Racer and New Hampshire International Speedway Motorcycle Safety Director Jerry Wood has decried what he sees as a “feeding frenzy” of unfair criticism of the Loudon, New Hampshire racetrack.

“There is a feeding frenzy on Loudon,” wrote Wood in an e-mail to RoadracingWorld.com. “So much bad press, lots of people saying the place is so dangerous that bikes should not race there. No one has been hurt because of the track for three years and yet if you look at the stuff in the motorcycle press you would think that we have a wholesale blood bath going on.

“We have about 1000 riders in our group that are perfectly comfortable racing racing at NHIS. I think that we have done a damn good job making that place work and Bob and Gary Bahre have been really good about investing in the motorcycle program. If we had a rainout twice at any track people would be unhappy but this has
been compounded by (AMA) mismanagement and bullshit.”

Wood blew out a knee last weekend while trailriding with one of his sons, and may undergo corrective surgery this week.