Muz Roc Rennsport Riders: Doriano Romboni, Eskil Suter, Jean-Philippe Ruggia, Luca Cadalora The team was formed after the Malaysian group Hong Leong bought the historic motorcycle manufacturer MZ.
The team began the year with a single rider – Doriano Romboni (ITA), who scored a 12th at Suzuka in the bikes first race.
The 1999 chassis was designed by ex-test rider Eskil Suter and manufactured by British firm Fabrication Techniques.
Both riders were regularly qualifying in the top 10, and at the Catalunya GP, van den Goorbergh gave the bike its first pole position, by nearly 0.3 seconds from Max Biaggi.
While van den Goorbergh may have kept team morale up with his qualifying success, Cadalora was clearly suffering from a severe lack of motivation.
The bike had also showed potential for impressive top speed even when compared to the factory Hondas, but its power delivery was harsh in comparison, making it more difficult to ride.
Due to financial pressures, and with no sponsor for the following season the Muz team ceased GP competition at the end of 1999, but the bikes themselves were to re-appear on the grid in 2001 in the guise of the Pulse 500.