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Repsol Superstock Series Championship laps before glvong w ay to Buckmaster, both Yamaha riders having t ro uble w ith traction. Hacking said he couldn't ge t on the gas right from the restart. Sp ies wasn't pulling away, but Hacki ng wasn't closing. " Lap after lap he wasn't doing anything, and then I just made a few mistakes, and the rear end was sliding around," Hacking said. "I lost it and had to run off the track, and Bucky got by me, and I got behind him , and it was just like watching myself. Both our bikes w e re doing the same thing, and we just couldn 't d rive ." Hac king ceded second on t he I I th lap , though he kept the heat on, finishing .159 of a second behind Buckmaster. " It kind of sucks because I thought my bike was better than anybody's on the first part of the race, before the red flag." Hacking said . " It was a struggle getting by Azza [Aaron Gobert). Those guys jumped that big gap on me. Once I got by Azz a , I was the fastest guy out there." Hacking professed happiness w ith the machine after the red flag. "They sa id, 'What do you want to change?' I said , ' N o thing, it' s good. If you My can get another set of tires like that, we'll be good to go.' " But he couldn't, so he slid to third. Teammates Jason DiSalvo and Aaron Gobert were next along, DiSalvo happy with fourth and Gobert not happy with fifth. The Australian said the onset of warm temperatures just before the race compromised his setup. Next came the Kawasaki Haydens, Roger Lee leading home brother Tommy on ZX-I Os . that don't want to change dir ection . Suzukis were next along, Valvoline EMGO Suzuki's Steve Rapp in front of No Limits Racing's Jason Pr idmore and Geoff May, on the Prieto Racing Suzuki GSXRIOOO. eN CAUFORNIA SPEEDWAY FONTANA, CAUFORNIA RESULTS: APRIL 4, 2004 (ROUND 2) Buckmaster (Yam); 3. Jamie Hacking(Yam); 4. Jason DiSalv o (Yam); S. Aaron Gobert (Y am); 6. Roger lee Hayden (Kaw) ; 7. Tommy Hayden (Kaw ); 8. St....e Raw (Suz); 9. jason Pridmore (Suz); 10. Geoff May (Suz); II. John Haner (Suz); 12. Shawn Higbee (Suz); 13. Vinc ent Haskcvec (Suz); 14. Alex Goben (Han) ; IS. Lee Joaee (Suz) ; 16. Anthon y Gobert (Han ); 17. Opie Cayloo- (Suz); 18. Jacob Holden (Suz); 19. Eric Wood (Suz); 20. Co<"Y Eat en (Suz); 2 1. DaM Sanden (Suz); 22. J-). Roedin (Suz); 23. Eric Erling OWN RACE 40 Jason DiS alvo 4th Graves Motorsports Yamaha's Jason DiSalvo was happy with his fourth-place finish, less than seven seconds behind the winner. '" just tried to stay consistent every lap lor both races . and in the end it ended up working out quite well lor the Superstock," the New Yorker said. "We got up to lourth. I was happy with that. I'm just glad to get out 01 here with points ." During the red flag interval, he changed tires and lound the same consistency as he'd had in the first leg. "It was working well the whole time ," he said. "I was really happy with how the bike actually worked during the race because that was one 01 my biggest issues . I wasn't sure ill could ride the bike hard lor 17 laps because it was so difficult to ride. We got a lot 01 stull figured out and made the bike quite easy to ride and got out there and just went with it." 96 Aaron Gobert 5th A change in temperature caught Aaron Gobert out . As the mercury rose, his setup became less viable, and he was lorced to struggle to the end. '" was fighting it; I was totally fighting it. We thought it was the tire ," he said 01 the time between races, "so we put on one that was exactly the same , but it was the same thing. It was the only tire that would work lor us all weekend. We weren't sure that would last, the soft, and the hard one wasn't working either. " 95 Roge r Lee Hayden Calilornia Speedway packs 21 turns into its 2.36-mile length . Agilityis essential lor a motorcycle, and the Kawasaki ZX-I Os didn't have it. Roger Lee Hayden ran as high as lourth belore drop- 22 APRil 14, 2004 • Haugo (Suz); 24. Joh n Scott Wilson (Suz); 25. Joh n Chen (Suz); 26. Mont el Stewa rt (Yam); 27. Paul Timman (SU I); REPSOL S/STK: I . Ben Spies (Suz); 2. Damon CYCLE NEWS 6th 2B. Raul Padill (SUI); 29. Brad Puett (SUI); 30 . Josh Hayes a (Kaw ); 3 1. Kevin Hanson (Suz); 32. Jason Curti s (SuI); 33. Christopher An6en (Suz); 34. Brien Wh"lock (Suz). Time: NlA due to red flag Distance: 17 laps. 40.12 miles Average speed: NlA due to red flag Margin of victory: 1.84 7 sec. REPSOL SlSTK C'SHIP POINTS STANDINGS (Aft er 2 of II round.): I. (TIE) Aanon Gobert/Ben Sp;es (62/ 1 w;n); l .J amie Hadcing (6 1); 4. Damon Bockrres te- (60); 5. Tom my Hayden (5l ); 6 . Jason DiSalv (52); 7. Rage, Lee o Hayden (5 1); 8. St....e Raw (45); 9. Joh n Haner (41); 10. (TIE) Jason Pridmo

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