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Two weeks after he crashed while training on a motocross bike and dislocated his left elbow and broke bones in his left hand (which were surgically pinned together), Robbie Dowie removed a medical brace, fit his leathers over a soft cast and rode his GSX-R1000 Suzuki to a commanding victory in the 20-lap, 50-mile Solo GTO race at Willow Springs Raceway Saturday. The WSMC race was run in relatively mild conditions with ambient temperature about 90 degrees F with moderate wind. Marte Cooksey finished second on his Suzuki GSX-R750.

J.T. Roberts topped the provisional Solo GTU results ahead of Matthias Jezek.

In the combined 20-lap, 50-mile Solo GT-GP and Solo GT-Lights race, John Ulrich won overall on his TZ250, marking his first race win since May 1996. The victory means that Ulrich, 50, has now won motorcycle road races in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and the 2000s.

The battling duo of Bradley Adams on a Suzuki SV650 and Ritchie Thorup on a Yamaha FZR400 finished second and third overall, and first and second in the Solo GT-Lights class. Mark Wilson ran second overall on his Honda RS250 for most of the race but then highsided in the closing laps. Joel Manes finished second in the Solo GT-GP class on another Honda RS250.

Official Results:

SOLO GTO:
1. Robbie Dowie (Suz GSX-R1000);
2. Marte Cooksey (Suz GSX-R);
3. Jerry Mendzar (Suz GSX-R);
4. Martin Szwarc (Suz GSX-R);
5. Rich Gann (Suz GSX-R);
6. Andrew Krajacic (Suz GSX-R).

SOLO GTU:
1. J.T. Roberts (Suz GSX-R600);
2. Matthias Jezek (Kaw ZX-6R);
3. Alex Eisner (Yam YZF-R6);
4. Romeo Jereza (Yam YZF-R6)
5. David Brown (Yam YZF-R6);
6. Mark Hargis (Yam YZF-R6).

SOLO GT-GP:
1. John Ulrich (Yam TZ250);
2. Joel Manes (Hon RS250);
3. Keith Giglio (Apr RS250);
4. Jamie Lenore (Apr RS250);
5. Gordon Wood (Yam TZ250);
6. Jay Pilster (Hon RS125).

SOLO GT-LIGHTS:
1. Bradley Adams (Suz SV650);
2. Ritchie Thorup (Yam FZR400);
3. Craig Smith (Apr RS250);
4. Brienne Thompson (Suz SV650);
5. Arnold Tuason (Yam).