Mat doubles up at Mid-Ohio -ozzy go- amasuperbike.com

Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin proved without a shadow of a
doubt that the 2007 AMA Superbike Championship is far from
decided, striking back in response to rival Ben Spies' recent four-
race tear with a Mid-Ohio double victory of his own.

Mladin’s performance on Sunday evening was eerily similar to his
ride following the red flag on Saturday, as he once again got off
the line reasonably well in fourth before quickly battling up to
second by the conclusion of the opening lap, just under a second
off leader Spies.

As was the case Saturday, the six-time champ was clearly the
fastest man on the track, dipping down into the ‘24s despite the
fact that the track was lacking a bit of grip following a day of rain
and frantic and successful efforts by track officials to prepare the
surface in time to squeeze the race in on Sunday before nightfall
(the race didn’t get underway at 7:15 pm, forcing the day’s
support class races to be cancelled).

Mladin rapidly closed on the reigning series king but lost several
tenths after getting in too deep in the hard-braking Turn 6 on lap
3 of the abbreviated 18-lap affair. The former Cagiva Grand Prix
ace quickly clawed back in, however, setting up a bold maneuver
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