Ah, well. Rules are Rules. And
he tickled the green paint on the
last laps of both Sprint and main
races, infinitesimally in the first
instance, by very little more the
second. On neither occasion did
he gain the slightest advantage.
But, say it again: Rules are Rules.
Even when the Law is an Ass.
In this way, justice robbed
the South African KTM rider
of what he had ridden so hard
to achieve—on a soft rear tire,
while all around used the hard.
Being a natural gentleman, he
took it on the chin.
"T
o finish first, first you
must finish." The old
racing adage was
rewritten at Assen. It now reads:
"To finish fourth, first you must
finish third."
That's what happened to Brad
Binder. Twice.
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CN IIIN THE PADDOCK
BY MICHAEL SCOTT
PODIUM SHUFFLE
AS STEWARDS
STEW THE RESULTS
Brad Binder's tire
touched the green track
limits on the final lap of
the Dutch GP, relegating
him from third to fourth
place. Twice.
PHOTO: KTM
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