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CN III VOICES W H A T Y O U A R E S A Y I N G "If you can't handle the math well enough to figure out the point system, then your problem runs beyond the Triple Crown supercross format." Triple Crown Part II The nice thing about multiple motos is that they help alleviate the NAS- CAR cruise. With one main, racers tend to cruise in the middle of the race. By having three races, it seems like they are pushing harder to place. Heck, even NASCAR has gone this route with the stages or what- ever they call them. Aaron M. Atkins Hated it. It was anticlimactic to watch Jason Anderson fade to fourth because he had the overall in the bag. Also, [I didn't like] Forkner winning the overall without winning one of the motos. For the next one, they need to add a big tank for them to jump over, filled with sharks and lasers! @schanland What sucks is watching guys roll around the track in sixth knowing they've qualified for the main with the "regular" format. I want to see the best 22 riders race three races. Heck, I'd be okay with two longer [races]. So, yes, I like it. @pnash5p Still didn't like it. I'd rather have two 20-minute motos. Martin Flores I like it! It keeps the racing tighter and more exciting to watch without some- one being able to just "check out." Rusty Wiggers One of the riders they interviewed at the Triple Crown race said it: you don't have to try as hard if you get a bad start because you get another chance in the next race to make up for it. So now we have the leader and maybe second place trying and the rest of the guys waiting for the next moto to try hard. I'm not a fan of this format. Paul Mazurik This is a great format, back to the roots of motocross where a rider can still regroup after a crummy first moto, or handle the pressure of two good first motos and not lose it all in the last. And, it makes tuning in more worthwhile, instead of having to tolerate worthless heats. Makes each moto actually count. [They need to] quit calling each race a main and just call them motos. Weston Peick is a perfect ex- ample of why the three-moto format works, because he got taken out by some squirrel causing him to finish 19th in moto one. But he was able to get much better finishes in motos two and three, thereby helping him maintain sixth place in the points standings. Mark Feallock This format is heavily dependent on the start and does not reveal the best-conditioned athlete but the fastest and best-geared bike. Gregory Eddinger It was an awesome night of racing, with three races that actually matter, as opposed to just one. It gave us the chance to watch Cooper Webb run at the front, where he belongs. He didn't have a chance to show his pace in the first "main" because of a fall. We got to watch [Justin] Brayton win a moto! And [Christian] Craig got the chance to holeshot and lead twice, which is another great story! This is the beauty of the Triple Crown format. You get to watch your favorite rider get more chances to win if they have a bad moto…er, main. And it puts more emphasis on every single position gained, which means more racing intensity all the way through the run- ning order, even outside the top 10! How is this not awesome? And if you can't handle the math well enough to figure out the point system, then your problem runs be- yond the Triple Crown supercross format. Howard Halterman What was so wrong with the previ- ous format? Seemed to work for the last 40 years. Daryl John Mazza I don't want it all the time, but it's nice to switch it up and it is fun to watch. Brent Wood Love it. Better race action up front and better for TV viewing. Heats plus semis plus LCQs equals boring. I only care to watch mains anyway, so a three-moto format is much more exciting to watch. Gregory K. Corns 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 P6