WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPION, MR NEIL HODGSON

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That this House congratulates Mr Neil Hodgson on become World Superbike Champion in Assen, Holland on Sunday 7th September, clinching the championship title with a second place followed by a first in the day's races; notes that his track success has been well received in his home town of Burnley, and that Burnley feels justly proud of his new world title; further notes that Neil Hodgson won the title after 20 years of racing and just one week after becoming a father; and wishes him similar success both on the track and with his new family in the future.