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Unveiling of the new Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR KRT 2018 for the WorldSBK Championship. #NinjaSpirit “Racing. A world where you come to achieve dreams and defend…
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It’s not all about twisting it! Saying that, I ain’t no model, or actor!
WSBK Test – 27th January – Portimao
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It has been a super-positive test. We came from Jerez and I was still understanding the bike and the asphalt there. It made it difficult to understand the work we had done over the winter. But coming here we had quite a neutral platform to work with and a lot of data. Although the temperatures did not get into a perfect operating window it gave us a consistent effort over two days. We confirmed the chassis items we tested at Jerez, and electronically we worked a bit better. We started to work on our race performance. I was really happy with how I felt with a lot of laps on the tyre compared to last this time last year. I got to try a qualifier at the end of the day and that felt quite good and I was really fast with it. This test ticked every box, just a couple of little items we could have re-checked and gone over. But the priorities were done and we got to try some new Pirelli tyres as well.
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That was positive, very positive. I felt much better on the bike today and we found some good tyre consumption results. Yesterday the track was really green and I struggled a bit with that. Pirelli have brought some different tyres that we had to put in the plan today. Aside from that we just kept working with the chassis set-up and we found some big improvements. We are continuing to work with electronics but we are not doing too much fine tuning. We played around with wheelbase length a little bit. We had a clear direction in the last winter test and I preferred the bike a certain way. Here I just sacrificed a little bit of turning-in performance and that is what we tried to look for today, to make the bike a bit a little bit more manageable. I enjoyed today and started to ride with a smile on my face. Finding good improvements throughout the day kept motivation high and the track was in much better shape. I felt like over one lap, and in terms of consistent pace, we are in a really good place. http://jonathan-rea.com/news/rea-sets-pace-jerez-test
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It’s go time for 2019 ! – Alpinestars Oakley Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK WorldSBK
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65 copies of StepbyStep 4 hot of the printers and signed. @geebeeimages has created an amazing picture book capturing my fourth World Championship. https://geebeeimages.bigcartel.com
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To be made a Freeman of the Borough is a humbling experience and a significant honour for which I am extremely grateful and which I shall continue to treasure. I want to thank all those who not only have taken the time to join me here on this special occasion, but have supported me and travelled with me at my races all over the world. http://jonathan-rea.com/news/rea-awarded-honorary-freedom-borough-antrim-and-newtownabbey
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“Winning four titles and breaking lots of records is a huge achievement for sure but gaining recognition at home is a great honour. Being named Belfast Telegraph Sports Star of the Year for the second year in a row means a lot to me. It’s scary to think I’ve done four Superbike titles in a row. The only way is down but I can’t see retirement now. I’m having fun. I’ve just finished my training camp and I’m feeling better than ever. I’m really motivated for this year and I can’t wait to start. People say it’s become boring but it’s not boring for me. I’m having the time of my life winning races. My young son Jake has just started riding motocross. That keeps me young. I’m having the time of my life and I’m doing it with my family at my side. We’re going to have great family albums!” http://jonathan-rea.com/news/rea-named-sports-star-year-belfast-telegraph
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Jonathan Rea, multiple World Superbike Champion and 2017 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Runner Up has annouced his involvement with the 2019 ArenacrossUK Tour, for the ‘Arenacross For Schools’ inititative that comes to Belfast on Wednesday 16th of January. 200 lucky primary school pupils will get the awesome opportunity to go behind the scenes at the The SSE Arena, Belfast to witness the creation of The Arenacross Tour, meet Jonathan Rea as well as a whole host of Pro Motocross and Freestyle MX riders competeting in the 2019 AX Series! Read more here: https://www.arenacrossuk.com/news/jonathan-rea-backs-arenacross/ To book you Arenacross Tickets head to www.arenacrossuk.com Dirt Bike Rider Magazine /Pitstop Betting/ ASL Activation/ MCFederation/ Protein Water Co /Fix Auto UK/ Motorcycle News/ Original WD40 UK /Muc-Off Moto /Motul in UK /Quattro Plant Ltd /Supercross The Game
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Last moto of the day Magilligan MXPark, digging deep! Thanks Davey for keeping my head down and bikes turning! 📸 Maurice Montgomery
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