Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
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guys are a bunch of wussies and wussies have no place in the sport of motorcycle racingl I'YOU Letters to the editor l < 0 _. n CD en should be sent to Voices. Cycle News. P.O. Box 5084. Costa ll Mesa. CA 92628· 5084. faxed to 7141751·6685 or Rider of the Year hat could be more fitting than to oose Kenny Roberts Jr. as the cle News Rider of the Year? His is achievement that only a handful men on this planet can boast of inning the World Championship of otorcycle road racing. He also won e title with such character and yle. Anyone who criticizes the cision is, as they say in grammar hool, "just jealous." about you guys going on and on whining about two-strokes and big bikes, and gushing over small bikes with lawnmower engines, a person can really only come to one conclusion: You guys are a bunch of spoiled wussy, yuppie trail riders. What the heck are you women even doing working at Cycle News? Shouldn't you be working at a Starbucks somewhere? What in the world has happened to Cycle News? Some of us still enjoy riding Openclass two-strokes, and those of us who still know how to ride them do just fine. Check the results from this year's 125/500cc moto at the Motocross des Nations. Was the winner on a 125? Why don't you girlie men take Chris Jonnum on that lawnmower bike and pit her against Rex Staten on a CR500 and let's see if she can even get near Staten's wall of roost - not to mention penetrate it without serious injury. You guys are a bunch of wussies, and wussies have no place in the sport of motorcycle racing! Mox4BK vta the Internet Kenny Roberts Jr. - Cycle News Rider of the Year. It was very encouraging to read e interview with the champ and e what a grounded and true-to-life erson he is. I'm sure his father, rother, family and friends are xtremely proud of him - as are all f the American motorcycle-racing ns. To have the World Champion ack on American soil is quite a tatement. I know it was a tough hoice with the likes of Colin dwards, Ricky Carmichael, Travis astrana and many others, but you id the right thing. We are currently working on setting up a date for the match race with Slaten that doesn't conflict with Chris' (or is it Chrissy's?) rather hectic schedule of lingerie parties... Editor We're Great Congratulations on your issue #50. It e·mailed to editor@' Ricky Rules cyclenews.com. Published letters do I just read my annual year-end issue and I am so impressed with both Ricky Carmichael and your interview. First of all, it is so great to see a 21-year-old motocross star with his priorities straight. Instead of spending his winnings on sportscars and a huge house, Ricky has purchased land for tracks, a modest home and a 'dozer! Ricky has avoided the distractions of stardom and, I'm sure, has a very nice investment portfolio for his eventual retirement. He is an ideal example for any future stars. I, for one, am impressed with his wisdom. Secondly, thanks to the skilled reporters of the Cycle News staff for the best Ricky Carmichael interview I have ever read. not necessarily reflect the position of Cycle News. Inc. Letters should not exceed 200 words and all are subject to editing. Anonymous letters will not be considered for publication. All letters should contain the writer's name. address and daytime phone number .. Editor. boy was going to beat you - it was a matter of which one was going to do it. However, they only rode exhibition Dustin Hellddnen Calgary, Canada races, so your trophy was safe. Occasionally, some Colorado hot- Where's Travis? shoe would show up to race with their fancy rig, leathers and production dirt Hey, I really am enjoying the yearend issue, but I was expecting an interview with Travis Pastrana and there isn't one. What gives? .Keep up the 99-percent effort. Erlc Chrls1opheBon tracker - only to be humiliated by a farm boy with a stripped-down Yamaha, wearing blue jeans, engineer boots and a sparkled helmet. The sign to the entrance of the pits read: "Broadslides Inc." Enough said. Cocoq.R BIll Huti' Cheyenne, WY We Want Travis And Yer Moun First let me thank you for the best read around. I have been reading Cycle' News from the very beginning, but I must say you missed the mark with your Rider of the Year choice. What the Roberts family has done is neat, but what Travis Pastrana has done... well, it has never been done before. I am a big fan of all types of bike racing, but Supercross and motocross seem to be big in the U.S. compared to the few road-race tracks we have here. Keep up the good work and try not to forget the USA. Kenny Roberts Jr? No way. Colin Edwards won the World Superbike title on a new bike. But Joey Dunlop won three classes at the Isle of Man TT. Joey should be the Rider of the Year. Marcella Holmes via the In~et Don't Forget Superblkers BIn 8nJmplon BoIse, ID I have always enjoyed articles by Alan Cathcart - especially those Snyders Factory Ride regarding exotic singles and twins. However, in his "High-End Hot is, without a doubt, the finest issue of Rod" story (Issue #48, December 6), Cycle News ever produced. Great Congratulations to Jennifer Snyder interviews, great feature stories, great on her new factory Harley-Davidson ing, he calls it "a French-developed photo selection - all wrapped up in a ride. She has racing in her blood - lit- blend of dirt-biking and road racing, great cover. when referring to Supermotard rac- We're Wussles whose appeal is now broadening all raced at a track at a small farm in over the world." worked there I think the cover price Carpenter, Wyoming. It was owned This type of racing was, in fact, was 50 cents and it wasn't as good a and operated by Jennifer's grand· developed in California by two Eng· deal as your book is today). BryanSutfH Glendale, AZ erally. Back in the early 1970s, I What a bargain for 3 bucks (when I father, Ren Snyder. He not only ran Iishmen, Gavin Tripp and Bruce Cox. As usual, I can't wait to read the next issue. just finished reading your article on e Yamaha YZ250F. After reading the tra'ck, but also raced along with Does anybody remember Super· his sons Joe (Jennifer's dad), David, Bob Notve1Ie Coos Bay, OR bikers? Tode/Bannon Barry and Benny. Palm Desert, CA It wasn't a matter of if a Snyder .. u .. I • n __ S • JANUARV 10, 2001 5