It was an interesting day at Donington Park today — a day in which Yamaha’s Noriyuki Haga emerged still in the points’ lead despite two fourth place finishes.
In the first race, Honda’s Colin Edwards claimed victory after a hard-fought battle with Suzuki’s Frankie Chili (second). Local Ducati rider Neal Hodgson finished third.
In race two, Hodgson came through with the victory over fellow British Superbike regular Chris Walker (Suzuki), with Chili in third.
Edwards followed his race one victory with a (crash/DNF?) in race two.
Results Race One (Top 10)
1. Colin Edwards (#2 - HONDA) 2. Pierfrancesco Chili (#7 - SUZUKI) 3. Neal Hodgson (#48 - DUCATI) 4. Noriyuki Haga (#41 - YAMAHA) 5. Chris Walker (#49 - SUZUKI) 6. James Haydon (#45 - DUCATI) 7. Akira Yanagawa (#4 - KAWASAKI) 8. Troy Corser (#3 - APRILIA) 9. Aaron Slight (#111 - HONDA) 10. John Reynolds (#47 - DUCATI)
Results Race Two (Top 10)
1. Neal Hodgson (#48 - DUCATI) 2. Chris Walker (#49 - SUZUKI) 3. Pierfrancesco Chili (#7 - SUZUKI) 4. Noriyuki Haga (#41 - YAMAHA) 5. Akira Yanagawa (#4 - KAWASAKI) 6. James Haydon (#45 - DUCATI) 7. Aaron Slight (#111 - HONDA) 8. Ben Bostrom (#155 - DUCATI) 9. Andy Meklau (#13 - DUCATI) 10. Haruchika Aoki (#12 - DUCATI)
Championship Points Standings After Round Four of 13 (Top 10)
1. Noriyuki Haga (#41 - YAMAHA) 130 pts. 2. Colin Edwards (#2 - HONDA) 119 pts. 3. Pierfrancesco Chili (#7 - SUZUKI) 95 pts. 4. Troy Corser (#3 - APRILIA) 77 pts. 5. Gregorio Lavilla (#6 - KAWASAKI) 59 pts. 6. Hitoyasu Izutsu (#64 - KAWASAKI) 50 pts 7. Akira Yanagawa (#4 - KAWASAKI) 47 pts. 8. Neal Hodgson (#48 - DUCATI) 41 pts. 9. Anthony Gobert (#501 - BIMOTA) 36 pts. 10. Carl Fogarty (#1 - DUCATI) 36 pts.
