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CN III VOICES W H A T Y O U A R E S A Y I N G "Michael Scott must have been feeling grumpy when he wrote about the possibility of Triumph supplying Moto2 engines." Triumph Comes To The Fancy Dress Party Michael Scott made me more angry than usual in this week's "In the Pad- dock." Telling us the modern Triumph's matura- tion is comparable to the classic VW Bug's horrible morph in the "bubble thing" is simply ignorant. I'm tremendously excited that Triumph is bringing their glorious triple to Moto2. The new Triumphs have equal build quality to all the best Euros and leaps beyond the Asian marques. But that's not what got me. Does he think Moto2 is supposed to be a small-capacity MotoGP? It's not! It's a support series, and because the bikes are of the same spec, the racing is fantastic. Do I think my Thruxton R is a better bike than whatever Michael Scott rides? You bet I do. Do I think I'm going to enjoy Moto2 more than he will in 2019? We'll see. Jon Dowd I am so sad to have to agree with Michael Scott on his opinion in the recent "In the Paddock" text. Not only that the Moto2 lost the attractiveness of the 250cc class, but it also killed the association with the brand one rides himself without the skills and ambitions of a cham- pion (Aprilia in my case). It is not about Honda or Triumph, it is about the essence of motorcycle racing. It seems this still lives in flat track racing, speedway and maybe the British Superbike Series. I am not following the off- road scene, so sorry guys, I don't know much about it. MotoGP, however, despite the surprising nine winners last season, much due to the new Michelins, is going nowhere. We have a bunch of Spaniards and few Italians that start at an early age and ride 12 months per year 24/7 to master beyond belief some electronically controlled rockets on two wheels. Luckily there are still Rossi, and to some extent Pedrosa, from the old school and of course Cal Crutchlow to at least speak his mind and win occasionally, despite the inferior bike he gets from Honda. WorldSBK introduces some silly rules for racing already spread over two days, where the fast from day one are sent to the third row on day two. If this doesn't work, maybe they will be sent to the last one next season. We already know about Moto2. Don't get me wrong, I love watching any bike racing, however, together with Mr. Scott, I pity the racers. P.S. Keep doing the good work, I don't miss an issue of CN. Kiril Ianatchkov Michael Scott must have been feeling grumpy when he wrote about the possibility of Triumph supplying Moto2 engines. I agree with much of what he said. I don't watch or follow the current "Honda Cup" Moto2 Champion- ship. A big part of racing for me is cheering for certain manufacturers to excel. I don't care for modern Triumphs being slapped together some- where Asia. A Triumph should be made in Eng- land to me. A manufacturer can't just build the same old thing forever. Monte Phoenix Arhives: Leroy Winters Lovely story, and I thought the U.S. had no history, ha ha. So pleased to read that he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Chippy Wood Winters also pioneered a "swingarm kit" for the little Harley that replaced the hardtail with real rear suspension. You can see the top of the right shock in this photo. The same photo was used by H-D in an ad but they blocked-out the rear suspension. Oh well, sometimes progress moves slowly at H-D. Tosh Konya P6 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