Final World Superbike Race for 2004
The 2004 World Superbike Season ended on Oct 2nd. Through the miracle of TiVo, I watched the last race on Friday Sadly, Chris Vermeulen was unable to complete both races because of electrical problems on this Honda 1000 RR. This is really disappointing because the Vermeulen 's new 1000 RR has been solid all year long. At the beginning of the weekend, Chris was in 3rd place over all with a shot of winning the championship, but after 2 DNF's he finished 4th over all.
Though disappointing, this is still an awesome finish. This is Vermeulen's first year in World Superbike. This time last year, Chris won the 2003 World Supersport (600 cc) Championship. I'm looking forward to the 2005 season. In '05 Chris Vermeulen will be joined by Karl Muggeridge his former team mate from Supersport. Muggeridge is the 2004 World Supersport Champ. Ten Kate's supersport team is going to be awesome next year.