From a press release issued by Castrol Honda:

SURPRISE AWARD FOR DOUBLE WINNER EDWARDS

Colin Edwards collected a surprise award on Sunday evening after his double win at the Oschersleben circuit in Germany.

The Castrol Honda rider was presented with a commemorative decanter by team manager Neil Tuxworth for notching up the team’s 50th World Superbike win ­in the day’s opening race.

Edwards also set a number of new records and reached a number of milestones with his performance in Germany, his achievements included:
–His fifth successive win of the year

–The 50th (and 51st) win for Castrol Honda

–The 99th and 100th win in World Superbike for the USA

–A record 21st consecutive podium finish (previous record = 12)

–Equalling a record 21 podiums in one year (set by Doug Polen in 1991)

–Moving to joint second in the all time wins tally for World Superbike (sharing 27 wins with Doug Polen)

The decanter presented to Edwards was engraved with details of Castrol Honda’s 50 wins; it read:

Colin Edwards, 26 (1998 – 2002)

Aaron Slight, 11 (1995 – 1998)

John Kocinski, 9 (1997)

Carl Fogarty, 4 (1996)

Edwards said: “I’m not big on statistics but this made me realize what we’ve achieved in my five years with Castrol Honda. It’s great for me that I get all the glory but without the team behind me I’m going absolutely nowhere so it’s them I have to thank.”

Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

By Glenn LeSanto

Edwards grabs his second double in a row

Colin Edwards led the second race at Oschersleben from start to finish to take his second win of the day and his second double win in a row.

Edwards got a great start and roared into a commanding lead very early in the race. Building up a lead of several seconds by half distance, Edwards was able to relax and control the race from the front. He eventually finished nearly four seconds up on title rival Troy Bayliss after cruising a little on the last lap.

With his two wins here and a double at Brands Hatch added to his victory in the second race at Laguna Seca, Edwards is on run with five wins in a row.

Despite getting a slightly better start than in race one, Bayliss couldn’t catch the charging Texan. Bayliss had to settle for second after his sliding rear tyre made it plain to him that he simply wasn’t going to catch Edwards today.

Neil Hodgson and Nori Haga provided some of the race’s best action. Hodgson started from pole but was back in third place early in the race. Haga fought his way up through the field, passing Ben Bostrom and Broc Parkes on the way. Haga was all over the back of Hodgson’s Ducati, but the Hodgson was able to hold off Haga with a combination of late braking and outright top speed. With a handful of laps left, Hodgson was able to break Haga’s challenge and crossed the line just over a second clear of the Japanese rider.

Ruben Xaus was another rider who had a fairly lonely race. The Spaniard was determined not to mirror his race-one crash and he took his Ducati over the line in fifth place. Ben Bostrom rounded out the top six, but he was way back, 14 seconds behind Xaus.

Gregorio Lavilla was the leading four-cylinder rider, finishing in ninth place. He had been involved in a long battle with Chris Walker, but the Kawasaki rider was robbed of a chance to keep the battle going to the flag by a melted clutch on the penultimate lap. Walker was able to coast round and eventually finished in 15th place.


1. Colin Edwards, Honda RC51, 28 laps, 40:56.724
2. Troy Bayliss, Ducati 998F02, -3.861 seconds
3. Neil Hodgson, Ducati 998F01, -7.023 seconds
4. Noriyuki Haga, Aprilia RSV1000, -8.297 seconds
5. Ruben Xaus, Ducati 998F02, -12.175 seconds
6. Ben Bostrom, Ducati 998F02, -26.149 seconds
7. Pierfrancesco Chili, Ducati 998RS, -31.145 seconds
8. James Toseland, Ducati 998F01, -32.391 seconds
9. Gregorio Lavilla, Suzuki GSX-R750, -45.277 seconds
10. Broc Parkes, Ducati 998RS, -61.786 seconds
11. Marco Borciani, Ducati 998RS, -74.784 seconds
12. Lucio Pedercini, Ducati 998RS, -79.512 seconds
13. Ivan Clementi, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, -89.806 seconds
14. Mauro Sanchini, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, -1 lap
15. Chris Walker, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, -1 lap
16. Mark Heckles, Honda RC51, -1 lap
17. Thierry Mulot, Ducati 996SPS, -1 lap
18. Serafino Foti, Ducati 996RS, -4 laps, DNF
19. Peter Goddard, Benelli Tornado 900, -7 laps, DNF
20. Hitoyasu Izutsu, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, -7 laps, DNF
21. Jiri Mrkyvka, Ducati 996RS, -19 laps, DNF
22. Yann Gyger, Honda RC51, -22 laps, DNF
23. Alessandro Antonello, Ducati 998RS, -26 laps, DNF


World Superbike Championship Point Standings:

1. Bayliss, 481
2. Edwards, 452
3. Hodgson, 289
4. Ben Bostrom, 229
5. Haga, 228
6. Xaus, 204
7. Toseland, 149
8. Walker, 134
9. Chili, 127
10. Lavilla, 104


More, from a press release issued by HM Plant Ducati:

Double podium joy for Hodgson

HM Plant Ducati’s Neil Hodgson scored a podium double at Oschersleben after he matched his first race performance by finishing third behind race winner Colin Edwards and championship leader Troy Bayliss. Edwards made the holeshot once again, but this time he was pursued by Troy Bayliss with Hodgson taking a watching brief in third.

Edwards was setting a record breaking pace at the front, which left Hodgson in a fierce confrontation for the last podium position with Noriyuki Haga. “I rode just as hard as I had done in race one,” said Hodgson. “The pace was hot, but as always I gave it 110% and got a just reward for my grit and determination.

“I have increased my advantage for third in the championship points table to 60 points, so I’ve got to be happy with that. This was a poor round for me last year, so I’m equally happy to have secured a couple of podium finishes at Oschersleben.”

The other HM Plant Ducati of James Toseland came home in eighth position to consolidate his seventh place overall in the Superbike World Championship, with two rounds remaining. “I came here determined to make up for the disappointment of the last round at Brands Hatch,” admitted the 21-year-old Sheffield rider. “I achieved my objective and am going to Assen in a positive frame of mind.

“I have been consistently fast here at Oschersleben during qualifying. I have also been happy with how I have been able to translate my practice form into race pace. Now, I’ve got to get better starts and work hard in the early stages of each leg. I left myself with too much to do in today’s races.”



More, from a press release issued by Playstation2-FGF Aprilia:

CRESCENDO FINISH FOR HAGA IN GERMANY

Oschersleben (Germany), Sunday 1 September 2002 – Noriyuki Haga made a good fourth place in Race 2 of the German Superbike GP at Oschersleben. His long duel for the podium with British rider Neil Hodgson was one of the most spectacular episodes of the day and had the television and public riveted for much of the race. In Race 1, the Japanese rider of the Playstation2 – FGF Aprilia Team finished seventh.

Haga had never raced at Oschersleben before with the Aprilia RSV and, considering the situation, the day’s result is indeed positive. Nitro-Nori is now just one point away from fourth place in the World Championship, currently held by Ben Bostrom.

NORIYUKI HAGA (Playstation2 – FGF Aprilia Team rider) – “In Race 2, we went pretty well. However, Hodgson in front slowed me down: I had the distinct feeling that if I’d been able to get past him, I’d have been able to up the pace. But it’s hard to get past on that track and I never found the right gap. Next Sunday at Assen, I’m sure we’ll be able to do better: I know the track and I love it.”

GIACOMO GUIDOTTI (Technical Manager of the Playstation2 – FGF Aprilia Team) – “We weren’t pleased with the first race, so we changed a number of things for the second, including both front and back tyres. We also worked on the suspension and the whole set-up of the bike was better. We didn’t get the final gearing absolutely perfect: during the practice sessions, Haga had obtained slower times and during the race he was often on the RPM limiter. This meant that on the straights we weren’t able to get quite the speed we needed to overtake Hodgson.”



More, from a press release issued by Ducati Corse:

BAYLISS (DUCATI INFOSTRADA) TWICE RUNNER-UP AS EDWARDS (HONDA) TAKES THE HONOURS

Reigning champion Troy Bayliss (Ducati Infostrada) will go into the penultimate round of the World Superbike Championship next weekend at Assen (Netherlands) with a 29 point lead over his chief rival Colin Edwards (Honda) after twice finishing runner-up to the American, who led both Oschersleben races today from lights to flag. Both Ruben Xaus (Ducati Infostrada) and Ben Bostrom (Ducati L&M) were unable to challenge on the day, while Neil Hodgson (HM Plant Ducati) completed an identical podium in both races with two thirds.

Bayliss (Ducati Infostrada) spent much of race 1 trying to latch onto second-placed Hodgson but he eventually got underneath going into Turn 3 and passed Neil in a clean move on lap 22. “It was a tough race for me, but that’s the best I’ve been all weekend. It’s not much fun being on the second row and I was a bit worried about the first corner but it turned out well for me. When I did get past Neil it didn’t start from under the brakes, it started from the corner before, Neil got the smallest of slides, and that gave me just enough run to get up the side of him and make my move at the next corner. I was then happy to stay in second place.”

In race 2, Troy got a better start to follow Colin into the first corner and eventually finish over three seconds adrift of the American. “I couldn’t do anything more otherwise I would have been in the gravel. After two-thirds of the race, you know you’re not going to make up three seconds in a couple of laps so I settled for second. I can honestly say my weekend started this morning, because I was just unable to get things right in qualifying. I couldn’t do anything about Colin here, he’s had a great weekend, but now we go to Assen, which is one of my favourite tracks”

Xaus (Ducati Infostrada) lost time at the start of race 1 with a loose knee-slider and when he was trying to catch Hodgson in third, he lost the front under braking at the final curve on lap 23. In the second race he recovered from a slow start to finish fifth. “My lap times were good today so I’m quite happy with my performance” declared Ruben. “In race 1 I had to fight and work hard to recover from the gap I lost at the beginning when I was stuck behind Ben. I got really close to third place but fell off. I got a bad start in race 2 and was eighth on the first lap. It took a long time to pass Ben again, but the rest of the race I was pushing hard and calculating whether I could reach Haga and Hodgson before the end. I finished four seconds from them so I’m quite happy with my second race”.

A fourth and a sixth place today for Bostrom (Ducati L&M), which still leaves him in fourth place in the championship, one point ahead of Haga. “I tried very hard, we just needed a bit more grip in that first race” commented Ben. “In race 2, I put the same tyre as Neil on but it worked worse on my bike, all we did was go backwards. I should have stuck with the same tyre because maybe with the hotter conditions in the afternoon it would have not been so bad. I had to try something, I just wish I could have got some better results today”.



More, from a press release issued by Castrol Honda:

GERMAN DOUBLE FOR EDWARDS AND HONDA SP-2

Castrol Honda¹s Colin Edwards blitzed to victory in today’s second race of the 11th round of the World Superbike championship here at Oschersleben in Germany.

Edwards led from start to finish in the 28-lap race to reduce the points deficit to 29 points as he bids to overhaul championship leader Troy Bayliss.

Victory for Edwards was his seventh of the year and his fifth in succession, it also extended his record run of successive podium finishes to 21. It takes Edwards’ career tally of World Superbike wins to 27 ­ in his five years with Castrol Honda.

“All I can do is keep winning and keep the pressure on Troy,” said Edwards. “Honda, Michelin and Castrol are all playing their part with technical improvements and making my life easy. It’s Assen next Sunday and I’m ready to keep my run going.”

He continued: “I got the signal after the first lap that Troy was in second so I had to just try that bit harder and open a bigger gap at the front. After that I was just concentrating on counting down the laps. It’s great to get the win and I’m pleased for the team; when Troy was winning every race at the start of the year it was no fun for us.”

Edwards set a new lap record on the fifth lap of the race with an incredible time of 1:26.549, faster than his Superpole time of 1:26.595.

Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

By Glenn LeSanto

Casoli wins it as Foret bins it!

Paolo Casoli was gifted a race win when Fabien Foret threw a sure race win away when he lost the front end on the penultimate lap.

Casoli was back in ninth at the start of the race, but barged his way up through the tightly-packed Supersport field to join the fun up front.

Chambon took the holeshot but couldn’t escape and the usual Supersport freight train developed with six riders fighting hard for the race. Fabien Foret, Stephane Chambon, Katsuaki Fujiwara, Karl Muggeridge and Christian Kellner had all been fighting up front early in the race. But both Muggeridge and Kellner crashed out in separate incidents.

Series leader Foret looked to be on for a win after riding to the front, dropping a few places and then fighting back hard to take the lead again with just two laps to go. Then he lost the front end of his Ten Kate Honda after trailing the front brake into a turn way too late on the penultimate lap. He remounted to finish in sixth place to minimize the points damage. His crash means that he is now only three points ahead of Fujiwara in the Championship with just two rounds to go.

Paolo Casoli couldn’t believe his luck when Foret gifted him back the lead. The Italian managed to hold off a determined charge by Chambon on the final lap to take the win. Fujiwara, on the second Suzuki, came home in third place.

Defending Champion Andrew Pitt finished in fourth place after a race-long battle with his countryman Chris Vermeulen that was only decided on the final lap when Vermeulen’s Honda expired with an engine failure.

Local boy Christian Kellner had looked a potential winner but made a mistake and crashed out to the disappointment of the German crowd. His teammate and fellow German Jorg Teuchert had crashed on the second turn on lap two, taking the unfortunate Iain MacPherson down with him.

Australian Kevin Curtain had a good result finishing in fifth place on his OPCM Yamaha.

World Supersport Race Results:

1. Paolo Casoli, Yamaha YZF-R6, 28 laps, 42:42.079
2. Stéphane Chambon, Suzuki GSX-R600, -0.085 seconds
3. Katsuaki Fujiwara, Suzuki GSX-R600, -0.921 seconds
4. Andrew Pitt, Kawasaki ZX-6R, -6.292 seconds
5. Kevin Curtain, Yamaha YZF-R6, -7.499 seconds
6. Fabien Foret, Honda CBR600, -25.076 seconds
7. Jan Hanson, Honda CBR600, -26.871 seconds
8. Alessio Corradi, Yamaha YZF-R6, -26.913 seconds
9. James Ellison, Kawasaki ZX-6R, -49.239 seconds
10. Jürgen Oelschläger, Honda CBR600, -49.512 seconds
11. Laurent Brian, Honda CBR600, -50.589 seconds
12. Matthieu Lagrive, Yamaha YZF-R6, -51.331 seconds
13. Sebastien Charpentier, Honda CBR600, -51.711 seconds
14. John McGuinness, Honda CBR600, -64.185 seconds
15. Gianluca Nannelli, Ducati 748R, -74.717 seconds
16. Claudio Cipriani, Yamaha YZF-R6, -86.608 seconds
17. Chris Vermeulen, Honda CBR600, -2 laps, DNF
18. Christian Kellner, Yamaha YZF-R6,-8 laps, DNF
19. Michael Schulten, Yamaha YZF-R6, -9 laps, DNF
20. Karl Muggeridge, Honda CBR600, -18 laps, DNF
21. Robert Ulm, Yamaha YZF-R6, -19 laps, DNF
22. Robert Frost, Yamaha YZF-R6, -23 laps, DNF
23. Werner Daemen, Honda CBR600, -25 laps, DNF
24. Antonio Carlacci, Yamaha YZF-R6, -25 laps, DNF
25. Piergiorgio Bontempi, Ducati 748R, -25 laps, DNF
26. Rico Penzkofer, Ducati 748R, -28 laps, DNF
27. Jörg Teuchert, Yamaha YZF-R6, -28 laps, DNF
28. Christophe Cogan, Honda CBR600, -28 laps, DNF
29. Iain MacPherson, Honda CBR600, -28 laps, DNF



More, from a press release issued by Team Ten Kate Honda:

Foret still ahead despite crash

Fabien Foret lost the front end of his Ten Kate Honda CBR600FS on the penultimate lap of the World Supersport race in Oschersleben, Germany. He remounted to finish sixth, winning ten points and just keeping hold of his championship lead.

Foret was leading the race when he crashed, having battled for most of the race with several other riders. Luckily for Foret, the leading six riders had built up such a big lead over the rest of the pack that Foret had time to remount without losing too many places. His sixth place finish earned him ten valuable championship points, keeping him just three points ahead of Fujiwara, who finished the race in third place.

“I want to win every race I ride in,” explained Foret. “Especially when I am leading the world championship with only a few races left in the season. So I always push to the limit, and when you do that sometimes you crash. There’s now only two races left this season and I’ll continue to give my maximum effort and try to win the Championship for Ten Kate Honda.”

Foret’s team mate Iain MacPherson had a very short race, he was punted off by Jorg Teuchert at the only the second turn of the first lap, ruining what had been a very promising weekend for the Scotsman.

“I’m obviously pretty disappointed,” said MacPherson, “I had no idea what was happening, one minute I was thinking that I had made a pretty good start, and then I was in the gravel trap!”

“I’m especially upset for Iain,” commented Team Manager Ronald ten Kate. “He has looked very strong all weekend and his performance in this morning’s warm up showed he was right on the pace.”

MacPherson had been second fastest in the morning warm up, just 0.024 seconds behind Foret.

“If he hadn’t been taken out in the first lap,” continued ten Kate, “I’m sure he would have had a brilliant race.

“As for Fabien Foret, what can I say? He was very lucky to be able to continue the race after his crash and salvage some points. I was very surprised that he managed to keep hold of his championship lead after crashing. All season his riding style has been able to get him to the front of a race, and to the front of the championship. But today I think the same style has cost him a race win, and almost cost him his championship lead. Now everything is wide open for the last two races!”


More, from a press release issued by Van Zon Honda TKR:

A promising weekend finishes in disappointment

The Van Zon Honda TKR World Supersport team left Oschersleben empty handed.

It had been a promising weekend, with championship points and podium finishes looking very likely. Chris Vermeulen qualified in fifth and got a great start in the race. Werner Daemen, only recently back from injury, lined up 16th on the grid. But it all ended with double disappointment for the team with Daemen crashing and Vermeulen failing to finish after his machine developed a mechanical problem on the final lap.

“I’m really disappointed about the last lap,” said Vermeulen after the race. “I had a great start but had a few problems in the race. We hadn’t got the bike set up absolutely right before the race and I’d opted for a front tyre that proved too soft in the race. It started to cause me trouble so I adapted my riding style, holding the bike upright more and trying to square off the turns. This worked and I started to make up places again. I reckon I could have got by Pitt again and was lining him up for a pass at the last turn. Then the bike stopped and I had no choice but to park it and walk back to the pits.”

Werner Daemen’s luck was similar. He was taken out early in the race in a three-bike pile up. “I got tangled up with two other riders and crashed,” explained Daemen. “Carlacci apologised to me after the race, as he had hit me from behind when we crashed. But to be honest I think by the time he hit me I had already lost the front end and so would have crashed anyway!”

The team now have to pack up for the trip to Assen for what is effectively the Belgium-based team’s home round, held at the historic Dutch track next weekend.

From a press release issued by Team Castrol Honda:

CASTROL AND HONDA BREAKING NEW GROUND

Castrol Motorsport completed a debut double win in Sunday¹s 11th round of the World Superbike championship at Oschersleben, Germany as Castrol Honda team rider Colin Edwards took advantage of a new, four-stroke development oil.

The oil contains an anti-friction system, unique to Castrol, which offers increased power and improved clutch efficiency.

Following extensive tests at the Honda Racing Corporation in Japan and at Castrol’s own laboratories in the UK, the oil made its debut at the gruelling Suzuka 8 hours race on August 3, sharing success with technical partner Honda.

“We now hope that this technical contribution from Castrol will be able to further assist Colin Edwards’s efforts to regain the World Superbike title,” said Castrol’s Motorsport Technical Manager Lee Morton.

He added: “The Castrol Motorsport team constantly look for areas of improvement which could deliver that extra performance required for success. It is through these advances in technology that Castrol can provide maximum performance for road machines with its R4 Superbike product.”

Castrol Honda’s Edwards commented: “For the past few years Castrol has been testing with us and developing product and the performance of that product can only be judged by race results–it doesn’t get better than two wins with this new oil’s first World Superbike races.”

Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

By David Swarts

Orion Motorsports Honda’s Kevin Lacombe led Sunday’s Parts Canada Superbike race at Shannonville Motorsports Park flag-to-flag on a Honda RC51 to score his first Superbike win.

Lacombe’s Superbike win made up for his disappointment from crashing out of the 600cc Sportbike race and title chase earlier in the day.

Kawasaki Canada’s Owen Weichel took second in the 15-lap final on a ZX-7RR, six seconds behind Lacombe.

Steve Crevier finished third on another Orion Motorsports RC51 Superbike.

Jordan Szoke crashed his Coors Light Racing/Fast Company Suzuki GSX-R1000 out of the race. Szoke clinched the 2002 Parts Canada Superbike Championship at the previous round of the series.

Parts Canada Superbike Shannonville Race Results:

1. Kevin Lacombe, Honda, 15 laps
2. Owen Weichel, Kawasaki
3. Steve Crevier, Honda
4. Benoit Pilon, Yamaha
5. Andrew Nelson, Honda
6. Darryn Wilbur, Yamaha
7. Ugo Levert, Suzuki
8. Philip Onisto, Suzuki
9. Bruce McDonald, Yamaha
10. John Brundl, Honda
11. Corey Warren, Yamaha
12. Gaston Labrie, Suzuki, -1 lap
13. Dave Hodge, Suzuki, -1 lap
14. Francis Martin, Suzuki, -1 lap, crash
15. Derek Vammus, Honda, DNF
16. Dave Young, Suzuki, DNF
17. Clint McBain, Suzuki, DNF
18. Jordan Szoke, Suzuki, DNF, crash
19. Jeff Sneyd, Yamaha, DNF, crash
20. Frank Trombino, Honda, DNF, crash
21. Jean-Francois Cyr, Yamaha, DNS
22. Joel McDonald, Yamaha, DNS
23. Jeff Williams, Suzuki, DNS
24. Michael Taylor, Yamaha, DNS
25. Thomas Elsaesser, Ducati, DNS
26. Victor Paiva, Kawasaki, DNS
27. Trevor Brooking, Yamaha, DNS

More, from a press release issued by series organizers:

LACOMBE WINS FINAL ROUND

SHANNONVILLE, ON – Kevin Lacombe dominated the final round of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship at Shannonville Motorsport Park Sunday.

The Granby, QC rider grabbed the holeshot at the start of the 15-lap race and was never challenged en route to his first ever national Superbike win on his Orion Motorsports Honda RC51.

Huntington Beach, CA’s Owen Weichel placed second on the Canadian Kawasaki Motors Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 5.714 secs. behind Lacombe. Outgoing class champion Steve Crevier of Maple Ridge, BC took third on an Orion Honda RC51.

“I was so focused on the start, just waiting for the green light,” said the 19-year-old Lacombe. “Then I put my head down every lap and kept pushing.”

Brantford, ON’s Jordan Szoke had already clinched the Parts Canada Superbike crown. But the Coors Light Racing/Fast Company Team Suzuki rider saw his bid for a record sixth straight race win end when he crashed unhurt on lap 5 while lying third.

Weichel’s runner-up finish assured him of second place in the final standings. His closest rival, Sherbrooke, QC’s Francis Martin, fell on lap 10 while lying fifth. The Coors Light Racing/Fast Company Team Suzuki GSX-R1000 rider rejoined to finish 14th.

Frank Trombino was another of the frontrunners to hit trouble. The Kleinburg, ON rider crashed his Orion Honda RC51, without injury, on lap 10 while running third.

Benoit Pilon of St-Jerome, QC took advantage of the attrition to finish fourth on his Paquin Yamaha YZF-R1 ahead of Kars, ON’s Andrew Nelson on a Honda CBR600F4i.

In other action at Shannonville, Martin claimed the International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW Open Sport Bike title with a sixth place finish in the feature race. He edged Calgary’s Clint McBain on the Blackfoot Suzuki and the Brooklin Yamaha of Joliette, QC rider Jean-Francois Cyr, who placed fourth and third, respectively, in the 12-lap event.

Trombino led all the way to win the race aboard his Orion Honda CBR954RR. Nelson was second on his Honda CBR600F4i.

McBain clinched the Yoshimura 600 Sport Bike title with a sixth place finish at Shannonville Sunday. He was assured the crown when Lacombe crashed his Orion Honda CBR600F4i on lap 2.

Weichel won the race on the Canadian Kawasaki Motors Kawasaki ZX-6R. Lorraine, QC rider Ugo Levert was second on a Diablo Suzuki GSX-R600 and Szoke placed third on a second Blackfoot Suzuki GSX-R600.

This weekend’s action will be televised on TSN Sunday, Oct. 13 at 3:30 p.m. EDT and on Quebec’s RDS Saturday, Sept. 21 at 7:00 p.m. Extended hour-long coverage will air on the Outdoor Life Network on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 6:00 p.m eastern.

Results of Sunday’s seventh round of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship at Shannonville Motorsport Park, showing finishing position, rider name, hometown, type of motorcycle, laps completed and reason out, if any:

1.Kevin Lacombe, Granby, QC, Honda RC51, 15 laps; 2. Owen Weichel, Huntington Beach, CA, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 15; 3. Steve Crevier, Maple Ridge, BC, Honda RC51, 15; 4. Benoit Pilon, St-Jerome, QC, Yamaha YZF-R1, 15; 5. Andrew Nelson, Kars, ON, Honda CBR600F4I, 15; 6. Darryn Wilbur, Maple, ON, Yamaha YZF-R1, 15; 7. Ugo Levert, Lorraine, QC, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 15; 8. Philip Onisto, Bolton, ON, Suzuki GSX-R750, 15; 9. Bruce McDonald, Mt. Albert, ON, Yamaha YZF-R6, 15; 10. John Brundl, Toronto, ON, Honda CBR954RR, 15; 11. Corey Warren, Oakville, ON, Yamaha YZF-R6, 15; 12. Gaston Labrie, Brossard, QC, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 14; 13. Dave Hodge, Ballinafad, ON, Suzuki TL1000S, 14; 14. Francis Martin, Sherbrooke, QC, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 14 DNF.Frank Trombino, Kleinburg, ON, Honda RC51, 10, Crash; DNF. Jeff Sneyd, Mississauga, ON, Yamaha YZF-R1, 9, Mechanical; DNF. Clint McBain, Calgary, AB, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 5, Mechanical; DNF. Jordan Szoke, Brantford, ON, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 4, Crash; DNF. Dave Young, Woodstock, ON, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 4, Mechanical; DNF. Derek Vammus, Orangeville, ON, Honda RC51, 3, Mechanical

Time of Race: 28:30.000
Margin of Victory: 5.714 secs.
Fastest Lap: Owen Weichel, 1:45.600 on lap 5

Parts Canada Superbike Championship point standings following the final round at Shannonville Motorsport Park Sunday, showing position, rider name and point total:

1.Jordan Szoke, 320; 2. Owen Weichel, 256; 3. Francis Martin, 204; 4. Kevin Lacombe, 200; 5. Benoit Pilon, 159; 6. Frank Trombino 146; 7. Michael Taylor, 138; 8. Jean-Francois Cyr, 132; 9. Ugo Levert, 127; 10. Philip Onisto, 126; 11. Darryn Wilbur, 115; 12. Bruce McDonald 108; 13. Steve Crevier, 73; 14. Gaston Labrie, 50; 15. Tim Easton, 49; 16. Jeff Williams, 48; 17. John Brundl, 48; 18. Geoff May, 29; 19. Andrew Nelson, 29; 20. Dave Young, 27; 21. David Klassen 27; 22. Dave Hodge, 25; 23. Nick Ienatsch, 21; 24. Michael Leon 21; 25. Matthew McBride 19; 26. Jerome Plourde, 18; 27. Corey Warren, 17; 28. Greg Boki, 15; 29. Clint Hines 15; 30. Tony Bouffard, 12; 31. Mike Desmarais 10; 32. Joel McDonald, 4; 33. Jim Proulx 4; 34. Pauly Sherer, 1

From a press release issued by MonsterMob Ducati:

MONSTERMOB DUCATI BRITISH SUPERBIKE TEAM

Round 11- 2002 MCN British Superbike Championship, Oulton Park

Saturday 31st August/Sunday 1st September 2002

Another MonsterMob Double

The MonsterMob Ducati team recorded another double victory at Oulton Park with both MCN Superbike Championship leader Steve Hislop and MB4U.com Supersport Championship leader Stuart Easton taking a win a piece to increase their respective advantages.

But the team’s success was tempered with frustration when Hislop suffered crank sensor failure whilst leading race two with just two laps remaining – his first machine failure in two years – forcing him out.

Having shattered the lap record on his way to a comfortable victory in the opening leg, pole setter Hislop was made to fight during race two when the 998 Testastretta spluttered to a halt.

“I can’t believe it, that is so frustrating. I was well in control and looking towards another double when the bike just slowed. Still, I’ve increased my championship lead but not by as much as I would have liked” said the Scot.

With main rival Sean Emmett only scoring a 9th in race one and 6th in race two due to a wrist injury, Hislop still increased his lead to 56 points with four races left.

Teammate Stuart Easton returned to winning ways aboard the MonsterMob 748 after four races without a win.

The 18 year old from Hawick hit the front on lap 2 and was never headed, despite a late challenge from Irishman Michael Laverty.

The end result means that Easton needs just 3 points from the final two races to be sure of the crown.

“I’m pleased to win again but I’m still going to go for it at Mallory as I need the prize money!” said Easton.

Team boss Paul Bird was philosophical about his team’s luck.

“They say luck evens itself out over a season, well we must be due some in the final two races. Today was not the day we wanted to record our first Superbike DNF in two years due to a breakdown but at least both riders have increased their leads.”

Results:

MCN British Superbike Race One:
1. Steve Hislop (MonsterMob Ducati) 29:15.791
2. Shane Byrne (Ducati) 29:18.086
3. Michael Rutter (Ducati) 29:18.483
4. Steve Plater (Yamaha) 29:33.054
5. Karl Harris (Suzuki) 29:33.089
6. Glen Richards (Kawasaki) 29:33.619
7. John Crawford (Suzuki) 29:34.441
8. John Reynolds (Suzuki) 29:40.034
9. Sean Emmett (Yamaha) 29:41.231
10. Dean Thomas (Ducati) 29:41.292

MCN British Superbike Race Two:
1. Steve Plater (Yamaha) 27:48.010
2. John Reynolds (Suzuki) 27:48.322
3. Simon Crafar (Yamaha) 28:07.023
4. Karl Harris (Suzuki) 28:10.549
5. Michael Rutter (Ducati) 28:10.735
6. Sean Emmett (Yamaha) 28:13.555
7. John Crawford (Suzuki) 28:18.230
8. Dean Thomas (Ducati) 28:20.097
9. Paul Young (Suzuki) 28:33.441
10. Gary Mason (Honda) 28:33.707

MCN British Superbike Standings:
1. Steve Hislop 395pts
2. Sean Emmett 339pts
3. Michael Rutter 316.5pts
4. Shane Byrne 257.5pts
5. John Reynolds 244.5pts
6. Steve Plater 229pts
7. Paul Brown 159.5pts
8. Simon Crafar 157pts
9. Glen Richards 140.5pts
10. Dean Thomas 112pts

Supersport:
1. Stuart Easton (MonsterMob Ducati) 24:22.360
2. Michael Laverty (Honda) 24:22.594
3. Scott Smart (Honda) 24:28.934
4. Jeremy Goodall (Suzuki) 24:31.656
5. Callum Ramsay (Suzuki) 24:40.126
6. Danny Beaumont (Yamaha) 24:43.003
7. Pete Jennings (Kawasaki) 24:44.903
8. Douglas Cowie (Kawasaki) 24:45.212
9. Ben Wilson (Honda) 24:45.639
10. Gary May (Yamaha) 24:45.997.

Supersport Championship Standings:
1. Stuart Easton 228pts
2. Scott Smart 181pts
3. Michael Laverty 124pts
4. Pete Jennings 99pts
5. Jeremy Goodall 98pts
6. Tom Tunstall 96pts
7. Ben Wilson 89pts
8. Simon Andrews 80pts
9. Callum Ramsay 70pts
10. Chris Bishop 61pts

The next round is at Mallory Park, Leicestershire on Saturday 14th September/Sunday 15th September.

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By Glenn LeSanto

Tortoroglio back to winning ways

Last year, using Suzuki power, Walter Tortoroglio enjoyed several wins in the European Superstock Championship and finished the season in second. This year, using Honda power, Torto’s season hasn’t been nearly so impressive. But he got back to his winning ways at Oschersleben leading the race from start to finish.

Tortoroglio got the holeshot and soon built up a commanding lead as Koen Vleugels, Andy Notman, Vizziello and Nebal banged fairings in a pitched battle for second place. Vleugels eventually finished third, despite crashing out and causing the red flag to be waved to stop the race on lap 15. Vizziello was second on the track with Notman fourth, but Vizziello was later disqualified for an airbox rules violation.

Championship leader Vittorio Iannuzzo managed to race despite the broken leg and shoulder sustained in the horrific crash at Brands Hatch. He finished 6th to score 10 valuable Championship points and to keep his title hopes open. Romanelli, his Alstare Suzuki teammate, crashed out early in the race when Alfonsi dropped his DFX Ducati and skittled Romanelli’s Suzuki.

Iannuzzo now leads Vizziello by 116 points to 96. Tortoroglio is third with 90 points.

European Superstock Championship Oschersleben Race Result:

1. Walter Tortoroglio, Honda CBR900RR, 14 laps, 21:38.350
2. Koen Vleugels, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -4.608 seconds
3. Andy Notman, Suzuki GSX-R1000. -4.794 seconds
4. Stefan Nebel, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -4.859 seconds
5. Vittorio Iannuzzo, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -10.308 seconds
6. Riccardo Chiarello, Ducati 998S, -11.926 seconds
7. Didier Vankeymeulen, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -12.584 seconds
8. Luke Quigley, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -12.741 seconds
9. Lorenzo Mauri, Yamaha YZF-R1, -15.773 seconds
10. Alessandro Brannetti, Honda CBR900RR, -20.779 seconds

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Chris Carr won the Springfield Mile Sunday, and Nicky Hayden finished eighth in the restarted race.

So no AMA Grand Slam for young Hayden at this point.

Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

By David Swarts

Orion Motorsports Honda’s Steve Crevier won Sunday’s Yoshimura 600cc Sportbike race at Shannonville Motorsports Park in Ontario, Canada, but Blackfoot Suzuki’s Clint McBain wrapped up the 600cc Championship with a sixth-place finish.

Crevier’s teammate, Kevin Lacombe, was only three points behind McBain in the Championship standings, but Lacombe crashed on lap two of the race, handing the title to McBain.

In post-race dyno checks, Crevier’s Honda CBR600F4i was found to be 0.8-horsepower over the class’ 110-horsepower limit, giving the official race win to Kawasaki’s Owen Weichel.

Crevier’s penalty does not change the outcome of the Championship.

Canadian 600cc Sportbike Race Results:

1. Owen Weichel, Kawasaki
2. Ugo Levert, Suzuki
3. Jordan Szoke, Suzuki
4. Andrew Nelson, Honda
5. Clint McBain, Suzuki
6. Matthew McBride, Honda
7. Bruce McDonald, Yamaha
8. Jeff Williams, Suzuki
9. Jean-Francois Cyr, Yamaha
10. Joel McDonald, Yamaha
11. Corey Warren, Yamaha
12. Zenon Nelson, Suzuki
13. Kevin Lacombe, Honda, DNF, crash
14. Steve Crevier, Honda, DQ, over horsepower