In the Supersport World Championship recent developments at Silverstone mean that the fight for the overall championship is now, realistically, between points leader Kenan Sofuoglu (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) and second place rider Eugene Laverty (Parkalgar Honda).
Such was the severity of his Silverstone crash, there is little chance of third ranked rider Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki Motoacard.com) getting back into the real fight for the championship at full fitness. He is 35 points behind Sofuoglu as it stands, a fact which would indicate that the only man who can displace Kenan now is Laverty. The Irish rider still has an uphill battle on his hands because even if he wins the last three races, Sofuoglu will win the title by placing second each time.
Behind the three riders in 2010 who have monopolised the race wins between them in 2010, Chaz Davies (Triumph ParkinGO BE-1) has been the most consistent, having taken three podiums and five fourth places, gapping the rider behind by 43 points with three rounds remaining.
Behind Chaz the fight for a top five place is astoundingly close, promising action all the way to the finish at Magny-Cours in October. Gino Rea's first podium on his Intermoto Czech Honda pushed him to fifth in the standings, but Harms Benjan rider Robin Harms is only a point behind, Davies' team-mate Davide Salom only a further two points back. From Matthieu Lagrive (Triumph BE-1) in eighth place to Massimo Roccoli in 13th overall position right now, there are only eight points, leaving it all to play for in the 600 Supersport division.
Next year the rules in WSS racing will be slightly different to this year, mainly to limit costs for all. In Supersport there will only be one bike per rider and a new minimum weight (between 161 and 163 kg) is to be decided upon soon. Carbon fibre fairing will be banned, again to cut costs.
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