AMtV'Ch e vy Trucks S u p e r b ik e C h a m p io n s h ip
R o u n d 8 / 9: Mid-Ohio Spores Car Cours e
B Y PAUL C A RRUT HE RS
PH OT OS BY H E N NY R A Y AB RAMS
LEXINGTON, OH,JULY 15-16
a ro n Ya tes has won five AMA
Superbike Na tiona ls in h is
c a reer. Remarkabl y , three of those
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26.2000'
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ha ve co m e at the Mid -Ohi o Sp orts
Car Course - includ ing both rounds of
this weekend 's doubleheader. Since
he's a lso won here as many t im es as
an y o the r Superb ike ra cer, perh aps
it' s fa ir to give him the moniker, Mr.
Mid-Oh io.
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"I think a lot of it is just getting the
bike dia led in, making th e bike work :
Yates expla ined when questioned as
to why t h e mas tery of Mid -O hio .
"This place is pretty rough , but it's
fas t. It's a lot of fun. I e njoy ra c ing
he re, you k now - th e h ills , u p and
