Sporto, KY
J
luha
Solminen
hos to
fight
for
onother
GNCC
win
I
7
_l
II
I
fter watching
his six-race winning streak
come
|l to
-.nd
"t-the
orevious Suzuki
Grand Nation-
f I
"r
Cross
Country Series
race in Ohro, a
lot ol
Fl
p"op,"
expecteo
N r
'r
s
Juna
Jarmrnen
ro
, Lnleasn a tury
on the
pack at tne Ttre Batts
Spanan
GNCC
in Kentucky. But while Salminen
did
come
out and
get
back
into
victory lane, it wasn't
in
the
same
dominant
style he had shown
earlier
in the season. ln fact,
Salminen's
seventh
win of the season
was the most
thrilling
of all, as once again
Am Pro
Yamaha's Charlie Mullins
and
Bany
Hawk
provided
the challenge.
The
race came down
to the
last lap - the
last corner, even
-
but
Salminen was
able
to
persevere
and
prove
he is, undoubtedly,
the man
in
this series.
"l
was sure
we would
have the challenge this
year,
but
it
looks
like l'm ready for the
challenge,"
Salminen said.
"From
the start
I was dead
last. I had to do a
lot ofwo.k
in the first
two
laps to
pass
all of those
guys. lt was hard. I had to use
a
lot of
energy."
lndeed, Salminen
started terribly
and had to work
his way
up
from dead
last on a tight, muddy
track. But
he was able
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