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Letters to the editor can be sent to voices@cyclenews.com. Published letters do not necessarily reflect the position of Cycle News. Letters should not exceed 150 words and are subject to editing. Anonymous letters won't be considered for publication and each letter should contain the writer's name, address and daytime phone number… Editor VOL. 52 ISSUE 46 NOVEMBER 17, 2015 P7 people really believe that, then I have to speak up and hope that Cycle News will print someone other than Rossi apologists/Marquez haters. This year we saw Rossi crash Marquez out in Argentina with a move that everybody says was hard but fair, but no doubt one that Rossi knew full well would punt Marc off track. Then there was Assen, where Valentino cut the last corner in the most premeditated fashion possible creating the most anti- climactic race finish I've ever seen. In Phillip Island, Marquez stole five points from Lorenzo, for which Rossi thanked him on the cool-off lap, but then later said Marc was helping Jorge. As for Sepang, any- one who thinks that wasn't a deliberate move on Rossi's part needs their vision checked. Of course, everyone is bleat- ing, "Marquez affected the outcome! He was fighting with Rossi to let Jorge get away!" How would these people have MotoGP? Let Rossi and Lorenzo run a separate race on their own? I personally don't believe it was Marquez's goal to help Lorenzo win the title, but even if it was, guess what? That's not illegal! Intentionally crashing people is illegal, as it should be. And if Marquez was sandbagging, well then, Valen- tino, how about you speed up and get around him? Oh that's right, you're not fast enough. And in the end, that's what this is all about. Rossi, full of hubris and petulance, is looking for a scapegoat for his lack of pace and inability to secure another title in what was likely his last opportunity to do so. His behavior since Valencia has been very child- ish and shameful, not only trash-talking the sport that put him where he is, but accusing the organizers (who no doubt must have had their own se- cret wishes for Rossi himself to win the title and boost their revenue) of having conspired to let Lorenzo win. He seems to be having another one of his tantrums, only this time instead of stomping off to Ducati, he tried to win the championship in court and is now bad-mouthing or ignoring anyone who has the audacity to challenge his version of the truth. I can only wonder how much longer the Japanese will put up with his crap, since they have a low tolerance for this sort of idiocy. To be fair, Rossi has had it all his way for so long that this situation must be quite confusing for him. Still, it truly makes me sad to see the rider who got me in- terested in MotoGP more than a decade ago acting like such an arrogant brat and being ap- parently incapable of admitting any sort of guilt. Giacomo Agostini, winner of 15 World Championships, 122 GPs, 10 TTs, and the man Rossi is still chasing, hit the nail square on the head when asked what he thought of Valentino's actions: "He's lost his mind." Indeed. Make no mistake, folks. If any one person helped Jorge Lorenzo to the 2015 MotoGP title, it was Valentino Rossi. Bill Cody Baudinot, Beaubier— Beaubier, Baudinot Anybody want to put Cameron Beaubier in contact with Chris- tian Boudinot, the builder of the Transfiormers Moto2. The guy is trying to find a good pilot to ride his bike in the championship next year. Maybe this is a good opportunity for Cameron to show all the world how great he is! I'm pretty sure he can do better than [Josh] Herrin was doing. Eric Beauchesne Not In Same League Referring to the latest Archives story (Issue 45, November 10, 2015), I looked up the YouTube video of the 1982 Argentine 500 GP as Larry Lawrence suggests. Looks to me like Grecco, a (slow) lapped rider, got in the way of Roberts. Hardly a case of un- due aggression from Roberts as Lawrence implies. It is cer- tainly not in the same league as Spencer's aggressive move on Roberts to win the 1983 Swedish 500 GP. Paul Ward

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