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Jeff Caco of Lorain, Ohio, edged
out Jason Stiver of Hubbard, Ohio, by just two-tenths of a second
to win the GT II Novice race on the first day of racing in the
AMA Road Race Grand Championships at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car
Course in Lexington, Ohio, today.
Both riders were aboard Suzuki SV650s. John Lord of Brunswick,
Ohio, also aboard an SV650, rounded out the top three just about
three seconds behind the winner.
Also in that race, Nick Cummings of Mt. Morris, Michigan,
and Logan Myers of Wheeler, Michigan, faced off on the Mid-Ohio
road course for the first time aboard identical Honda RS125s.
The two 15-year-olds shared the AMA dirt-track Horizon Award
just a couple weeks ago.
In the road-race, Cummings finished about nine seconds behind
Lord to take 4th spot, and Myers finished 5th, some eight seconds
behind Cummings.
That was just some of the racing action on the opening day
of the two-day Grand Championships. Races were held for several
classes, but the premier races will be tomorrow and finishes
in those races will determine this year's AMA road-race Horizon
Award winner.
Another race set for tomorrow is the Suzuki World GSXR Cup.
Those bikes are limited to a maximum 135 horsepower and Dusty
Schaller staffs the dyno to keep everyone honest.
"We're the horsepower police," he says with a smile.
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