VOL. 54 ISSUE 3 JANUARY 24, 2017 P99
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY KAWASAKI EUROPE
T
hese are red-letter days for the
Kawasaki Racing Team. The 2016
season marked the third time in
four years the team has ran rampant in
the world's premier production racing
category, sealing the title with star rider
Jonathan Rea in what would be the
Ulsterman's second straight title.
This past season saw the debut of
an all-new Kawasaki ZX-10R after five
seasons with the previous model. It also
meant a new development path with the
all-new, light inertia engine, one that
invariably favored Rea's high corner
speed approach over his teammate Tom
Sykes' stop-and-go style.
Kawasaki's brand new
ZX-10R hit its target of
winning the WorldSBK
Championship in the hands
of Ulsterman, Jonathan Rea.
We headed to Motorland
Aragon in Spain to speak
to the team's main players
and grab some seat time
on the world's most coveted
production racing motorcycle.
FRESHMAN
CHAMPION
Lean, green,
fighting machine.
Jonathan Rea's
WorldSBK weapon
is an exercise
in controlled
aggression.
