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Peluang Ke MotoGP Sudah Terkubur – Jonathan Rea

Jonathan Rea mengakui peluang untuk beraksi di MotoGP sudah pun ditutup meskipun mendominasi Kejuaraan Superbike Dunia (WorldSBK) dengan enam kejuaraan berturut-turut.

Keputusan berhijrah ke Kawasaki Racing Team (KRT) selepas beberapa musim bersama Honda ternyata membuahkan hasil apabila gandingan Rea bersama jentera ZX-10RR menghadirkan kejayaan berganda.

Dia kini memegang status selaku enam kali juara WorldSBK selepas enam musim bersama KRT.

Bagaimanapun, selepas mengambil kira pelbagai faktor terutamanya umur yang kini telah pun mencecah usia 33 tahun, Rea akui tiada ruang untuknya beraksi di MotoGP.

“Jika saya mahu meninggalkan WorldSBK, saya perlukan sesuatu yang kukuh sebagai pembakar semangat kerana saya sudah selesa dan persekitaran WorldSBK.

“Untuk pertimbangkan MotoGP, saya perlukan sokongan factory tetapi perkara ini tidak pernah berlaku.

“Saya juga rasa peluang ini tidak akan hadir kerana saya kini berusia 33 tahun. SBK adalah dunia saya dan saya gembira,” jelasnya.

Bagaimanapun, Rea mendedahkan rancangan untuk melibatkan diri dalam sukan permotoran motocross profesional selepas bersara dari WorldSBK.

“Saya mahu sertai Anaheim Supercross dan kejuaraan motocross kebangsaan di Ireland Utara. Saya gemar menunggang ‘dirt bike’ jadi saya amat berminat untuk melakukannya,” tambah Rea.

Meskipun peluang untuk Rea ke MotoGP sudah pun terkubur namun dia pernah membuat penampilan sementara di kelas premier itu pada 2012, menggantikan Casey Stoner yang mengalami kecederaan di Repsol Honda.

Rea berjaya menamatkan aksi di Misano dan Aragon di tempat ke-8 dan ke-7 sebelum kembali ke WorldSBK bersama Honda.

Kawasaki ZX-10R 2016 Milik Jonathan Rea Kini Dibuka Untuk Bidaan Di EBay!

Berminat mencari jentera ‘track bike’ dengan DNA perlumbaan terbaik untuk kegunaan di litar lumba?

Kami cadangkan sila layari Ebay ketika ini kerana jentera Kawasaki ZX-10R 2016 milik Jonathan Rea telah dibuka untuk bidaan bagi sesiapa yang mampu memilikinya.

Lebih menarik, iklan tersebut dimuat naik pihak Provec Racing sendiri yang merupakan pihak yang mengendalikan operasi KRT WSBK yang berpangkalan di Granollers, Catalunya, Sepanyol.

Menurut iklan tersebut, model ZX-10R tersebut merupakan jentera latihan milik enam kali juara dunia Kejuaraan Superbike Dunia (WSBK), Jonathan Rea.

Berdasarkan info dikongsikan, model 2016 itu merupakan jentera yang digunakan semasa latihan Rea yang membantu menyumbang kepada dominasi pelumba itu di pentas WSBK.

Menariknya, jentera untuk dijual itu kini didatangkan dengan enjin serba baharu dengan perbatuan kosong.

Meskipun Provec Racing telah melakukan pelbagai modifikasi namun kesemua ciri yang diperlukan untuk kembali menjadi jentera ‘road-legal’ antaranya pemegang nombor plat, cermin sisi dan lampu depan/belakang turut akan disertakan.

Sementara itu, pihak yang berjaya membuat bidaan bagi jentera unik tersebut juga akan menikmati beberapa pengalaman berikut:

berjumpa dengan Rea dan kru Kawasaki Racing Team (KRT)
pas VIP KRT bagi pusingan WSBK pilihan
gear rasmi KRT dengan tandatangan Rea
dengar penjelasan dari Rea sendiri mengenai segala modifikasi yang telah dilakukan
tandatangan Rea pada motosikal tersebut

Antara modifikasi yang ditawarkan adalah seperti berikut:

enjin baharu dengan perbatuan kosong
kit ECU racing
sistem ekzos Akrapovic
kit regulator Kawasaki
sistem penyejukan Taleo
hos Samco
rantai dan sproket Renthal
pelindung enjin GB racing
kit race Showa Superstock
head pope dengan ‘racing offset’ oleh Provec Racing
handelbar khas oleh Provec Racing
line brek J.Juan
stering damper K-Tech

Bukan itu sahaja, jentera ini juga didatangkan dengan warna KRT Winter Test.

Orang ramai yang berminat untuk membuat bidaan sila klik PAUTAN INI.

WSBK: Kawasaki Terpaksa Tala Semula Enjin ZX-10RR 2021 Bagi Patuhi Had ‘Rev Limit’ 14,600RPM

Beberapa jam sebelum aksi pembukaan tirai Kejuaraan Superbike Dunia (WSBK) berlangsung di Aragon, Kawasaki Racing Team (KRT) kini berdepan isu ‘rev limit’.

Hal ini kerana FIM telah membuat pusingan U untuk tidak memperuntukkan ‘rev limit’ 15,100rpm diberikan kepada KRT sekaligus memaksa pasukan itu mematuhi ‘rev limit’ yang ditetapkan pada 14,600rpm seperti yang diumumkan sebelum ini.

Situasi ini lantas memberi kesan kepada KRT, Puccetti Racing, Pedercini Kawasaki dan Orelac Racing yang telah pun tiba di Sepanyol bagi menghadapi musim 2021 WSBK bersama jentera ZX-10RR 2021.

Keputusan FIM itu memaksa Kawasaki untuk menala semula enjin baharu dengan ‘rev limit’ berada pada 15,100rpm untuk kembali kepada 14,600rpm setelah mendapati tidak banyak komponen baharu didapati pada ruangan enjin.

Berikut ‘rev limit’ yang telah ditetapkan FIM bagi semua pengeluar yang beraksi di WSBK musim 2021:

Kawasaki ZX-10RR 2021 – 14,600rpm
Ducati V4 – 16,100rpm
Yamaha R1 – 14,950rpm
BMW M 1000 RR – 15,500rpm
Honda CBR1000RR-R – 15,600rpm

BMW M 1000 RR 2021 telah mendapat pelbagai komponen baharu sekaligus Suruhanjaya Teknikal Antarabangs (CTI) membenarkan ‘rev limit’ berada pada 15,500rpm berbanding 14,900rpm pada musim lalu.

Bagaimanapun, isu ‘rev limit’ ini dijangka tidak akan memberi kesan kepada usaha Jonathan Rea untuk memburu kejuaraan dunia WSBK ketujuh musim ini.

Jonathan Rea Smashes Aragon WSBK Lap Record Onboard The 2021 Kawasaki ZX-10RR

It is not a fluke that Jonathan Rea is the world best at World Superbike Championship (WSBK), as he currently holds six world titles.

As Rea prepares himself ahead of the new season, the Kawasaki Racing Team WSBK rider just proves how good he is by smashing the Aragon WSBK lap record on his all-new ZX-10RR.

What other ways to send fear down the spine on everyone else than to show you are looking for the seventh WSBK title.

The British rider was in incredible form during the 3-day test in Aragon, clocking 1 minute 48.528secs, breaking his 1m48.767s that he recorded last year.

The ZX-10RR continues to be the fastest machine for 2021 WSBK as Rea’s team-mate, Alex Lowes, recorded the second-fastest time with the KRT pair racking 333 laps in three days.

WorldSBK: Rain stops development for Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR

Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK riders, Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes, were unable to partake in a test session set in Jerez, Spain yesterday after rain affected the whole thing. Both riders and teams were expecting some dry conditions to develop their latest 2021 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR, but wet conditions arrived and said, “Not today, fellas.” (more…)

How fast is the 2021 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR in the track?

The Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK riders recently concluded a track test session with the new 2021 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR. Despite mixed weather conditions, both Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes threw down some incredible lap times during the two-day test period. (more…)

KRT Dedah Rupa Jelas Kawasaki ZX-10RR 2021

Kawasaki Racing Team (KRT) kongsi imej jelas jentera baharu, Kawasaki ZX-10RR 2021 yang bakal beraksi di pentas Kejuaraan Superbike Dunia musim depan.

Motosikal tersebut mengesahkan imej yang tular beberapa minggu lalu memaparkan model baharu ZX-10R dan ZX-10RR 2021.

Tampil dengan grafik dan warna KRT, jelas Kawasaki melaksanakan perubahan besar terhadap sportbike premium itu.

Antara aspek paling menonjol adalah rekaan bahagian depan yang seakan diinspirasikan daripada model H2.

Pelumba KRT, Jonathan Rea dijangka akan meneruskan dominasi KRT di pentas WBSK musim depan dengan jentera baharu ini selepas memenangi kejuaraan dunia buat kali keenam bagi musim 2020.

Berdasarkan laporan sebelum ini, ZX-10R akan didatangkan dengan njin 998cc yang menawarkan 200hp pada 13,200rpm manakala ZX-10RR menghasilkan 201hp pada 14,000rpm.

Kawasaki bakal melancarkan ZX-10R dan ZX-10RR secara rasmi 23 November ini.

World Superbike 2019: Pelancaran Pasukan Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK

Pasukan Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK telah memperkenalkan barisan penunggang mereka bagi tahun 2019 untuk kejohanan World Superbike Championship.
Barisan penunggangnya terdiri daripada juara empat kali, Jonathan Rea dan penunggang baharu, Leon Haslam.
Musim baharu akan bermula pada minggu hadapan di Phillip Island, Australia.

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2019 World Superbike: Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Launched

Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK launched their 2019 line-up for the World Superbike Championship.
Riders are four-time champion Jonathan Rea and new signing Leon Haslam.
The season kicks off next weekend at Phillip Island, Australia.

The Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK launched their line-up and bikes to continue their dominance in the 2019 World Superbike Championship.

Four-time and defending WorldSBK Champion Jonathan Rea and new signing Leon Haslam revealed the 2019 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR at a resort not far from the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Australia.

The circuit plays host to the final round of pre-season testing and the first round of the 2019 championship. The tests will take place next Monday and Tuesday, while the season opener begins later that weekend.

It goes without reminding that Rea absolutely destroyed the WorldSBK field last year with the Kawasaki. Out of 25 races, he won 17, placed second four times, once third and once fifth. He suffered only 1 retirement throughout the year, while the final Race 2 in Qatar was cancelled.

Jonathan Rea on the 2019 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR

Despite the strong challenges mounted by his rivals Chaz Davies of Ducati and Michael van der Mark of Yamaha, Rea prevailed.

So, what made him such a powerful force?

“What I’ve learned with my experience over the year is to stay calm and focused with my team. We have the best crew in the business, the best motorcycle underneath me. I feel like the pressure is always on me, I need to find my way with the bike. Once we did that last year, we were absolutely unbeatable,” explained Rea.

Leon Haslam is back to racing full time in WorldSBK since 2015. Son of the great Ron Haslam, he shows that speed is in his family’s genes.

Leon Haslam on the 2019 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR

“I’m just waiting to wake up, it’s like a dream. I had 9 good years in WorldSBK but I’ve never had an opportunity like this. To be involved with KRT, Kawasaki, joining the team that has dominated the last four years… I just can’t wait, I want to start racing now,” he said.

Tune in next week and beyond as we bring you news from the world’s premier production racing series.

WorldSBK 2018: Jonathan Rea Dan Kawasaki Memenangi Kejohanan Ke-empat Berturut-Turut!

Penunggang bagi pasukan Kawasaki, Jonathan Rea, telah mendominasi musim WorldSBK 2018 setakat ini.
Dia telah memenangi perlumbaan ke-lapan berturut-turut di Litar Magny-Cours, Perancis.
Kemenangan ini bermakna dia telah berjaya merangkul kejohanan musim ini dengan baki empat perlumbaan.

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WorldSBK: Jonathan Rea and Kawasaki Clinches Fourth Straight Title

Kawasaki rider Jonathan Rea has dominated the 2018 Superbike World Championship season thus far.
He won his 8^th consecutive race win in Magny-Cours, France.
The victory means he has sealed the season with five races to go.

Reigning Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) champion, Johnathan Rea and Kawasaki Racing Team (KRT) have clinched their fourth straight championship title.

The 2018 championship was sealed at the Magny-Cours circuit in France this weekend when Rea won Race 1 (there are two races per round). It was Rea’s 8^th consecutive and 13^th total victory of the year.

Judging from the results, Rea and Kawasaki made the least mistakes for the rest to capitalize on. The Northern Irish rider finished only twice off the podium and retired once so far. Besides the 13 wins, he finished second on three occasions and once in third.

In terms of statistics, Rea had won 63% of the races and was on the podium for 86% after 23 races this season. He now has the chance of setting a new record for the most wins in a season.

Jonathan Rea wins #4 – Courtesy of WorldSBK

Rea is only the second racer to win four WSBK titles after Carl Fogarty, but he is the first to achieve the milestone back-to-back.

Pundits are quick to point out that Rea’s amazing achievement is due to other teams lacking full factory support and that his competitors’ bikes are pretty old to some extent. If this is true, we shall see how the new Ducati Panigale V4 does next year in the hands of Chaz Davies and Alvaro Bautista. Honda is also rumored to be coming up with a new V4-powered CBR1000RR.

In the meantime however, the man of the moment is Jonathan Rea, who is the current King of Superbikes. Long live the King!

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Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK launched their 2019 line-up for the World Superbike Championship.

Riders are four-time champion Jonathan Rea and new signing Leon Haslam.

The season kicks off next weekend at Phillip Island, Australia.

Kawasaki rider Jonathan Rea has dominated the 2018 Superbike World Championship season thus far.

He won his 8th consecutive race win in Magny-Cours, France.

The victory means he has sealed the season with five races to go.

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He won his 8^th consecutive race win in Magny-Cours, France.