Superbike champ and former Cagiva GP rider Mat Mladin just walked back to the pits, with the only machinery in his
possession being his transponder.
Three minutes into the qualifying session, Mladin's GSX-R750 Superbike let go in a big way down the main straight. Ka-boom. Sergeant

He has gone back out on his back-up bike, which is aptly named.

Mladin hasn't had a mechanical DNF in the last two seasons.