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in the standings , and they ’ ll head to Gore with plenty to fight for . “ Finishing the weekend first equal is a good start to the season ,” said Dudson , a 24-year-old builder . “ Obviously two wins would have been better ,” he laughed . His Honda CRF450R was fitted with an oversized after-market fuel tank , but any perceived advantage that might have provided was spurned by Dudson , who decided to refuel at regular intervals anyway during the gruelling three-hour race . “ I ’ m not quite sure yet what the fuel consumption might have been , so decided not to take any risks of running out of petrol . Brad and I were both pushing pretty hard , with us changing positions at the front , back and forth throughout the race , so that might have burned fuel at a faster pace too . “ I crashed halfway through Sunday ’ s race and then pushed even harder to catch back up to Brad , but I just ran out of steam in the end .
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