place," Slight said. "We're fighting very
hard and Carl's winning all the races, so
it's not something to be happy about.
The bike was perfect and I rode it pretty
good, but 0 did Carl and he got the
result."
Edwards showed very little team
spirit in the second race as he knocked
Slight off at the exit of the Melbourne
loop hairpin, albeit accidentally,'
destroying Slight's chances of a podium
double. 'Tt was a typical racing accident," Edwards said. "Like Aaron's
clash with Chili at Hockenheim a few
years ago. Coming out of the corner I
couldn't see where Aaron was. Then I
touched my left foot on his handlebar."
Slight was less enamored with the
outcome.
"I can't believe Colin and me
touched," the Kiwi said. "I was certain
he had seen me. I'm gutted."
Slight's Melbourne crash was followed up by a much faster one at Coppice after he had restarted the race a lap
down • even running in company
behind the leader Edwards for a spell.
Slight was inconsolable after the second
(Above) Aaron Slight tries to hold off PlerFrancesco Chili (7) in their battle.
(Left) Close company: Troy Corser (11)
leans on Akira Yanagawa (4).
race, having seen his title hopes take an
unexpected downturn.
'Tve crashed twice, scored no points,
ripped a finger open and wrecked two
fairings. All in one race!" he said.
Chili was another top rider in the
wars, crashing spect
