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when he was a runner-up in
the Mickey Thompson Pro Bike
Battle, a special $25,000 to win
invitational event open only to the
top eight riders in the class. Pol-
lacheck also had the best bike
in that field but red-lighted in the
final and lost to his team owner,
Smith.
"Honestly, I wasn't even that
upset about losing the final
because I knew we had such a
good bike and we had another
opportunity to win on Sunday,"
Pollacheck said. "Then, running
over 200 was a bonus because
we didn't expect that."
In qualifying, Pollacheck made
the best run of his career when
he rode to a 6.789, and he never
strayed far from that number dur-
ing Sunday's final eliminations.
On his way to the final, Polla-
check rode past Michael Phil-
lips, Harley-Davidson's Angelle
Sampey, and two-time Indy win-
ner Steve Johnson, who suffered
a heartbreaking loss when his
Suzuki developed an oil leak on
the starting line.
Hines, was in line to win his
57th NHRA title and third at Indy,
but he slowed in the final. Hines
had a tough road to the final
round with races against past
Indy winner John Hall, Smith,
and his own Harley teammate,
Eddie Krawiec. Hines has now
been in 97 NHRA finals and has
56 wins, the most of anyone in
the Pro Stock Motorcycle class.
Kevin McKenna
Ryde, Mackenzie Share Silverstone BSB Wins
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he seventh, eighth and ninth rounds of
the 2020 British Superbike Champion-
ship took place at the Silverstone National
circuit, September 5-6, the venue which
uses half of the traditional MotoGP layout.
The weekend proved a breakthrough for
Buildbase Suzuki's Kyle Ryde, who took
races two and three, his first at BSB level.
Race one was won by Macams Yamaha
rider, Tarran Mackenzie.
In the championship, Honda's Glenn
Irwin leads the standings with 157 points
from Ducati's Josh Brookes at 122, tied with
fellow Ducati rider Tommy Bridewell. CN
Silverstone BSB Race One
Silverstone BSB Race Two Silverstone BSB Race Three
