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the back-markers came into play. “I had planned to pass him on the first corner of the last lap, but I had an issue with my brakes and the lever was coming right back to the bar. I had brake fade because the Robert Holden feature race was so soon after our second F1 superbike race and my brake pads were just too hot. Jesse Stroud with dad, Andrew Rogan Chandler (Yamaha YZF-R6) 30 KIWI RIDER “I was adjusting the brakes as I was riding and that was tricky. “To come here and win this series for Sloan Frost Suzuki and TSS Red Baron is amazing, but then to top it all off by winning the Robert Holden race too is pretty special.” Cooper said he’d love to return and race again in the Suzuki International