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lap, there was a big group ahead
of me. I was like, that's going to
be pretty intimidating. Thankfully,
I got over the hill and got one
backmarker in-between Geoff
and me, and I made it down the
hill and crossed the line first."
BMW-mounted Travis Wyman
got the better of Michael Gilbert
(Norris Racing Kawasaki ZX-
10R) for fourth. Part-time Stock
1000 rider and current Super
Hooligans flat track champion
Andy DiBrino (EDR Performance/
DiBrino Racing Yamaha YZF-
R1) came home for sixth, while
Sebastiano Ferreira (Mantega
Racing Kawasaki ZX-10R) took
seventh, Miles Thornton (Altus
Motorsport Suzuki GSX-R1000R)
finished eighth, with Doug
Kawasaki ZX-10RR) and Stefano
Mesa (Mesa 37 Racing Kawa-
saki ZX-10RR), opening up an
11-point lead in the champion-
ship as the series over Mesa
heads to Sonoma in two weeks.
"Coming into this weekend,
I knew I had some momentum
coming off of Utah, so I just
wanted to really continue that,"
said Lee. "I knew it was going to
be difficult with Geoff and Ste-
fano right there behind me. I'm
just happy I got to accomplish
my goals this weekend. It was a
really good battle. I knew coming
through Rainey Curve that there
were some lappers up ahead
going up over turn one, and I
knew I had to get there before
Geoff did. Coming into the last
(Left) Bobby Fong
was out on his own,
taking a commanding
win and title lead.
(Below) Andrew Lee
heads Geoff May and
Stefano Mesa. Lee
would leave California
with an increased
championship lead.
