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FIRST PERSON/OPINION

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Shaun Harris finished second in C-Superstock Expert behind Larry Denning, and second in C-Superbike Expert, also behind Denning.

Harris was gridded in the 5th row for the Superstock race, having never been to the track before, and never ridden the bike prior to that weekend. At the green flag Harris wheelied on the start which hurt his chances to catch Denning early. Denning led into the first turn and every lap thereafter. Eventually catching up to 2nd position, Harris tried to reel in Denning but Larry had managed to build a 10 bikelength lead. Lap times for Denning and Harris were in the low 1:22 range.

The C-Superbike race was a different story. The race was shortened to 6 laps after a series of earlier delays. Harris got a good start from the
5th row and caught Denning going into turn 1. From there it was one of the wildest races I’ve ever witnessed. Coming out of the hairpin turn, Harris was leading Denning through the esses, over the jump, and up into turns 4, 3, and 2 (race was counter clockwise). Coming down the front straight both bikes sounded like missiles as they entered the braking zone with Denning
making an absolutely insane late-breaking pass into the first turn. The following lap had Denning leading throught the back section and onto the front straight with Harris close behind. Harris made the same move Denning had done on the previous lap and took the lead into the first turn. From there it was a back and forth battle with Denning leading at the checker by a couple bikelengths. Lap times were 1:21:00 for Denning and 1:21:01 for Harris. Truly entertaining!

Jeffrey Agnes
WERA #123
Wooster, Ohio