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Karl Muggeridge, who replaced the injured Ruben Xaus for the final round at Portimao, continued to improve his feeling for the unfamiliar bike, tyres and circuit in today’s two races, eventually finishing in 18th and 17th places.
The Castrol Honda team would like to thank Karl for his hard work this weekend and Ruben for his own contribution to the 2011 season.
GeeBee
Karl Muggeridge 18th and 17th
It’s been very tough for me this weekend. On Friday I was just trying to remember which way the track went and we had a couple of technical issues on the first two days which restricted our track time as well. In warm-up this morning I was still struggling to find some harmony out there so in the first race I just kind of sat there and did the laps. It paid off because I had a better feeling for the second race after we made some suspension changes so the bike worked a little better on grip and turning. We also adjusted the electronics slightly to soften the throttle response off a bit. It all helped and I was a lot more comfortable in race two – I was still too slow though. I also lacked a bit of confidence in the tyres but that’s only going to come with time. It was fun to be back working with the guys though, and to be in this paddock where I still have a lot of friends.
2011 World Superbike championship, final round Portimao, Portugal (4.592km), 22 laps - results,
Race one:
1 Carlos Checa (ESP) Ducati 38m13.293s
2 Sylvain Guintoli (FRA) Ducati +2.860s
3 Jonathan Rea (GBR) Castrol Honda +8.481s
4 Max Biaggi (ITA) Aprilia +11.963s
5 Joan Lascorz (ESP) Kawasaki +13.333s
6 Marco Melandri (ITA) Yamaha +18.960s
18 Karl Muggeridge (AUS) Castrol Honda +1m06.213s
Race two:
1 Marco Melandri (ITA) Yamaha 38m11.326s
2 Eugene Laverty (IRL) Yamaha +1.075s
3 Jonathan Rea (GBR) Castrol Honda +1.363s
4 Carlos Checa (ESP) Ducati +2.648s
5 Sylvain Guintoli (FRA) Ducati +3.355s
6 Leon Camier (GBR) Aprilia +4.709s
17 Karl Muggeridge (AUS) Castrol Honda +57.941s
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