Corser 6th, Bostrom 18th, Gobert 20th.    Corser up to 5th on lap 2.  Yoshikawa was closing on Haga and Gobert ended up in the wall looking very unhealthy indeed.  It looked as though the bike hit his legs when they went in to the wall after the bike had done some flips. Very worrying indeed. (Later news - Anthony has a fractured shoulder and possibly a broken hand).

Haga had Yoshikawa right up his tail-pipe with a little gap back to Edwards and Izutsu in 3rd and 4th respectively.  Corser still 5th.

Chili had some bike trouble and headed to the pits to try and find the fault but ended up going for an early shower.

Lap 7 - Haga, Yoshikawa, Edwards, Izutsu, Corser, Ryo.

Edwards started closing the gap to Yoshikawa and Haga on lap 10 and looked to be pacing himself and preserving his tyres.  After Race 1 he said that he had shagged his tyres early on and couldn't push hard towards the end of the race. It looks as though he is saving something for the end in this race.

Haga started to get quite a lot of wheelspin and Yoshikawa squeezed past him on lap 11.  Edwards got past Haga on lap 12 as the Yamaha was struggling with rear end grip.  Izutsu set the fastest lap and took Haga for 3rd.    Corser still 5th with Ryo right on his tail.  Bostrom in 13th.

Yoshikawa looked to be also starting to suffer with rear end grip.  Izutsu started lining up Edwards and will surely attempt a pass sometime soon.  Yanagawa is on a charge from 7th and if current pace is anything to go on will get past Ryo and Corser sometime in the next few laps.

Lap 17 of 25 - Yoshikawa, Izutsu, Edwards, Haga, Corser, Yanagawa, Ryo.

Race 1 winner Izutsu took Yoshikawa for the lead on lap 18 and looked to have the pace to clear off in to the distance but Yoshikawa looked determined not to let him get away, even though he was clearly suffering from a lack of grip.

5 laps to go - Izutsu, Yoshikawa, Edwards, Haga, Corser, Yanagawa.  Bostrom 13th.  Corser was given the hurry up by Yanagawa and had responded well to up his pace and pull out some time on the Kawasaki rider.

And that is how they ended up as they crossed for the chequered flag.

Izutsu with a surprise double on a Kawasaki to really put the cat among the pigeons in the manufacturers championship standings.  The 28 year old Japanese rider from Osaka will surely be on the Sake tonight.

On lap 2 Haga led from Chili, Edwards, Izutsu & Corser. 

Haga, followed by Chili, Edwards, Izutsu, Kitagawa, Ryo, Corser, Yoshikawa on lap 4.  Ryo set the fastest lap and Izutsu went past Edwards for 3rd on this lap.  This track looks so technical.

Kawasaki mounted Izutsu looks to be a man on a mission - he went past Chili on lap 5 and set out after Haga.  Ryo got past Edwards and immediately pulled out a gap on the American rider. 

Izutsu got past Haga on lap 8.  Race order - Izutsu, Haga, Chili, Ryo, Edwards.  Corser 9th.

Ryo took Chili under brakes a lap later and started looking to put one under Haga, he succeeded with 15 laps to go.  Corser now in 10th, Gobert 19th.  Ryo (Suzuki) was on the hunt for race leader Izutsu but had a second to make up.  They seem to be on the extreme edge of the tyre on nearly every corner here.

Izutsu responded to Ryo's challenge to stretch the gap to 1.9 seconds on lap 13. 

By lap 17 Izutsu had opened up a 4 second gap to Ryo and looked to have it all wrapped up.  Ryo looks as though he may have trouble holding on to his 2nd place as he is being harassed closely by Haga and Chili. Sure enough as I typed that last sentence Haga stuck it underneath him to take that 2nd position.  Chili was looking for a way past Ryo too.

Yanagawa's Kawasaki expired on lap 18. 

Race order lap 22 out of 25 - Izutsu, Haga, Ryo, Chili, Edwards, Kitagawa.  Chili snuck under Ryo just before the chicane to take 3rd place.  

Championship Standings - Riders

Championship Standings - Manufacturers

Chambon (Suzuki) and Casoli (Ducati) had a little gap back to Muggeridge (Honda) in 3rd. 

Whitham took Muggeridge for 3rd on lap 3  and set about chasing down the leaders.  He took Casoli a lap later but Casoli got the hurry up and re-passed him shortly afterwards. 

Casoli was finally relegated to 3rd by Whitham a lap later, Jamie closed right up on Chambon immediately afterwards.  Muggeridge took Casoli for 3rd.

Casoli dropped it a couple of laps later and Teuchert was closing in on Muggeridge to start a battle for 3rd. Curtain in 9th and Pitt in 11th.   Teuchert got Muggeridge on lap 9.  Kellner started closing down Muggeridge on lap 10 and took him half a lap later.  MacPherson relegated Muggeridge to 6th on lap 12 but Karl took him right back.  Curtain up to 8th, Pitt still 11th.   MacPherson finally made a pass stick on Muggeridge.

Teuchert took Whitham on lap 17 - Curtain up to 6th, Muggeridge 7th, Pitt 11th.

Teuchert took the lead from Chambon on lap 20 and immediately pulled out a gap.  Kellner took Whitham for 3rd.   Pitt up to 9th.  Kellner took Chambon for 2nd with 3 laps remaining followed by Whitham, MacPherson, Curtain, Muggeridge, Pirovano and Pitt in 9th.

"I got stuck in that group and had a lot of headache all through the race. I could have probably passed a few guys in front of me but there were yellow flags all the way down to the places where I could have tried. So there wasn't much more possible for me today.", said Andrew.

Before the race the 24-year-old works Kawasaki rider was administered anti-inflammatory medication to ensure his blood remained thin as a safeguard against possible clotting. He also suffered headaches during the 25-lap race, a legacy of being knocked unconscious and flung into a gravel trap after his Kawasaki ZX-6R was struck by Japanese rider Noriyasu Numata in qualifying yesterday.

Karl Muggeridge was on the 1st Honda home - "I happy to take some points to the next round and we were the 1st Honda. But I'm also a bit disappointed, because I know it could have been better."

Late News - Curtain disqualified from his 6th place at post-race scrutineering as his engine would not start.