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advantage away from Laguna. Even he could not quite process all that
had happened, as his championship hopes have gone from doomed to
dreamlike in so few races. "I would never have believed you if you told
me I would come here and set a new lap record, win two races and
take the overall, so it has been a great weekend. We made a very small
change to the bike between the Superpole race and Race Two. I had a
few small warnings, just enough for me to roll it back a bit, think about
finishing, and we got it done. I am just super-satisfied with this week-
end, and I did the best I could in race two.
"I am looking forward to the summer break now."
In the championship standings, Rea has 433, Bautista 352, Lowes
(now third) with 220, Van der mark 215 and Haslam 202. Razgatlioglu
is coming inexorably on, in sixth with 191 points.
The next championship points will be available at round 10 in
Portimao, between September 6-8. But before then there will be a
(Left) JD Beach had
a tough weekend as
he did double duties
with his MotoAmerica
commitments. A
massive crash in
the Superpole event
thanks to being taken
out made life harder
for him. (Below) Rea
took command of the
Superpole race early
to lead Chaz Davies
to the flag.
