World SuperSport 2002 - Round 6 - Silverstone

Andrew Pitt saw any chance of regaining his lead in the championship standings dashed, when he crashed out of today's wet Supersport race. Despite scoring no points, the Fuchs Kawasaki rider retains his third position in the championship.

'I got a really bad start, so I was having to push real hard to move my way up through the field,' said Pitt. 'I guess I got a little bit carried away when I saw Foret and Chambon, the two riders leading me in the championship, in the group ahead. Instead of picking them off over two or three laps, I tried to do them both at once - and paid the price. Failing to score at Silverstone means I'll just have to work even harder at Lausitz if I'm to regain the championship lead.'

For Pitt's Fuchs Kawasaki team-mate, James Ellison, this afternoon's Supersport race was even shorter. The reigning European Superstock Champion was caught out by the treacherous conditions and crashed out on the second lap.

'I got a good start, and I was pushing hard to catch the group in front of me when I lost the front end' said Ellison. 'Obviously it's not the way I'd wanted my home round to end, but I need to put it behind me and start looking towards the next round in two weeks time.'