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lead in turn two. Once into the
lead he was able to get a little
breathing room as he led Lowe
home by just over half a second.
"It was a crazy race. I came off
the line like sixth and really had
to work for it," said Price. "Every
couple laps I'd pick up some-
body and make a pass. I rode a
smart, clean race."
Carlile was able to hold off a
and take the lead. Texter, who des-
perately needed the win, slipped
high and dropped to fifth. Carlile
was a close second with Price
moving to third over Newton.
Newton was the next to give
way as Texter and Smith got by.
Price grabbed second on lap six
and proceeded to erase Lowe's
lead. Finally on lap 12, Price's
tenacity paid off, moving into the
In turn two five rid-
ers slid out of the tight
pack—Maikel Dijkstra,
Dan Lowther, Hayden
Gillim, Aiden Brown
and Michael Hill were
all collected. Only
Lowther's O-F Racing/
JMR Customs' Honda
was damaged too bad
for the restart.
Carlile was able to
repeat his first start
with Texter, Ben Lowe
(Bruce Lowe Excavat-
ing/Lowe-Life Perfor-
mance, Honda), Bran-
don Price (Parkinson Brother's
Racing/DPC Racing/Honda),
Jay Newton (Monkey Pumps/
Hydraulics of Texas, Yamaha)
and Cameron Smith (Carroll Mo-
tor Fuels/Basciani Mushroom
Farms, Honda).
As the field charged down the
back straight, Lowe was able to
go inside both the title contenders
Brandon Price (92) came away
with the Singles victory. Ben
Lowe (20) was runner-up.
