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Fores Joins
Rea and
Lowes
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avi Fores will join Jonathan
Rea and Alex Lowes in the
Kawasaki Racing Team (KRT)
lineup for the 2020 Suzuka 8
Hours.
Fores spent a year in the Brit-
ish Superbike Championship
in 2018 for Team Honda and
made his international return
last year on a Ducati, before
taking Toprak Razgatlioglu's place in the Puccetti Kawasaki squad in WorldSBK.
"Very happy to announce I will join this legendary race with two very strong
riders in Alex Lowes and Jonathan Rea," Fores said. "Thank you to Kawasaki and
Puccetti Racing for bringing me this opportunity.
KRT took a dramatic victory in the 2019 Suzuka 8 Hours, after Jonathan Rea
crashed on oil spilled by the Suzuki Endurance Racing Team in the final stages
of the event. The race was subsequently red flagged and reverted back one lap,
handing the win to a relieved Rea and KRT. CN
Xavi Fores will be
on the KRT Suzuka
8 Hour bike with
Jonathan Rea and
Alex Lowes.
Sylvain Guintoli: The Differences
Between Carbon and Steel Brakes
S
ylvain Guintoli's latest YouTube
video focuses on the difference
between MotoGP-spec carbon
brakes and the steel brakes com-
monly used in superbike racing.
Guintoli goes into detail about
how each setup feels at the lever,
their operation, and importantly, how
much they cost. Guintoli has lots of
experience on both carbon and steel
brakes, being Suzuki's MotoGP test
rider and a former WorldSBK Cham-
pion with Aprilia. CN
