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lot. And his best result since
the comeback round from the
summer break, in Portugal, with
Razgatlioglu third.
In the championship Rea has
601 points, Bautista 460, Lowes
305, Van der Mark 304 and
Razgatlioglu 299.
WorldSSP
An astonishing one-way war of
words after the 19-lap WorldSSP
Championship race in Argentina
ensured that even the frequent
hard passes and blocks put in by
almost all the top riders would be
forgotten, and all anybody could
talk about was the verbal spray
that seventh-placed Randy Krum-
menacher (Bardahl Evan Bros.
WorldSSP Team) put in after he
felt that he had been given a
slow new engine compared to
his teammate—and only realistic
championship rival pre-race—
Federico Caricasulo.
In a race won by Jules Cluzel
(GMT94), who now has his own
outside shot at the title, Krum-
menacher was as high as fourth
before he tumbled to seventh.
A "pay rider" who helps the
whole team get on track with his
own backers, Krummenacher
said, "It is a very clear situation:
I never had such a slow engine
as in this race. My team, my
guys did a great job on the bike,
my setup and my tires looked
great after the race. I was strong
on the brakes and good in the
corners, but I got passed by [the]
Hondas on the straight. In the
race it was even worse. And obvi-
ously the bike of Federico goes
very fast. I am very disappointed
by this situation, but I cannot
change it. I do not give up, and I
have nothing to lose."
