With two wins and one second place to his credit thus far in 2007, Hannspree Ten Kate Honda's
Kenan Sofuoglu has scored an immediate jump on his many rivals in the World Supersport championship - and such was the effect of a pivotal
Donington Park meeting that no fewer than three of his main rivals left the UK injured and another two left with no points and one point respectively.
Thus Sofuoglu has a 27-point lead over the rejuvenated Katsuaki Fujiwara and a 31-point advantage on second place Donington finisher Robbin Harms. Gil Kawasaki’s two top runners, Fabien Foret and Pere Riba look to get their championship challenges back on the straight and narrow after disastrous Donington outcomes, ruining the good work of pole for Riba and a PI race win for Foret.
The almost traditional big WSS two of reigning double champion Sebastien Charpentier and 2006 runner-up Kevin Curtain are each trying to be fit for Valencia after crashes in Donington first practice, leaving them in the same boat as another modern-day great of Supersport racing, Broc Parkes.
First qualifying at Valencia takes place on Friday.
