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Article: McLaughlin cruises to SORA championship: Season-long chase proves tougher than final 20 laps.
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- Appeal-Democrat (Marysville, CA)
- Article date:
- September 17, 2007
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Sep. 17--It was a season of side-by-side points -- if not actual racing.
But in the end, Tim McLaughlin of Colusa cruised to his first SORA sprint 100 championship with a 20-lap victory at Orland on Saturday night. It was his first championship in seven years of racing in the SORA series.
"It felt too easy," said McLaughlin, who took the lead in the 20-lap race on the fourth circuit while his primary competition, Tony Gaoiran of Livermore, struggled with slower traffic and ultimately a flat tire.
Even the exultation of seeing the checkered flag was muted when a bad wreck happened behind McLaughlin, bringing a red flag out even though the race ...
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