AHRMA Progressive Suspension Historic Cup Series
Motorcyclelndustry.com Singles. Twins and Thunder Series
Rounds 19-20: North Florida Motorsports Park
been during the race, and I would
have watched the points lead slip
away. My BBM could not make the
final round. Craig Breckon was good
enough to loan me his Honda to ride
in the final. That was all I needed to
make it happen. As for the facility, all
the track folks were very nice, which
is always refreshing. I didn't like the
layout at first, but it grew on me. Very
difficult track to pass on - entire back
section is pretty much one-line with
very tight turns, with virtually no
straights in between. It will be nice
when they install permanent braking
markers like most established
tracks."
The Battle of the Twins Formula
Two and Three event was a barnburner to the end. Suzuki jockey Tristan
Konneker, Ducati pilot Jan Svensson
and Suzuki rider Matt Winnacker were
all within reach of the number-one
plate, but it came down to Konneker
and Svensson. Though Svensson got
the better of Konneker on Saturday,
Konneker threw down the gauntlet for
Sunday's race - only to have Svensson crash his Duc and leave Konneker only needing to finish third to capture the number-one plate for next
season. Konneker would also take a
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By GREG POOLE
PHOTOS BY BRUCE KING
JENNINGS. FL, OCT. 19-20
he final rounds of the AHRMA
road race series were held under
gorgeous Florida sunshine at the
newest motorcycles-only racetrack
on the planet. The racing was hot and
heavy.
The two most hotly contested
races were Super Mono Two and Battle of the Twins Formula Two and
Three.
The Super Mono Two event was a
championship race and was not
decided until the end. Yamahamounted Chuck Campbell and BBM
rider Mark Hatten were both within
reach of the title. Campbell took both
wins for the weekend, but two second-place finishes put Hatten over
the top.
"It was great to claim the championship for another year," said Hatten.
"I came close to losing it on the final,
due to a mechanical failure [during]
the final lap of practice. Had this
been one lap later, it would have
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