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McLaughlin cruises to SORA championship: Season-long chase proves tougher than final 20 laps.

Appeal-Democrat (Marysville, CA)

| September 17, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Appeal-Democrat. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Sep. 17--It was a season of side-by-side points -- if not actual racing.

But in the end, Tim McLaughlin of Colusa cruised to his first SORA sprint 100 championship with a 20-lap victory at Orland on Saturday night. It was his first championship in seven years of racing in the SORA series.

"It felt too easy," said McLaughlin, who took the lead in the 20-lap race on the fourth circuit while his primary competition, Tony Gaoiran of Livermore, struggled with slower traffic and ultimately a flat tire.

Even the exultation of seeing the checkered flag was muted when a bad wreck happened behind McLaughlin, bringing a red flag out even though the race was …

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