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Byrne battles back for eighth win.

Sunday, 29th June 2008

Shane Byrne recovers from an early delay to catch and pass his rivals for victory number eight at Mallory Park.

James Ellison eventually prevailed, the Hydrex Bike Animal Honda rider battling his way up from 15th on the grid to secure some very useful points. He finished ahead of Billy McConnell, who scored his best result of the season on the MSS Discovery Kawasaki. The Australian himself had prevailed in an entertaining battle with Simon Andrews and Tristan Palmer. Palmer had run as high as sixth in the early stages but would eventually settle for eighth place.

Unable to maintain the momentum from his superb start, Watanabe nonetheless withstood race long pressure from the top Daily Star Cup runner John Laverty to equal his season's best result in ninth.

There was disappointment for Karl Harris and Michael Rutter though after they both suffered retirements. Harris was running sixth when he slowed with a mechanical problem, while Rutter spent most of the race recovering from a problem that forced him to start from the pit-lane before he eventually fell on the penultimate lap.

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