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Hero to zero to hero. Eric Bostrom finally UJins again
By HENNY RAy ABRAMS
PHOTOS BY BRIAN J. N ELSON
.~" • • he re were equal
parts relief and
exhilaration an d litt le time to res t, b ut
fo r the time being ,
Eric Bostrom was king.
The Ducati Austin rider,
who began the season with
high hopes that were neve r
met, fulfilled the promise
expected of him and his blue
chip facto ry Ducati team and his
Michelin tires by winning the
Superbike race for the third year in
a row at Pikes Peak International
Raceway. From the podium to the
press conference, Bostrom couldn't
stop smiling, but he cautioned that it
was just the start.
"It's really great for Ducati and
myse lf to get o ur first win to geth e r,"
be aming Bost ro m said pos tra ce . "We
need to kind o f break thro ugh. We' re
not where we wanted to be at the last
rounds. Maybe this is the start to some
succ e ss for us .
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Th e win marked several milestones.
It was Bostrom's fifth at PPIR. the most
by any rider in its eight-year history. It
was Ducati's first since Eric's brother
Ben won on the Vance & Hines Ducati
at Brainerd in August of 1999. And it
was Michelin's first win since Larry
Pegram rode the Fast by Ferracci
Ducan to yi!=,tory ~t Willow Sllfin~ in
April 1999.
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