Hamaguchi wins twice to stay in contention for SuperSports title

PASIR GUDANG: Five-time champion Toshiyuki Hamaguchi kept his SuperSports 600cc title chase alive by winning the two races in the fourth round of the Petronas FIM Asian Grand Prix at the Johor Circuit yesterday.

The Japanese started Race One from pole position but lost the lead to Malaysian Ahmad Fuad Baharudin in the opening lap and he was also overtaken by another Malaysian, Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman, and Thai Chalermpol Polamai.