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Jonathan Rea Admits No Chance At MotoGP, To Focus Professional Motocross After WSBK

Jonathan Rea revealed plans to move to professional motocross once he leaves the WorldSBK Championship.

Rea admitted the doors to MotoGP have closed despite winning the WSBK six years in a row.

“To leave Superbike… it would need to be something that sets me on fire, as I’m comfortable in the Superbike environment.

“To consider something else – like MotoGP – I would need something concrete, like a factory bike, and this has never materialised. I don’t think the opportunity will come now that I am 33. SBK is my world and I’m happy. Then after the races I enjoy my little ones,” said Rea.

Rea did have a go at MotoGP in 2012 when he replaced the injured Casey Stoner at Repsol Honda. The rider finished 8th at Misano and 7th at Aragon before returning to SBK duties.

The British rider joins Kawasaki in 2015 as Tom Sykes new teammate and won his WSBK title after recording 14 wins.

Rea retained the title in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, becoming the first rider to win six successive SBK champions.

According to Rea, despite retiring from WSBK one day, he would like to keep himself match fit via motocross.

“I would like to enjoy Anaheim Supercross. Also, I have a desire to do a national motocross championship race after retiring, probably something in Northern Ireland, like a championship race in Ulster.

“I ride my dirt bike quite regularly, so I’d love to do that,” he added. – GPOne

Ducati Celebrates 3-Time Superbike Champion Troy Bayliss With A Special Exhibition

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Ducati first world title in the 2001 Superbike championship, the Borgo Panigale firm has set up a temporary exhibition, “Troy Story: The Legend of a Champion” at the Ducati Museum.

The exhibition display new and exclusive content for the fans to get up close to the success of Troy Bayliss at the Superbike championship.

According to Ducati, the date of 21 May, chosen for the reopening of the Ducati Museum, is not accidental.

On this day, 20 years ago, the virtually unknown Troy Bayliss accomplished a feat that turned him overnight into a motorcycling legend in the hearts and memories of all Ducati and Superbike fans; the extraordinary quadruple overtaking move at the Monza circuit.

Interestingly, Bayliss was coming in for the injured Carl Fogarty before Ducati decided to allow him to finish the championship onboard the factory 996R.

In the 2000 season, Bayliss finished sixth in the championship, accumulating 243 points, two wins and seven podiums.

Ducati then awarded a seat in the Ducati Infostrada team, where Bayliss won his first WSBK title in 2001.

Those who visited the Ducati Museum will get to admire all of the Australian rider machines which include:

996 Factory 2000 – his Ducati World SBK debut and used at Monza in the famous quadruple overtake.
996 Factory 2001 Testastretta – his first world title with the livery used at Imola in 2001.
998 Factory Testastretta 2002 – the protagonist of the breathtaking duel with Edwards at Imola.
999 Factory 2006 “Superman” – Ducati’s 250th victory in SBK, and Troy’s second title.
999 Factory 2007 – used in the photo-finish against James Toseland at Assen.
1098 R Factory 2008 – his last title won at Magny-Cours

For those living outside of Europe, you can get a chance to view the exhibition via Ducati Museum Online Journey.

The temporary exhibition “Troy Story: The Legend of a Champion” will remain at the Ducati Museum until 19 September 2021, with the sole exception of the days between 1-4 July, when the bikes will be exhibited in Modena at the 2021 edition of Motor Valley Fest.

WSBK: BMW Motorrad Clinched The Best Result With The All-New M 1000 RR

The BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team clinched the best team result so far at the opening round of the 2021 season thanks to the German marquee new weapon, the BMW M 1000 RR.

During the race in Motorland Aragon, BMW Motorrad riders Tom Sykes and Michael van der Mark finished the race in 4th and 5th, respectively.

Interestingly, they were just half a second off the podium positions.

Van der Mark even set the fastest lap of the race on the M 1000 RR, which help him to shot through from 15th on the grid to finish fifth at the end of the race.

The Dutch rider briefly took the lead on lap six before spending several laps defending second place against defending champion and Kawasaki Racing Team (KRT) rider Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes before the two eventually passed him.

Van der Mark and Sykes swapped position later on before the two secured their best result in WSBK at 4th and 5th place.

“A bittersweet day, really. We definitely had a Superpole race to forget, which we won’t go into too much detail about. That meant that we compromised our start position in race two. For race two, I wanted to go with the slick tyre, but after this morning, we opted to play it safe on the intermediates.

“I could see what the guys in front of me were doing but obviously considering the tyres we were on, I tried a different strategy to feel where the BMW M 1000 RR was working and where we had to improve. Unfortunately, we just missed out on the podium today, but considering our results here last year it is a huge improvement,” explained Sykes after the race.

Van der Mark also shared his take on the M 1000 RR.

“This morning, we had a wet warm-up session which was my first time on the BMW M 1000 RR in the rain, and to be honest, I had such a good feeling from the first lap. The Superpole race was in mixed conditions, but I opted to go with the slick tyre and in the end was the right choice.

“Despite that, we made a good start, had some incredible battles taking the lead, but I knew I was asking too much of the tyres and in the end, some guys got past me. But we have got to be happy with the two P5 positions and most importantly the experience I’ve gained with the BMW M 1000 RR,” he said.

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.

Kawasaki ZX-10RR Muncul Terpantas Atasi Jentera MotoGP Dalam Ujian Bebas

Jonathan Rea muncul pelumba terpantas dalam sesi ujian bebas yang dijalankan di Aragon bersama beberapa jentera MotoGP lain.

Pertahan juara Kejuaraan Superbike Dunia (WSBK) itu muncul pelumba terpantas selepas 65 lap dalam sesi ujian pertama di Motorland, mengatasi pelumba uji Yamaha dan KTM, Cal Crutchlow dan Dani Pedrosa.

Rea yang menunggang Kawasaki ZX-10RR mencatat masa terpantas 1 minit 49.338 saat diikuti Crutchlow (YZR-M1) dengan 1m49.460s

Rakan sepasukan Rea, Alex Lowes, muncul pelumba ketiga terpantas dengan 1m49.470s diikuti Pedrosa (RC16) dengan 1m49.912s.

Crutchlow yang menunggang jentera ‘factory’ MotoGP cuba mengatasi catatan masa Rea namun gagal.

Berikut adalah catatan masa Ujian Bebas hari pertama:

Johnathan Rea (Kawasaki WSBK) 1m49.338s
Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha MotoGP) 1m49.460s
Alex Lowes (Kawasaki WSBK) 1m49.470s
Dani Pedrosa (KTM MotoGP) 1m49.912s
Garrett Gerloff (Yamaha GRT WSBK) 1m50.557s
Andrea Locatelli (Yamaha PATA WSBK) 1m51.550ss

WSBK: Rea Rangkul Kejuaraan Dunia Ke-6 Berturut-turut

Kejuaraan Superbike Dunia (WSBK) 2020 menyaksikan Jonathan Rea merangkul kejuaraan buat kali keenam berturut-turut.

Meskipun tidak memenangi aksi di Litar Estoril dengan Toprak Razgatlioglu (PATA Yamaha WorldSBK) muncul pemenang di hadapan Chad Davies (Ducati) dan Garrett Gerloff (Yamaha), tempat keempat sudah cukup buat Rea untuk menyapu musim 2020.

Sementara itu, pencabar terdekat, Scott Redding (Ducati) yang terpaksa bersara awal dari perlumbaan memudahkan Rea untuk memastikan takhta WSBK kekal miliknya.

Redding memberi tentangan hebat sejurus musim 2020 berjalan dengan jentera Ducati V4 R namun status juara dunia memberi Rea kelebihan tatkala pelumba itu berjaya memastikan aksi yang konsisten dengan Kawasaki ZX-10R.

Rea turut meluahkan rasa keterujaan ke atas kejayaannya.

“Perasaan saya ketika ini tidak dapat digambarkan. Perjalanan kami musim ini sangat mengagumkan.

“Saya mahu mengucapkan terima kasih kepada WSBK, Dorna dan semua pihak yang terlibat dengan penganjuran perlumbaan ini. Walaupun dengan segala yang berlaku tahun ini, kami masih mampu berlumba.

“Saya rindukan kehadiran penyokong dan ahli keluarga yang tidak dapat hadir hari ini.

“Tetapi ini semua untuk Kawasaki Racing Team kerana terus memacu untuk mencapai kejayaan ini. Kami bermula dari belakang tetapi kami tidak putus asa,” jelasnya.

Menariknya, Rea telah pun merekodkan 99 kemenangan di pentas WSBK ketika ini dengan 84 daripadanya bersama Kawasaki.

Dia turut merekodkan 185 podium dan 27 petak pertama dalam kariernya setakat ini.

Tak Berbaloi Sertai MotoGP – BMW

Ketua divisyen motosikal BMW menyifatkan tidak berbaloi untuk memulakan projek MotoGP selain daripada pasukan Superbike Dunia (WSBK) sedia ada.

BMW kembali ke WSBK secara sepenuhnya sejak 2013 tahun ini setelah bergandingan dengan Shaun Muir Racing, menggunakan jentera S 1000 RR dan mempertaruhkan Tom Sykes dan Markus Reiterberger.

BMW turut berjaya merekodkan kedudukan keempat carta pengeluar dengan Sykes berjaya melakar empat podium dan satu kedudukan pertama di Donington Park.

Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif (CEO) BMW Motorrad, Markus Schramm menegaskan pihaknya komited untuk WSBK bagi tempoh panjang dan menyifatkan memulakan projek MotoGP tidak berbaloi.

“Sukan permotoran merupakan DNA BMW sebab itu kami jelas dalam menyertai WSBK.

“Pada masa sama, aspek teknikal WSBK lebih tinggi berbanding MotoGP dan kesan penjenamaan juga rendah di MotoGP.

“Untuk kami , WBSK menjadi fokus utama,” jelasnya.

Bagi musim 2020, Sykes bakal bergandingan dengan rakan baharu, Eugene Laverty, menggantikan Reiterberger yang berhijrah ke ASB1000 Kejuaraan Motosikal Asia (ARRC) sertai ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team.

(SUMBER: Motorsport.com)

Marco Melandri Umum Persaraan Di Usia 36 Tahun

Lima kali juara dunia MotoGP dan kini sedang beraksi di Kejuaraan Superbike Dunia (WSBK), Marco Melandri, mengumumkan persaraan daripada arena perlumbaan dua roda.

Pelumba berusia 36 tahun itu mengumumkan bahawa dia bakal melabuhkan tirai kariernya sebaik musim WSBK berakhir hujung tahun ini dalam satu sidang media yang diadakan di Milan, Itali, semalam.

Melandri bergelut sejak menyertai pasukan GRT Yamaha musim ini – yang menggunakan jentera Yamah R1 – setelah kehilangan tempat di Ducati pada 2018 yang menyaksikan posisinya digantikan dengan Alvaro Bautista.

Dia kini menduduki tempat kesembilan dengan saigan berbaki lima pusingan dengan pencapaian terbaiknya adalah di Philip Island dan Jerez apabila muncul pelumba ketiga terbaik.

“Keputusan ini amat berat untuk dilakukan. Saya telah fikir sedalam-dalamnya dan sebelum perlumbaan di Imola, saya memutuskan untuk menamatkan karier saya di hujung musim 2019,” jelasnya.

Melandari meninggalkan saingan MotoGP pada 2015 ketika itu bersama pasukan Aprilia selepas lapan pusingan. Dia kemudiannya dipikat Ducati bagi saingan WSBK 2017.

Sebelum ini, Melandri pernah menamatkan aksi MotoGP 2005 di tempat kedua – bersama pasukan Gresini Honda – di belakang juara, Valentino Rossi dan pernah mewakiki Ducati dan Hayate (kini dikenali sebagai Forward Racing).

Ketika Melandri berhenti daripada MotoGP buat kali pertama pada 2010 dan sertai WSBK pada tahun berikutnya, dia berjaya menamatkan saingan di kedudukan kedua bersama pasukan Yamaha.

WorldSBK 2019: Alvaro Bautista Dan Ducati Kekalkan Penguasaan Pada Hari Kedua

Alvaro Bautista di atas jentera Ducati Panigale V4 R sewaktu ujian pra musim WorldSBK 2019 Phillip Island – Sumber imej: ultimatemotorcycling.com

Alvaro Bautista dan Ducati telah meneruskan dominasi mereka pada hari kedua bagi ujian pra musim WorldSBK 2019 yang terakhir.
Dia telah berjaya mencatatkan masa yang lebih pantas pada hari terakhir ujian, meletakkannya di hadapan para penunggang yang lain.
Sekali lagi, lima tempat teratas telah diduduki oleh empat buah pengilang yang berbeza.

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Jonathan Rea dan Kawasaki Ditabalkan Sebagai Juara WorldSBK 2017

Jonathan Rea dan Kawasaki telah dinobatkan sebagai Juara WorldSBK 2017.
Kemenangan ke-12 bagi musim ini buat Johnny Rea dan KRT.
Rea telah mencipta sejarah sebagai penunggang pertama memenangi tiga kejohanan WorldSBK secara berturut-turut.

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Jonathan Rea and Kawasaki are 2017 WorldSBK Champions

Jonathan Rea and Kawasaki are 2017 WorldSBK Champions
12th win of the season for Johnny Rea and KRT
Rea is the first rider to score three successive WorldSBK championships

Jonathan Rea and Kawasaki Racing Team (KRT) are 2017 WSBK champions after blitzing the field in Race 1 at the Magny-Cours Circuit in France, with two rounds and five races to go.

Rea charged into the lead from pole positioned and pulled clear of the pack, and continued to put the hammer down throughout the 21-lap race in treacherous wet-drying conditions. This latest win gave him the 12th victory of the season, making him the first WorldSBK rider to win three successive titles.

Jonathan Rea charged to an excellent victory at the Magny-Cours circuit in France on Saturday to secure a historic third consecutive WorldSBK title, crossing the line over 16 seconds ahead of second placed Marco Melandri (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati), with Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) finishing third.

It was a truly gritty ride from Rea’s teammate Sykes as the Yorkshireman returned to action with a third place result, having had surgery on a finger injury less than two weeks ago – after a Portimao crash. Sykes completed the podium after just losing out on second place to Melandri in the final stages of the race.

Five seconds off the rostrum positions was Leon Camier who had another excellent ride for MV Agusta Reparto Corse. Another 19 seconds back on his compatriot Camier was Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) who rounded out the top five.

Eugene Laverty (Milwaukee Aprilia) and Leandro Mercado (IODARacing) were sixth and seventh respectively, whilst Davide Giugliano (Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team) was the eighth rider home.

Early in the race there was a crash for Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team), which also saw Xavi Fores (BARNI Racing Team) go down, but remarkably Dutchman Van der Mark fought back to finish ninth, ahead of Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati).

Race 2 at the Pirelli French Round will get going at the 4.411km Magny-Cours track at 7pm Malaysian time on Sunday.

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Jonathan Rea Admits No Chance At MotoGP, To Focus Professional Motocross After WSBK

Ducati Celebrates 3-Time Superbike Champion Troy Bayliss With A Special Exhibition

WSBK: BMW Motorrad Clinched The Best Result With The All-New M 1000 RR

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

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

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Jonathan Rea and Kawasaki are 2017 WorldSBK Champions

Jonathan Rea and Kawasaki are 2017 WorldSBK Champions

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