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Article: Mladin makes it 4 of 5 over Spies
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- Oakland Tribune
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- May 20, 2007
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SONOMA -- Mat Mladin has said that things had gotten pretty easy
for him a few years ago as he racked up win after win on the AMA
Superbike circuit.
Saturday must have felt like old times.
Mladin jumped into the lead right from the start of the Kawasaki
AMA Superbike Showdown race at Infineon Raceway, increased his lead
nearly each lap and won in a track record 45 minutes, 7.101 seconds.
He was a staggering 19.135 seconds ahead of Suzuki teammate and
chief rival Ben Spies, who was three seconds back after two laps and
never recovered. Miguel Duhamel was third, 27.696 seconds back.
The victory margin in the 28-lap race was the largest in
Superbike since Mladin won by 19.5 seconds over ...