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I would like to clear up a mistake that was made. I am not a racer and have never been a racer. I am a mechanic that has worked with several racers at Loudon since 1998. I am sick and tired of hearing my friends complain about the poor treatment that they receive while at the track. And just like the Iraqi people, they do nothing about it.

I also was not truly comparing the LRRS weekend to the war in Iraq. My post was in response to the release about how the WERA racers honored our troops in the Gulf and I was being sarcastic. I would never seriously compare any military action to something as insignificant as a race. I was honestly surprised to see me comments posted on Roadracing World’s site. I was hoping that my post would peek the curiosity of the editorial staff and they might look into the conditions of Loudon and do a small story about it.

Seeing how Mr. Constentino is the spokesman for the entire motorcycle racing community at NHIS I think that he could expend his efforts in a more productive manner and maybe racers would not be forced to race on a sub-standard racetrack that is “good enough.” When the racers paid their entry fees, did they pay the full fee or the “good enough” fee? Maybe that way there no one would have to race on a track with over an inch of snow on it as they did in the past.

The racers are paying customers. Most of them there are not very satisfied with the service, yet do nothing about it. This is where the stupidity comment was derived from. I am glad that Mr. Constentino is insulted by my comment. Maybe it will motivate him to stand up for himself the next time the officials walk all over him and his friends.

I do not expect you to become Kevin Road Racing Opinion. I will understand not printing this rebuttal. But could you please forward this email to Mr. Constentino.

Kevin Fegan
Franklin, Massachusetts