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MCNEWS.COM.AU - The ultimate in motorcycle news World SuperBike 2002 - Round 4 - Sugo
Race 2 Report
Apr 21
st, 2002
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  • Race Results
  • Championship Standings
  1. Tamada
  2. Edwards
  3. Hodgson
  4. Bayliss
  5. Haga
  6. Yanagawa
  7. B Bostrom
  8. Yoshikawa
  9. Xaus
  10. Tsujimura
  11. Toseland
  12. Lavilla
  13. Walker
  14. E Bostrom
  15. Borja
  16. Takeda
  17. Borciani
  18. Pedercini
  19. Clementi
  20. ]Martin
  21. Nakamura
  22. Sanchini
  1. Bayliss - 174
  2. Edwards - 150
  3. Hodgson - 98
  4. Bostrom - 95
  5. Haga - 87
  6. Xaus - 86
  7. Toseland - 57
  8. Walker - 52
  9. Izutsu - 47
  10. Tamada - 45
  • Manufacturers Standings
  1. Ducati - 179
  2. Honda - 155
  3. Aprilia - 87
  4. Kawasaki - 74
  5. Suzuki - 38
  6. Yamaha - 16

Transcript from our live update page that was run during the race

Start from the bottom as uppermost text is last

  • Tamada wins, Edwards 2nd, Hodgson 3rd, Bayliss 4th, Haga 5th

  • In to the chicane for the final time, still Edwards in 2nd, Hodgson 3rd, Bayliss 4th

  • Backmarkers now

  • Only a lap and a half to run now,  Tamada way out in front, Edwards still holding off Hodgson and Bayliss

  • Tamada has escaped out in front now to the tune of 3 seconds,  Edwards 2nd, Hodgson and Bayliss right behind

  • 5 laps to run

  • Edwards through on Hodgson for 2nd

  • Tamada has now pulled out 1.8 seconds on Hodgson,  Edwards starting to look for a way past Hodgson for 2nd

  • Tamada sets a new lap record, 1m29.108, on lap 17 of 25

  • Tamada has escaped from Hodgson a little now

  • Bayliss through on Haga for 4th!

  • Tamada through to the lead, Hodgson demoted to 2nd

  • I can't help but think that Edwards is just happy to sit back and watch Haga and Tamada fight it out, maybe biding his time......

  • Bayliss is closing on the leaders, now only 1.5 second behind race leader Hodgson

  • Lap 14 of 25 and 6 tenths of a second cover the top 4, which is, Hodgson, Tamada, Edwards, Haga

  • Bayliss only half a second behind Haga now, closing on that 4th spot

  • Tamada through on Edwards for 2nd, Hodgson continues to lead

  • Lap 11 of 25 - Race order - Hodgson, Edwards, Tamada, Haga, Bayliss, Ben Bostrom, Yanagawa, Yoshikawa, Xaus, Tsujimura

  • Bayliss is closing on the back of the leading quartet, only 1.1 seconds behind the 4th placed Haga

  • 15 laps to run

  • Tamada also takes Haga a couple of corners later, so Haga now back to 4th

  • Edwards though on Haga for 2nd on lap 9

  • Lap 7 of 25 - Hodgson, Haga, Edwards, Tamada, Ben Bostrom, Bayliss, Yanagawa, Xaus , Yoshikawa, Tsujimura

  • Hodgson through on Haga for the lead, can he hold on.....

  • The top four remains; Haga, Hodgson, Edwards, Tamada and they are all running fairly close

  • Broc Parkes retires again

  • Edwards stalking Hodgson for 2nd, Tamada right on the back of Edwards also

  • Haga out in front and trying to make a gap

  • Lap 4 of 25 - Race order - Haga, Hodgson, Edward, Tamada, Ben Bostrom, Bayliss

  • Bostrom was 4th but Tamada took that spot from him on lap 3

  • Haga through on Hodgson for the lead a lap later

  • On the grid, they are off, Hodgson leads them through turn one from Haga and Edwards

  • The boys are off on the warm up lap now

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