
Cut the RPM, throw adversity and level a hard-fought edge of the playing field but when a competitive package like Jonathan Rea and the factory Kawasaki Racing Team hit their stride then there is little that can get in the way.
The Pirelli Aragon round of WorldSBK at the sweeping Motorland circuit in eastern Spain was the scene for a blast back to the kind of speed and ‘green shade’ of the sport that has become the virulent norm since 2015, and the combo was just 1.1 seconds from a first 1-1 of the season.