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Mladin just owned the place this weekend. He and Spies ran close throughtout race 1, yet Mladin held his teammate off. Mat's hair-raising pass on that lapped bike was something. I was even more surprised when Mat didn't have any harsh words for lapped riders during the post-race interview. I guess he was just too happy to win (he did punch his windshield out on the cool-down lap).
Mladin was just awesome in race 2. It looked like he ran a 100-kilometer qualifying session. His pass on E-Boz was gutsy. I loved watching Mat use up all of the track exiting turn 1. I'd like to add something about the circuit: I love watching bikes on this track.
Tommy Hayden did a good job holding off yates for 4th place in race 2. Tommy apparently has a way to go towards adapting to the Suzuki. Holding off Yates, who probably knows the Suzuki as well as anyone, is a nice accomplishment. Yates looked pretty strong this weekend too; he battled nicely with Duhamel in race 1.
In general, it looked like everyone except for Mladin was having trouble accelerating out of the corners. I saw alot of bikes bucking around under acceleration (and this was just on TV). Did anyone here attend the race?
Finally, for me, the most exciting rider in the AMA right now is Josh Herrin. He's only 16 and he finished second today, coming from 14th. Sure, Hacking, May, and Barnes ran into trouble. However, Herrin still had to beat Roger Hayden, the Attack bikes, and Chaz Davies.
Mladin was just awesome in race 2. It looked like he ran a 100-kilometer qualifying session. His pass on E-Boz was gutsy. I loved watching Mat use up all of the track exiting turn 1. I'd like to add something about the circuit: I love watching bikes on this track.
Tommy Hayden did a good job holding off yates for 4th place in race 2. Tommy apparently has a way to go towards adapting to the Suzuki. Holding off Yates, who probably knows the Suzuki as well as anyone, is a nice accomplishment. Yates looked pretty strong this weekend too; he battled nicely with Duhamel in race 1.
In general, it looked like everyone except for Mladin was having trouble accelerating out of the corners. I saw alot of bikes bucking around under acceleration (and this was just on TV). Did anyone here attend the race?
Finally, for me, the most exciting rider in the AMA right now is Josh Herrin. He's only 16 and he finished second today, coming from 14th. Sure, Hacking, May, and Barnes ran into trouble. However, Herrin still had to beat Roger Hayden, the Attack bikes, and Chaz Davies.
