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Edwards leaves Australia in second place in World Superbike standings

24 April 2000

2000 World Superbike Championship Series, Round 2: Phillip Island, Australia,
April 24, 2000

Castrol Honda's Colin Edwards II took fifth place in both races in Sunday's
rain-interrupted second round of the World Superbike championship. Edwards is
second in the points standings. Bimota's Anthony Gobert and Aprilia's Troy
Corser gave the record crowd a thrill as they each took a win. The Australian
pair were both debut winners on their new-for-2000 machines and sent their
rain-soaked 56,000 fans home happy. Current World GP champ Carl Fogarty crashed
on lap five of race two, suffering a suspected broken collarbone.

Overall points standings:
1.   Haga, Yamaha - 71
2.   Edwards, Honda - 67
3.   Corser, Aprilia - 51
4.   Chili, Suzuki - 43
5.   Lavilla, Kawasaki - 42
6.   Gobert, Bimota - 36
7.   Fogarty, Ducati - 36
8.   Fujiwara, Suzuki - 27
9.   Aoki, Ducati - 26
10.  Bostrom, Ducati - 18

The next round of the World Superbike series will be in Sugo, Japan on April 30.
Be sure to visit Honda's web site at
http://www.hondaredriders.com/roadracing/index.html to view complete results of
the weekend's exciting roadracing action.