Jonathan Rea in Jerez to beat MotoGP "Eight tires ready for some time"

The intriguing confrontation between MotoGP and Superbike is renewed at Jerez. Jonathan Rea is ready, Kawasaki favors him to amaze the world

As every year in Jerez, the distance challenge between MotoGP and Superbike will be renewed. The top class finishes shooting Tuesday 26, from Thursday it will be the turn of the series. Although obviously it is an end in itself, the comparison between the times will come naturally. Fuel for social-bar chat in the coming days will not be missed. Last year, with the old asphalt, Jonathan Rea went on vacation marking an amazing 1'38 "713, less than a second from the contemporary 1'37" 945 made by Takaaki Nagakami, in that circumstance the fastest in MotoGP . In 2017 the same Rea, always during the tests in Jerez shared between the two categories, had even been the fastest of all.

READY TO BATTLE

This time the MotoGP limit is drastically lower, as Maverick Vinales went as far as "137" 131, on the first day of testing. But Jonathan Rea is ready to replicate, perfectly indulged by a Kawasaki who, not being involved in top class, is particularly keen on showing the Japanese sisters how strong they can go, under certain conditions, with the Ninja derived from the series. "We have eight qualifying covers ready" reveals Guim Roda, number one in the training that has dominated the World Championship for five years. The weather will help: the forecasts for Thursday and Friday are for sunny days and temperatures of 20 ° C, conditions much better than those experienced by the MoGP at the beginning of the week.

KASAKAKI IS CHANGING

In the tests at Aragon two weeks ago the ZX-10R seemed similar, if not identical, to that of the past season. But it is Jonathan Rea himself who reveals that, under the dress, the news will not fail. "We are trying different things, in fact there is some news”Underlines the Cannibal. "It will be a fundamental test, because it will direct the 2020 choices. From January onwards there will be little time to recover, given that the championship starts at the end of February. I hope in good weather to enjoy the Kawasaki and … go as hard as I can! "

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