Mladin Retiring

Mat Mladin has announced his retirement at the end of this season. His protest sit-out of the new AMA venue in Topeka Kansas, had no effect on his championship lead ... well duh. Mat and Jamie Hacking refused to ride the newly adopted circuit on safety issues. Mat could take another vacation next round and still win the season with a wide margin. With Mladin gone next year, it'll be interesting to see which cream rises to the top in 2010. Might be worth watching AMA again.