TOBC Racing’s Brandon Paasch executed his Daytona 200 plan to perfection, loitering around at the back of a four-rider pack until the time was right to pull the trigger on his Triumph Speed Triple RS. Suddenly, it was a four-rider race to the finish and the man at the back was the man at the front when he needed to be. The final event of the day was in Twins Cup, and their second race of the weekend was, once again, action-packed. There were a few times I did try to draft them, and I couldn’t get past. Last year, to get second in the championship and not get a win and see the other guys get wins, just drives you crazy through the off-season. The last time Italy won all three races on the opening day of the season was back in 1996 – the first day of Valentino Rossi’s career.

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