Double tops for HANNspree Ten Kate Honda -ozzy go-

An astonishing display of true grit and determination enabled
British rider James Toseland to secure his second World
Superbike Championship title - and the first ever for HANNspree
Ten Kate Honda. The 2007 series victory rounds off an extremely
successful season, in which the team has already collected the
World Supersport title with Kenan Sofuoglu.

The 27-year-old collected the win by the narrowest of margins
following two difficult 23-lap races. Race one saw Toseland forced
off the track on the opening lap after Lorenzo Lanzi high-sided in
front of him leaving him nowhere to go but onto the gravel. The
new champion remained aboard the HANNspree Ten Kate Honda
CBR1000RR and re-joined the track at the back of the pack.

Toseland concentrated on the task at hand and set about carving
his way through the field - eventually settling for a safe seventh
position. Noriyuki Haga claimed the race win to move into second
position overall and narrow the gap in the championship standings
to 17 points.

HANNspree Ten Kate Honda's Toseland returned to the track for
race two with a difficult task ahead and knowing that he must
finish in eighth place or higher. The Brit did not enjoy the best of
starts and slotted into sixth position from pole before moving up
to fifth on the opening lap.

The determined rider soon came under pressure from Troy
Bayliss and Max Neukirchner and by lap five the German rider
passed the HANNspree Ten Kate Honda rider, relegating Toseland
to sixth place. However, just three laps later Neukirchner crashed
out, leaving only Bayliss to challenge the World Superbike
Champion.

Bayliss passed Toseland on lap 11, while Toseland's team-mate
Roberto Rolfo slotted into seventh position. The riders maintained
station until the chequered flag with Rolfo assisting his HANNspree
Ten Kate Honda team-mate to ride safely to championship victory
with a two-point margin.

A tenth and seventh position respectively places Rolfo eighth in
the overall standings, on equal points with seventh-placed Lanzi.
Toseland's title rival Noriyuki Haga claimed a double race win -
but it was not quite enough to seal ultimate glory. full story
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