandal paper obtained by illegal means pictures of something I did in private which, although unacceptable to some people, was harmless and completely legal.

"Many people do things in their bedrooms or have personal habits which others find repugnant. But as long as they keep them private, nobody objects."