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Muggeridge Report
 Apr 21st, 2002		 MCNEWS.COM.AU - The ultimate in motorcycle news
 
Honda's Karl Muggeridge took sixth place in today's fourth round of the World Supersport championship here at Sugo in Japan.

The gritty Australian rider, starting from fourth place on the front row of the grid, made a disappointing start to the 25-lap race but fought through to hold third place by the ninth lap. Muggeridge also set a new lap record for the 2.32-mile circuit on lap three.

Muggeridge then suffered handling problems and could do little more than hold on for his best finish of the season, losing out on fifth place to a photo finish with German Christian Kellner.

"Everything was fine until about the 16th lap, the tyre started to wear as normal but it changed the feeling from the machine," explained Muggeridge. "After that I was probably losing about 0.1s a corner and it was enough to cost me three places.

"All it really tells us is that we need to do some testing when we get back to Europe and find a solid base setting that will be a starting point at every track. Overall I'm not that disappointed, I qualified on the front row and I've had my first top six finish of the year."
 

  • Race Results
  • Championship Standings
  1. Chambon
  2. Fujiwara
  3. Foret
  4. Casoli
  5. Kellner
  6. Muggeridge
  7. Pitt
  8. Daemen
  9. Curtain
  10. Teuchert
  11. Corradi
  12. De Gea
  13. Ellison
  14. Cruciani
  15. Carlacci
  16. Willis
  17. Giugovaz
  1. Chambon - 77
  2. Pitt - 70
  3. Foret - 59
  4. Kellner - 47
  5. Fujiwara - 33
  6. Whitham - 30
  7. Bontempi - 30
  8. Teuchert - 30
  9. Casoli - 30

 Transcript from our live update page that was run during the race

Start from the bottom as uppermost text is last

  • Chambon takes the win, Fujiwara 2nd

  • Last lap - Still Chambon from Fujiwara, but only just, Foret a clear 3rd, Casoli 4th, Muggeridge trying to hold off a charging Kellner and defend his 5th spot

  • Fujiwara still trying to put a move on Chambon but can't quite make it 

  • Lap 22 of 25 - Race order - Chambon, Fujiwara, Foret, Casoli, Muggeridge, Kellner, Pitt, Curtain, Daemen

  • Curtain through on Teuchert in a great move for 8th

  • Fujiwara looking for a way through on his team-mate at nearly every corner, could end in tears

  • Rob Frost crashes out after losing the rear on the change of direction in the middle of the chicane

  • And there he goes, Casoli through on Muggas for 4th

  • Casoli right on Muggeridge now, and will take him shortly

  • Lap 17 of 25 - Pitt 7th, Curtain 9th

  • Casoli now has the gap to 4th placed Muggeridge down to just over a second

  • Still Chambon and Fujiwara out in front, they have over 5 seconds on the 3rd placed Foret

  • Casoli nearly 3 seconds behind Muggeridge but may have enough speed to catch Muggeridge for 4th before the end of the race

  • Foret just walked past Muggeridge on the straight, Foret's Ten Kate Honda is so much faster than Karl's Honda in the straight line speed stakes

  • Muggeridge running 3rd but quite a way behind the leading Suzuki duo.  Muggeridge being hassled by Foret now

  • Casoli in 5th now, after losing some 9 seconds in that off track excursion

  • Casoli off the track, Casoli off the track and out of the lead,  Chambon inherits the lead

  • Lap 6 of 25 - Race order - Casoli, Chambon, Fujiwara, Muggeridge, Foret, Kellner, Teuchert, Curtain, Pitt, Daemen, De Gea , Corradi, Cruciani, Frost, Carlacci , Ellison ,Giugovaz, Willis, Nannelli

  • Casoli still leading from Chambon and Fujiwara, but these leading three are fairly much nose-to-tail

  • Andrew Pitt in 10th

  • Kevin Curtain has come from way back on the grid up to 7th spot after 4 laps!  Awesome, go Kev' !

  • Foret the new lap record holder now, but quite a way back in 5th

  • Casoli through on Chambon for the lead

  • Whitham out

  • Muggeridge in 4th, but at least two seconds behind the leading trio but now running quick lap times, setting a lap record in the process

  • MacPherson out

  • Casoli under Fujiwara in to a right hander

  • A couple down in the pursuing pack, maybe Bontempi and Vermeulen, yes Vermeulen is out

  • Fujiwara tried to outbrake Chambon but couldn't quite make it, the top 3 have made a gap over the pack, Muggeridge leads that second pack

  • Casoli got Fujiwara for 2nd but half a lap later Fujiwara took that 2nd spot back, Chambon in front

  • Chambon got the holeshot, Fujiwara 2nd, Casoli 3rd

  • They are off

  • 600s off on the warm up lap now

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