Texas Tornado sends storm warning to Bayliss.

Four races to go and the 2002 Superbike World Championship just keeps getting better and better. Troy Bayliss still leads quite comfortably, but arch-rival Colin Edwards is doing everything right to put as much pressure on Bayliss as possible - and has warned Bayliss he can expect more of the same this weekend, especially of it's wet.

Edwards trails Bayliss by 29 points as both riders come to Assen, the place where last year Bayliss became world champion (with a lot of help from teammate Ruben Xaus).

To prevent Bayliss from holding on to that number one plate, Edwards needs to keep doing what he's been doing for the last five races in a row: winning.

Last weekend, in Germany, Edwards once again stood on top of the podium twice. It was his 27th win and the 51st win for Neil Tuxworth's Castrol Honda team. It was also the 21st straight podium finish for Edwards.

"I want to keep on winning to keep the pressure on Troy," says Edwards. "Honda, Michelin and Castrol are helping me do that by keeping the development up and making my life on the bike easier. I want to carry on winning at Assen. We started the season with Troy winning all the races and that was no fun for us."

"Assen is one of the tracks where I shine in the rain," continued the Taxes Tornado. " I'm good in the rain. I never won here but I'm looking to change that. I'm sure we can do it."

The outright win record for a single season is still held by Doug Polen who won 17 races in 1991. But Troy Bayliss has already won 14 times this year so Polen's record is well within his grasp.