'" just tried to protect my line, there
was such a string (of riders) behind me.
I was afraid to try h im on the- outside,
a nd he did n 't leave any room on the
inside," said Day .
From that point on, the top five
positions were set, and the race became
a war of nerves.
"The track was easy to ride," said
winner Pegram. "But you could slip
up quick. It's hard to concen trate when
you 're out front like that."
"Thef irst five laps' was right there.
and ' touched him a couple of times,
but it didn 't seem to shake him," said
Fay, who crossed the finish line in
second. "If I would have tried to pass
him, we probably would hav e both
fallen ."
"There was no passing;" said Hocking, who ro unded out the top three.
'" peeked behind and saw that th ere
was no one close, so I j ust kept it on
two wh eels. I knew I had no chance
of pa ssin g Fay a t a track like this."
Carr wa s u nable to work through
traffic o n the small, tigh t track. Despite
finishing sixth, the th ree-time cham p
still mai n tain s a healthy lead in the
series point sta ndings with 89 points.
Pegram's win boosted him to second
CN
in the points chase with 18.
Presents
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