The last time he came to Jerez, Rea was unable to take advantage of his new Kawasaki due to a stubbornly rain-soaked track. Cursing against new regulations limiting the number of test days which did not encourage his employers to release the ZX-10R, the six-time World Champion returned home grumpy. He returned to Spain on February 10 and 11 and this time he was able to work. Even in quarter time...
Indeed, Jonathan Rhea was only able to complete around forty laps and only Thursday on the cold asphalt of Jerez, also stormed by seven Ducati riders from MotoGP ... Kawasaki says he is satisfied with this expedition to Spain accomplished with his only champion, since the teammate alex lowes is injured in the shoulder following a motocross accident which will force him to wait three months before putting on the leather again...
Sale took advantage of the almost dry track in the afternoon, completing 40 laps, with his best time of 1'40 achieved with racing tires. “ Traveling right now is difficult for everyone. We wanted to try on Wednesday but we had bad weather. We made another effort to stay and Thursday we made productive rounds. I thank the team for the huge effort and it has been such a positive test ».
Rea will return to his Kawasaki at the beginning of March
The good first sensations were also physical: “ I leave the test very happy with what we did and I feel good on the bike. Even the work I've been doing at home is paying off. I can't wait to get back on the bike ».
The work focused on some updates to the engine and electronics. “ We have gathered all the information and I am very happy » rated Riba pears, chief engineer of Jonathan Rea. " This kind of thing requires the understanding and feeling of the pilot. I'm happy to start with a few laps done and we can use the data to take the next steps... Obviously we need to confirm these things at other tracks when we go to try them. Overall it was a good test and I'm happy with it ". The KRT team's next track outing World SBK is planned in Portimao on March 4 and 5.
