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Rea Wins Kawasaki Podium Lockout

Winning two races at Misano was good for us, especially the two important races. Unfortunately in the Superpole Race today I made a big mistake in turn ten, when I lost the front. But I restarted to finish fifth which was all important for the weekend. Race Two today was a tough one because the temperature was hot. I was very unsure of the pace. I felt like it was slow but I did not want to push any faster. I saw Alvaro go down very early in the race and the conditions out there were very tough, especially for the front tyre. The rear was just not digging in and going forward, it was just spinning so much – but we won, which was the main thing. It was a super-nice day for Kawasaki because we put three bikes on the Race Two podium. Team Suzuka! Donington next and we will go to every track with an open mentality. http://jonathan-rea.com/news/rea-wins-kawasaki-podium-lockout


Jonathan Rea won WorldSBK race two at Misano World Circuit today, 10 years after he took his first ever WorldSBK career win at the Italia
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Race And Superpole Wins For Rea

I had done next to zero laps in the wet this season, even in winter testing. The first time we came across the wet was in morning warm-up at Imola. The gamble to stay inside the box in the wet morning warm up today still paid off, but we did not expect the rain clouds to come for the race. I was very nervous as we did not really have a wet set-up. So we just tried to maximise our potential, ride my own race and our bike works well in these conditions. It is a very stable bike but the track was changing lap-to-lap. Sometimes we had a lot of surface water, sometimes zero surface water. You need much more concentration in a wet race, because the bike is moving much more underneath you and you have to be very precise, especially with the white lines and the kerbs. When Alex came past I was not prepared to take that risk to go that fast. When I was leading the race I tried to manage my rhythm and the gap to behind. Arturo my mechanic was super-good with my pit-board so I could enjoy the last lap.” http://jonathan-rea.com/news/race-and-superpole-wins-rea


Four-time Superbike World Champion Jonathan Rea and his Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR dominated the proceedings at Misano on Saturday, taki
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Rea Second Fastest Under The Misano Sun

It is much hotter than it was at the test we had here recently. There was not a lot of rubber down at the test but even today the grip levels are lower. But saying that, it feels more normal especially compared to Jerez last time out, where the grip levels were so high you were pushing the tyres into the ground. The bike is moving around a little here and we are just trying to understand where we are with it. I felt we had a really good pace and my speed was good today, and we understood some different tyres. It is now clear the tyre we are going to use. For the first day I feel not bad; actually comfortable on the bike. http://jonathan-rea.com/news/rea-second-fastest-under-misano-sun


Jonathan Rea placed second overall after two Free Practice sessions at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli today in hot weathe
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Season Mid Point For WorldSBK At Misano.

Misano is a race weekend that I always look forward to. It is the scene of my first ever SBK win in 2009 and the whole atmosphere of being in Italy, and right by the beach, means it has a great feeling to it. And people always come out and watch as well. After a really difficult Jerez it is the perfect place to go to and try and get back the feeling we had in Imola and some previous races. We had a really strong test at Misano just a few weeks ago, where I was both fast and consistent, so we have a really good idea where to start FP1 from, and then build forward from there. I will work with all my crew to maximise our potential. http://jonathan-rea.com/news/season-mid-point-worldsbk-misano


The 2019 FIM World Superbike Championship reaches the half way point this weekend with round seven at Misano World Circuit Marco Sim
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