Haydon ejects at 100mph.

James Haydon was unable to compete in race two at Oschersleben yesterday after a heavy fall in the opening race, at 'Triple', the fastest corner of the circuit.

Haydon, already nursing a broken bone in his foot and damaged leg and shoulder ligaments from a crash two weeks ago at Monza, suffered a sprained ankle and wrist, as well as severe bruising, when his bike jumped out of gear and he ran into the gravel at more than 100mph.

"It has been another character building weekend. Right now my character is as strong as Geoff Capes, the English shot-putter, but my body feels like Will O' The Wisp!" joked James after cartwheeling through the gravel. "I felt really comfortable until the bike jumped out of third gear when I was peeling into the corner. I tried to jump off but hit the gravel at over 100mph. It was a big one!

"I have always approached my racing in one way, aggressively, and that has been both a strong point and a weak point," he continued. "But after Monza I said I would treat this round more like a testing session and I feel we have improved the set-up here more than anywhere. I got a great start and then found a rhythm. I wanted to stay with the two guys in front and see what happened and felt really comfortable before the crash."

Team-mate Troy Corser finished 12th and 14th in Sunday's races.