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it? You d idn't make the fram e, or any of th e co m pone n t parts. An d yo u didn't make the eng ine or have it ho mo loga ted u n d e r a ny other na me . Yo u d id n ' t assemb le the bike, prepare it to be raced , and I d oubt that yo u had any thing to do with clea ni ng th e bike w he n the races we re over. Just w ha t d id yo u do in order to justify claimi ng this motorcycle as an ATK p roduct? Absolutely nothing! But you a re concerned tha t yo u're n ot getting correct credit at the local level. It seems to me that yo u don't deserve it. I feel that an apology is in order on your pa rt. On a no ther subject, I wou ld like to co ng ra tul a te Ge ne Rom ero a n d h is West Coas t Flat Track Series crew for puttin g on s o me g reat races. I really enjoy the open -fo rmat "ru n wha t you bru ng" racing, allowing all bra nds and con figura tio ns over 350cc to race head to head. Finally, the re's a place for the m an y sing le-cyli nder mot orcycles to com pe te against other br ands and configurati ons. Ron Wood Costa Mesa, CA Wood's lett er was ill response to a letter from ATK' s Monty Scott in Issue #26. . Wood CT'dJllS and oper ates Ron Wood Racing Products... Editor have b een an av id m o torc ycli st for ov er 30 yea rs, and it d oes d is tress me to rea d t ha t a fello w m o to r cy cl is tcould be involved in suc h a case. But I ha ve w orked in th e la rges t fo re nsic m ent al h o s pit a l (re: pri s on ) fo r 15 ve a rs a nd Mr. Liebmann did in deed ge t off easy. The victims as well as their families will have to live wit h Mr. Liebma nn's actions for the rest of their lives . There is no cu re and he will not stop this behavior, in my opinion. Onl y by being for thrig h t a nd honest a bo u t such details, rather than sweeping them u nder the ru g, ca n we as mot or cyclists main tai n ou r cre d ib ility, and I a p p la u d yo u in yo ur actions. I wond er if Mr . Ramsey wou ld let Mr. Liebman n ba by-sit his children for him. Word s ca nnot ad eq ua tely exp ress the d isd ain I fee l for th e likes of Mr. Liebmann and his su pporte rs, or wh a t I fee l th e appr op ri at e pu n i sh m ent sho u ld be. Chris Knud son Ata scad ero , CA Come back, Gatorback Regard ing Eric Johnson's "A View fro m th e Fence" (Issue #24, June 23), as a The Go-Show and Loudon I found yo u r in terview with Anthony Gobert quite interesting, but I was disappointed by the suggestion tha t nothing was d on e iti the off-season to im prove safe ty at New H a mps h ir e Internat ion al Speedway. Following the AMA N a t io na l la s t yea r, ex tens ive cha ng es w er e mad e to turns one, th ree, ni ne and 10 that have ma rk ed ly im proved th e safe ty of th e track a s we ll a s ad ding new passing zo nes . I have experie nce on both the old an d the new track layouts both as a corner worker and an Ama te u r ra ce r . I think the folks a t NHIS sho u ld be recogniz ed for th eir investment of tim e, effo rt and money to provid e a sa fe r en vironment for the mot or cycle-ra cing com mu ni ty. Ha rdy Kornfield, M.D. Boston, MA The last word on Liebmann II Mr. Ram sey clearly made a spirited and appropria te response to you r besmirched coverage of the Kurt Liebma nn legal situation. Your cove rage of his person al occasion is an ou trage and is not motorcycle -racing news. Obviou sly, yo u a nd you r buddy, Joh n Ulrich (the editor o f Road racing Wo r ld a n d Mo to rcycle Tec hnology) d on 't ha ve a clu e w hat is approp riate mot orcycl e new s. Both o f you sta nd by you r ina liena ble rig h t to pub lis h what y ou d amn we ll pl ea se. And bo th of yo u cons is ten tly sidestep recogni zing wha t the op position letters are tryi ng to say . O ur letters say nothing ab o u t a d e fen se of M r . Liebma n n's actions , bu t rather an a rgument of wha t sh ou ld be the type of co ntent for yo u r publi ca tion . A ll ei the r of yo u d o is change the su bject and a ttack th e person ls) who write lett ers to you. Pull you r head ou t and ge t on' with the business of reporting mot o rcy cle n ews . Th e re is plen ty of m o to rcy cl e new s ou t there to report. As Mr. Ramsey sa id, "This is not motorcycle news, it's legal news." We d on' t bu y your rag for th is kind of new s. Stay out of the g u t te r - none of u s a re com fo rt able th er e , not to m enti on th at vou a re a ttacking a frie nd , respected pier and a legendary racer. M ichae l R. Cecchini mrcen gr@ero ls.com Hawaii One-A: John DeSoto the origina/"Flyin' Hawaiian." care of quickly, and qui etly, and that we ge t back to the task at hand - that of racing vintage/historic motorcycles . With that I would like to apolog ize to AHRMA for any confusion . Mi chael R. Green Livermore, CA No Flyin ' Hawaiian Clearing it up Regarding the new jump con test called frees tyle motocross: While they are fu n to watch and I ad mire the rid ers' ability an d courage, it's not motocross. I also hope tha t so meone tells the guy fro m Hawaii that John DeSoto is the real Flyi n' Hawaiian. . Skip Bradley Breckenridge, CO It has come to my atten tion recently tha t so me of w hat has tra nspired ov er th e la s t few mo nths (sin ce Dayt o na ) a s h been both confus ing or eve n misleading, so let me bri efly clear it up. My o rig in a l in te n tio n w a s to ra ce Team Obsol ete 's mach in es at Dayton a w hen Dave Roper w as u nab le to rid e, and that wa s my only intention. Shortly afte r Daytona, I di d contac t (on my own) both AHRMA (a number of trus tees, off th e reco rd ) a nd Team Obsolete (off the record ) in an attem p t to m edi ate the ir cu rre n t d ispute . I would pref er these matters b e ta ke n Letters to th e editor should be se nt to Voi ces, Cycle News, P.O, Box 5084, Co sta Mesa, CA 92628-5084, faxed to 714/751 -6685 or e-mail, editor@cycle new s.com , Publi shed letters do not necessarily reflect the position of Cycle News, Inc. Letters s hou ld not exceed 200 words and all letters are sub ject to editi ng. Anonymous letters will not be consid ered fo r publication. All letters s h o u l d conta in the writer' s name, add ress and da ytim e phone number ... Ed itor. A nyone who would like to read all-Bimota news, and I imagine it's all-good Bimota news, can check oul Cecchini's publication Bimoia N I:WS USA... Editor The last word on Liebmann I want to thank you for yo u r co n tinu al upd a tes o n the Kurt Liebmann s tory . Th e prior good d oes not erase or give car te blanche for th e evil fu t u re . I Flori d a ra ce fa n , I'v e g o t jus t three wo rds to say: Bring Back Gatorback! . Rick Chen Coleman,FL Gatorback - the extinct National MX series opener.