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Huge grids of world-class riders and major manufacturers, 26 races in 11 countries and a title battle which would go right down to the last day of the season – the 1992 Superbike World Championship was a real thriller. At Phillip Island for Round 12 of the series, Belgian rider Stéphane Mertens had a scary crash after losing control of his machine coming on to the home straight. He bailed from his Ducati, which burst into flames as it struck the pit wall and continued on fiery auto-pilot across