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III VOICES
W H A T Y O U A R E S A Y I N G
"Why should the guys have all the fun?
Right ladies!?"
Lone Star Half Mile
I do understand Mary Brey's
point (Voices, issue #38) but
lets keep in mind that the XR
purchased from the factory was
in no way ready to win races
(if it ran at all). Ask Bill Werner
how many hours he spent to
make his bike into a champion-
ship winner. The Indian on the
other hand is a winner right out
of the box. Polaris/Indian is not
holding anything back, and as
far as I can tell they are very
durable. Guess we won't find
out just how reliable the FTRs
were during their initial season
until after the next race and
some reporter does an in-depth
interview of the Mees team and
their season.
By the way, how much does
it cost to build an XR like the
one Carver won on? Bet the
only original parts on his XR are
the cases but I could be wrong.
H-D will have to make
a racer from ground up to
compete with the FTR. Better
spend some money again with
Porsche, H-D or you will be
suffering for a long time.
John Holman
Steel Shoe National
It's nice to see who the best
of the privateers are without
factory dollars swirled into
the mix. Sammy Halbert and
the Kawasaki-mounted others
finally get a chance to shine
instead of racing for fourth.
Hopefully the Big Guys won't
find out about it.
James Edward Zeiser
Not So Super Hooligan
We are in total agreement with
Bob Vergeer's letter in issue
39. Hooligans were guys out of
the stands on choppers, some
street trackers and stockers.
None of these purpose-built
"racers." It's a sideshow. And
to give away a $50k FTR750
to the series winner is a slap
in the face to the real racers
struggling to make it in AFT, i.e.
the Singles guys and gals who
put on one of the best shows in
the series.
Looks like Joe Kopp will
have a new FTR cherry-pickin'
the series.
Tim Tewksbury
Motocross of Nations
Maybe next year they should
make it the Supercross Des
Nations, we might have a
chance. We have come too ob-
sessed with supercross and the
riders here don't ride traditional
motocross any more. That is
one reason the top riders did
not want to go. They are all too
concerned with the up-coming
supercross season.
Believe me there is no disre-
spect to our riders that went
over to represent the USA. My
hat is off to them; they did the
best job they could. But as a
nation we have lost our heart
and drive of real motocross.
Roger Guard
As this stins in, I'm thinking the
champs should have to ride by
contract, tie the bonuses to it
or something.
Dan Connolly
Supercross has almost ruined
the outdoors. The European
riders only have to concentrate
on outdoors.
Terry Heath
Maybe it is time for an AMA
Grand National Champion.
Set up a point system for both
supecross and motocross com-
bined, in each class. Kill the
250 East/West in supercross
and simply have a 250 class.
Have each promoter ante up
for a $1 million prize for the 450
GNC and $500K for the 250
GNC.
Jim Bunch
The race does not seem to be
very important to some of the
current USA riders.
Chase Citruline
Girls Kicking Ass
This is Awesome! So great to
see more women racing and
competing at such a high level.
Why should the guys have all
the fun? Right ladies!?
Debbie Evans Leavitt
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