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opening-lap issue with his visor
dropped him to 19th. Rejoining
the race, the Ducati rider carved
through the field while setting
the fastest lap of the race,
recovering to finish 10th.
Andrew Lee completed a
perfect weekend in the Superbike
Cup, leading the class in both
races aboard his Real Steel
Honda. Lee finished 10th overall
on Saturday and 11th on Sunday
to record his sixth consecutive
Cup victory, extending his
championship lead to 84 points
over Carl Soltisz heading into the
next round.
In the Superbike points, it's
Scholtz on 145 to Kelly's 140,
with Beach up to third on 111.
preserving his championship lead
by five points, 145-140.
"What an incredible race.
Like, by far, my best race, I think
ever, not just in Superbike, but
just ever," Kelly beamed on the
podium. "I'm glad I was able to
make it to the podium places
with a few laps to go, but at that
point, I knew that I had a chance
to fight for the win, and it was
definitely a close one at the end,
but Mathew [Scholtz], we know
he's a tough, tough racer. He
closed the door, but I'm glad I
was able to put the front wheel at
least in the right spot to be able
to keep us both safe and get my
second win of the season."
Petersen produced one of the
rides of the weekend after an
74 KENSEI MATSUDAIRA
3RD/2ND TALENT CUP
"Second is better than third,"
Matsudaira said pragmatically on
the podium in race two. "We came
here just for points; it's a long
game, but they were a couple of
great races. Kudos to Gouker for
his wins. Thanks to all the people
who helped me get here—the next
one will be better."
62 ANDY DIBRINO
2ND/1ST SUPER
HOOLIGAN
"Man, I'm a bit emotional now; this
is what I've dreamed of my whole
life," DiBrino said after winning
race two. "I've looked up to many of
these competitors. I never thought
I'd be battling them, and to win at
my home track in front of all my
friends and family and my girlfriend
is so special. I don't know what got
into me today, but thanks to all my
crew for giving me a great bike. I
think I'll be happy for the rest of my
life now!"
MYOWNRACE
