Jonathan Rea Articles
Spoilers, speed holes and the 2012 Castrol Honda CBR1000RR
The 2012 Honda CBR1000RR gains fancy new suspension and revised aerodynamics. The former won’t carry over to the already incredibly high-spec world of SBK racing, but the aerodynamics should. Peak under the chin of this new Castrol Honda and you’ll see the same tiny spoiler, designed to reduced lift, as the production bike, as well as the new-for-2012 layered fairings and their use of a low pr...
21 February 2012
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Superpole as seen by a mechanic
We’ve all seen on-board videos of fast laps, but we haven’t seen the POV of the mechanic making the bike do those fast laps. Here, 6’ 10” Castrol Honda mechanic Daniel Postmus straps a GoPro HD to his head while twiddling Jonathan Rea’s adjusters during Portimao qualifying. It’s a neat look into a part of the racing equation we too often take for granted. http://www.youtube.com/watch...
19 December 2011
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Video: Jonathan Rea pulls the pin
Last month, Ten Kate Honda SBK rider Jonathan Rea had a metal pin inserted in his left wrist to repair injuries suffered in his crash at Imola in September. “There was more damage than they first thought,” describes Rea. “The operation took about two hours instead of one. Basically, the ligament between the two bones was 100% ruptured and the two wires are designed to pull them together whil...
22 November 2010