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Tamada wins, Edwards
2nd, Hodgson 3rd, Bayliss 4th, Haga 5th
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In to the chicane
for the final time, still Edwards in 2nd, Hodgson 3rd, Bayliss 4th
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Backmarkers now
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Only a lap and a
half to run now, Tamada way out in front, Edwards still holding
off Hodgson and Bayliss
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Tamada has escaped
out in front now to the tune of 3 seconds, Edwards 2nd, Hodgson
and Bayliss right behind
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5 laps to run
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Edwards through on
Hodgson for 2nd
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Tamada has now
pulled out 1.8 seconds on Hodgson, Edwards starting to look for
a way past Hodgson for 2nd
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Tamada sets a new
lap record, 1m29.108, on lap 17 of 25
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Tamada has escaped
from Hodgson a little now
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Bayliss through on
Haga for 4th!
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Tamada through to
the lead, Hodgson demoted to 2nd
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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......
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Bayliss is closing
on the leaders, now only 1.5 second behind race leader Hodgson
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Lap 14 of 25 and 6
tenths of a second cover the top 4, which is, Hodgson, Tamada,
Edwards, Haga
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Bayliss only half a
second behind Haga now, closing on that 4th spot
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Tamada through on
Edwards for 2nd, Hodgson continues to lead
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Lap 11 of 25 - Race
order - Hodgson, Edwards, Tamada, Haga, Bayliss, Ben Bostrom,
Yanagawa, Yoshikawa, Xaus, Tsujimura
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Bayliss is closing
on the back of the leading quartet, only 1.1 seconds behind the 4th
placed Haga
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15 laps to run
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Tamada also takes
Haga a couple of corners later, so Haga now back to 4th
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Edwards though on
Haga for 2nd on lap 9
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Lap 7 of 25 -
Hodgson, Haga, Edwards, Tamada, Ben Bostrom, Bayliss, Yanagawa, Xaus ,
Yoshikawa, Tsujimura
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Hodgson through on
Haga for the lead, can he hold on.....
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The top four
remains; Haga, Hodgson, Edwards, Tamada and they are all running
fairly close
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Broc Parkes retires
again
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Edwards stalking
Hodgson for 2nd, Tamada right on the back of Edwards also
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Haga out in front
and trying to make a gap
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Lap 4 of 25 - Race
order - Haga, Hodgson, Edward, Tamada, Ben Bostrom, Bayliss
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Bostrom was 4th but
Tamada took that spot from him on lap 3
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Haga through on
Hodgson for the lead a lap later
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On the grid, they
are off, Hodgson leads them through turn one from Haga and Edwards
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The boys are off on
the warm up lap now