CHRIS WALKER WINS - AGAIN!

An astonishing 22-lap contest gave Chris "The Stalker" Walker his first ever World Superbike race win, as the Nottinghamshire rider overcame the atrocious weather and slippery track to go from dead last (and on the gravel at the first corner on lap one) to victor in front of a drenched Assen crowd. It was Kawasaki's first race win in SBK since a double success for Hitoyasu Izutsu, at Sugo in 2000. Walker's last podium finish was in 2005, third at Valencia.

We remember him well from World Endurance, when he won the 1999 Le Mans 24 hour race with team-mates Steve "Hizzy" Hislop and Bertrand "Fast Sebil" Sebileau.

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GRAND FINAL COMPETITION

In the lead up to this year’s Endurance World Championship Grand Finale, the Bol d’Or 24 Hour race, www.warwicknowland.com will stage an exciting new competition called ‘Pick the Podium’. The scene is set as we count down to this year’s epic Endurance finale and picking the podium will be a battle on its own!

The 2006 Endurance World Championship has not been plain sailing for the sole Factory team, Castrol Suzuki. The 2006 title will be decided on their home soil but the hope of a Championship victory in France is under severe pressure from Yamaha Austria. To make matters worse, they will both have their hands full contending with GMT 94 Yamaha, the National Motos Factory Honda, the Factory Kawasaki, and an army of fast, furious French teams. We have no doubt there will be an English team arriving to upset the European party as well, Phase One Yamaha! So what do you have to do to be in with a chance of winning? All you have to do is name the 3 teams that will finish on the Magny Cours podium come Sunday afternoon at 3pm, September 17th. The finishing order is not what we’re after, just the names of the 3 teams that will stand tall when the chequered flag waves signalling the end to this year’s titanic adventure.

And the prize… the first correct entry drawn will win Warwick’s 2006 AXO racing suit as used in this years Endurance World Championship.

Want to be in with a chance? The competition is open now and all you have to do is email your answers HERE You can enter as many times as you like as all entries will go into the draw. The first correct entry drawn after the race on Sunday afternoon will win! The winner will be contacted by email and the prize delivered to the address provided within 21 days.

Entries will close at 3pm Saturday 16th September. (UTC/GMT + 1 Hour)

2006 WORLD ENDURANCE "ROOKIE TROPHY" WINNER

Courtesy of Ohlins guru Zweitze Rooske - the unofficial Rookie of the Year" Trophy...impressive, ain't it?