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2007-05-01 WSBK: Bayliss wins Superbike race 2 in Assen
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 Final contest in Superbike race 2 in Assen between Toseland and Bayliss was white hot, after leading rider Haga (who set a new record lap with a 1’39.770 on lap two) had to pull out with machine problems on lap 11. Biaggi was eventually third, working his way forward after being swamped by more aggressive riders on lap one. Corser, who had been severely beaten by his race one crash, was a fighting fourth, while Roberto Rolfo (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) had his best race of the year in fifth, leading a bunch of warring riders which was sometimes seven strong. Xaus crashed out of contention twice to score no points and go sixth overall in the series.
Toseland now has a 32-point lead in the championship fight (196 to 164) with Biaggi still his closest challenger. In overall third is Haga, despite his no score in race two, but with Bayliss jumping up to fourth, on 128 points, the championship chase has just got even more interesting. Corser is fifth after his race one crash, while a second race tumble for Lorenzo Lanzi (Ducati Xerox) puts him seventh, on 98 points.
Claims of race winners:
Troy Bayliss
It was an incredible race and there was lots of action. I take my hat off to James, he's riding stronger and is getting more and more confident all the time" declared Troy. "I'm happy to take a win but I'm also very frustrated because in the first race I thought I could possibly have taken a win and we really struggled in the last six laps with the front tyre. We just made a mistake and didn't use the hard tyre but then we did use the hard tyre in the second race and the last three laps I was really struggling again so we have to put our heads together and work a bit on the setting because you just can't ride like that all the time. We were both over the limit in those last few laps, I was trying to cover my lines, slowing down in some corners and speeding up, and James was doing the same. At the last chicane the win could have been anybody's!
James Toseland
I have mixed feelings today. I am gutted that I couldn’t get the double win for the team at their home race. I was pushing so hard out there but Troy Bayliss is a tough man to beat and he just wasn’t going to let that go. I made a mistake on that last chicane and went too deep on the brakes, and he just got past me. Fair play to the man – that was an incredible race. Anyway, I have two more podiums under my belt, plus another race win and I am still leading the standings so I can’t really complain. I’m going to keep trying though – I want to get that double before the end of the year!
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