VOLUME ISSUE MARCH , P89
clutch from lap one," Petersen
said of his early race woes.
"The rear chatter when doing
downshifts was just incredible.
I couldn't get on the brakes. I
couldn't tip it into the corners.
I was really struggling through
the infield."
By the halfway stage with one
round of pitstops out of the way,
one of the pre-race favorites in
Cameron Petersen (Attack Per
-
formance Yamaha), the South
African pitting after 11 laps for
the first of what would be three
stops due to a slipping clutch.
He would eventually drop a lap
down, but, as he would find out
later, be far from out of the race.
"Something happened with the
winner Danny Eslick (TOBC
Racing Triumph), Richie Es
-
calante (Vision Wheel M4
Ecstar Suzuki), Josh Hayes
(Squid Hunter Racing Yamaha),
and Jacobsen breaking clear
of the chasing pack ahead of
the first round of pitstops.
The race was seemingly
over before it really began for
BESTING JOSH HAYES IN A 10-LAP SPRINT TO THE FINISH
LONG-TIME BETWEEN DRINKS
