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SUPERBIKES: MBNA Superbike Sun Pikes Peak Notes

20 September 1999

Course conditions: mostly cloudy with temperatures in the low sixties.

Course length and characteristics:1.315 mile, 7-turn infield/oval road course.

Complete race results and repeat broadcast dates and times can be found in the
Pro Racing pages of AMADirectlink, at www.ama-cycle.org. Check local listings,
as broadcast times may vary.


MBNA SUPERBIKE PRESENTED BY PARTS UNLIMITED-RACE

AMA Pro Racing penalized Yoshimura Suzuki rider Mat Mladin for interfering with
Vance & Hines rider Ben Bostrom's qualifying attempt during Saturday's MBNA
Superbike qualifying session.

Mladin had set the fastest lap mid-way through Saturday's qualifying session,
and was sitting on the provisional pole, when he interfered with Bostrom's
late-session qualifying lap.

Mladin was penalized one point, which he had received for capturing pole in
yesterday's session. Mladin remained in pole position for today's race start.

Mladin's penalty was leveled in accordance with the AMA Pro Racing Rulebook, pg.
67, (I): Engaging in any unfair practice, misbehavior or action detrimental to
the sport of motorcycling in general, whether or not related to a specific
competition.

When it came race time, Mladin showed his trademark determination, taking the
hole shot and running away from the rest of the pack. Mladin held the lead until
just after the halfway point, when he was assured that Ben Bostrom -- who had
fallen back to fifth-place as a result of tire worries -- had little chance for
the championship. Mladin then relinquished the lead to Harley-Davidson