Randy
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Did my best to find the answer and I think this is the first year where there was no representation from the UK or US.
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feejer222
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The Mrs did some research but can only find results showing wild cards so can't be certain. Got us beat Randy!
Randy
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There were more from each country (US and/or UK) than what I will represent, but, here goes:
1988: Fred Merkel
1989: Fred Merkel
1990: Doug Chandler
1991: Doug Polen
1992: Doug Polen
1993: Carl Fogarty
1994: Scott Russell
1995: Carl Fogarty
1996: Colin Edwards
1997: Carl Fogarty
1998: Carl Fogarty
1999: Carl Fogarty
2000: Colin Edwards
2001: Ben Bostrom
2002: Neil Hodgson
2003: Neil Hodgson
2004: James Toseland
2005: James Toseland
2006: James Toseland
2007: James Toseland
2008: none from UK or US
1988: Fred Merkel
1989: Fred Merkel
1990: Doug Chandler
1991: Doug Polen
1992: Doug Polen
1993: Carl Fogarty
1994: Scott Russell
1995: Carl Fogarty
1996: Colin Edwards
1997: Carl Fogarty
1998: Carl Fogarty
1999: Carl Fogarty
2000: Colin Edwards
2001: Ben Bostrom
2002: Neil Hodgson
2003: Neil Hodgson
2004: James Toseland
2005: James Toseland
2006: James Toseland
2007: James Toseland
2008: none from UK or US
squeezer
Squirrelly Geezer
I kinda suspected the answer was "never," but I didn't know. Let's hope it's the last year.
feejer222
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Nice one.....
OK I am going to have to trust you here.....DONT CHEAT!
Without looking it up. Who won the first ever World Superbike race?
squeezer
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I cheated, so I won't say.
It's a cool answer, though.I will note, however, that the bike was powered by a Yamaha engine.
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Randy
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Wouldn't have known if I didn't look it up. I looked it up and it didn't ring a bell, so, it's not something I knew and forgot...I just never knew!
