2006 SBK World Championship
Round 10 – Lausitz (Germany) – Preview
Circuit: Eurospeedway (length 4,265 meters)
TOSELAND READY TO DEFEND HIS SECOND POSITION
Notwithstanding that the Assen race didn’t go quite
how the Winston Ten Kate Honda Team hoped, the Dutch race
delivered an important result: second position in the World
Championship standings for James Toseland. This is the primary
objective for the tough English rider for the last three rounds
of the season; going out to defend his overall second, starting
off by aiming for two podium placings in Germany. The team
also expects a good performance from Karl Muggeridge, who
is looking for his first podium of the season. The Australian
rider was unlucky in Assen race 1, when he slipped on the
wet track while he was in fourth position, but fortunately
there were no resultant injuries. On Sunday the Eurospeedway
races will give him a chance to step up to at least one plateau
of the German podiums.
Ronald Ten Kate – Team Manager
“The Race in Assen didn’t go as we wished, also
because of the weather conditions, which didn’t allow
us to work with any great continuity. What comforts me is
that both Karl and James never gave up, especially James who
picked himself up after a fall and a straight-on, which saw
him on the grass. At the end of the races all of us weren’t
so happy, but I saw in my riders’ eyes their desire
for immediate revenge.”
James Toseland – Winston Ten Kate Honda Rider
“The only positive thing to come out of Assen is that
I took back second position in the world standing. I think
this has become the main the objective of the season, because
I think Bayliss is now a bit too far ahead; but I’ll
try my best as usual anyway. From Lausitz, it will be the
start of start my defence of second position, while still
trying to win as many race as possible.”
Karl Muggeridge – Winston Ten Kate Honda Rider
“I can’t deny that I want to just forget about
the Assen weekend really soon. In particular I still have
a bitter taste in my mouth about how race one went while I
was in fourth position: I had a great feeling with the bike
and I was sure I could have stepped on the podium. I’m
happy we have the Lausitz race straight away and I can have
another shot at stepping on the podium, something that for
one or other reason I’ve missed out on so far.”
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