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Kenz JTrust Suzuki’s Keiichi Kitagawa wrapped up the 2003 All-Japan Road Racing Series JSB1000 Championship with a win Sunday, September 14 at Sugo.

Riding a Suzuki GSX-R1000, Kitagawa won the 25-lap race by over two seconds ahead of Honda-mounted Takeshi Tsujimura and his main title contender Atsushi Watanabe.

American Doug Polen raced a Moto Liberty Honda CBR954RR at Sugo in the Super NK class but DNF.

RESULTS:

All-Japan Road Race Series
Round 7 of 8
Sugo:

1. Keiichi Kitagawa (Suz GSX-R1000), 25 laps, 38:23.427
2. Takeshi Tsujimura (Hon CBR954RR), -2.787 seconds
3. Atsushi Watanabe (Suz GSX-R1000), -5.320 seconds
4. Hitoyasu Izutsu (Hon CBR954RR), -13.360 seconds
5. Shin’ichi Nakatomi (Yam YZF-R1), -15.242 seconds
6. Tatsuya Yamaguichi (Hon CBR954RR), -16.169 seconds

31. Doug Polen (Hon CBR954RR), -11 laps, DNF

Fastest Lap: Noriyasu Numata (Duc 996), 1:31.134, lap 2/25

Pole Position: Atsushi Watanabe (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:30.629

All-Japan Road Race Series Point Standings (After round 7 of 8):

1. Kitagawa, 114 points
2. Watanabe, 87 points
3. Tsujimura, 78 points
4. Yamaguichi, 66 points
5. Izutsu, 64 points
6. Akira Tamitsuji, 48 points