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After last runs of today's practice session the mechanics sprung into action fettling and fine-tuning their rider's rigs for tomorrow's all-important, one-run, no-holds-barred race for the stripes. Josh Bryceland of Santa Cruz Syndicate's mechanic Martyn "Tango" Hoyle shows his two most important tools for the task at hand. Photo by Gary Perkin