Gino Rea looks set for World Supersport in 2010

Gino Rea and Andrew Stone to join forces in the World Supersport Championship 2010

After a successful year working together in 2008 where Rea finished 3rd in the European Superstock 600cc championship, Gino went on to win the same title in 2009 with the Ten Kate Jnr team. The duo will work together again in 2010 but this time in the World Supersport Championship, with the K+L Intermoto Honda Team. Intermoto Honda ran the experienced Massimo Roccoli this year and had one podium finish and consistently placed in the top 6. After a successful test with the team at Cartagena, it looks set for Gino to sign for the 2010 season.

Full details to come soon.

Gino wins in China, Asian GP from Zhuhai

Day 6- Sunday 13th December

The extremes of ups and downs! So we started the day on a very low but ended the day on a high and bought the team their first win in the Asian Grand Prix.

The first race didnt quite go to plan, starting from 4th on the front row I got a good start and was up to 3rd, after running a small bit wide Japanese rider and All- Japan champion (a big title!!) Inagaki Makoto came past. I sat in 4th and felt pretty relaxed. On the 3rd lap on the exit of a very fast right hand corner, I was out near the kurbs and as I went to brake for the next left hand turn (at around 110mph), I lost the front in pretty much a straight line. I went down quite hard and as I hit the floor, a rider hit me from behind, our bikes slid on and took the next three riders out, leaving one on fire! I was up to my feet and trying to say sorry to the riders, I felt so bad and im very sorry for what happened but its racing. Its also my first ever crash in a race, at the end of my third year racing! From the video footage, my manager says that I was hit from behind as I touched the brakes, but im not blaming anyone. The race was red flagged, we was allowed to restart but had a few things to sort out, the bike was a little bit damaged and my leathers where totally written off with big holes in them, so we had to buy a new off the peg set. Which actually fitted nicely! Although we didnt have time to restart the race. On to race two…

I got a better start this time and led into the first corner, I led a couple of laps before a Petronas Yamaha rider came past.

Im currently still at the circuit and leaving soon so I will continue update when im back at hotel!…

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Day 6- Sunday 13th December
The extremes of ups and downs! So we started the day on a very low but ended the day on a high and bought the team their first win in the Asian Grand Prix.
The first race didnt quite go to plan, starting from 4th on the front row I got a good start and was up to 3rd, after running a small bit wide Japanese rider and All- Japan champion (a big title!!) Inagaki Makoto came past. I sat in 4th and felt pretty relaxed. On the 3rd lap on the exit of a very fast right hand corner, I was out near the kurbs and as I went to brake for the next left hand turn (at around 110mph), I lost the front in pretty much a straight line. I went down quite hard and as I hit the floor, a rider hit me from behind, our bikes slid on and took the next three riders out, leaving one on fire! I was up to my feet and trying to say sorry to the riders, I felt so bad and im very sorry for what happened but its racing. Its also my first ever crash in a race, at the end of my third year racing! From the video footage, my manager says that I was hit from behind as I touched the brakes, but im not blaming anyone. The race was red flagged, we was allowed to restart but had a few things to sort out, the bike was a little bit damaged and my leathers where totally written off with big holes in them, so we had to buy a new off the peg set. Which actually fitted nicely! Although we didnt have time to restart the race. On to race two…
I got a better start this time and led into the first corner, I led a couple of laps before a Petronas Yamaha rider came past.

Im currently still at the circuit and leaving soon so I will continue update when im back at hotel!…
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Gino’s Day-by-day Diary from Zhuhai, China

Day 5- Saturday 12th December

Today determines where we start in tomorrows races. We have a free practice in the morning and a final Qualifying in the afternoon.

We had some things to try in free practice so I was feeling good and looking forward to it. I done some consistant laps and got quicker and quicker while changing suspension settings. I managed to do a 1min40.8 so I pulled in to make another change. I was on another fast lap but broke a little too late into the hairpin where I crashed at on Friday, tipped into the corner and lost the front, again. Being a slow corner I was back up to my feet and picked the bike up to continue. We still have a problem with the Bitubo front suspension but we are working hard to get it better. I ended the session in 2nd so i’m reasonably happy and the team are pleased with our progress. Although im feeling a bit under the weather…

Its midday out here and I have a interview with the Asian TV, so i’l update again after the second Qualifier.

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Gino’s Day-by-day Diary from Zhuhai, China
Day 5- Saturday 12th December
Today determines where we start in tomorrows races. We have a free practice in the morning and a final Qualifying in the afternoon.
We had some things to try in free practice so I was feeling good and looking forward to it. I done some consistant laps and got quicker and quicker while changing suspension settings. I managed to do a 1min40.8 so I pulled in to make another change. I was on another fast lap but broke a little too late into the hairpin where I crashed at on Friday, tipped into the corner and lost the front, again. Being a slow corner I was back up to my feet and picked the bike up to continue. We still have a problem with the Bitubo front suspension but we are working hard to get it better. I ended the session in 2nd so i’m reasonably happy and the team are pleased with our progress. Although im feeling a bit under the weather…
Its midday out here and I have a interview with the Asian TV, so i’l update again after the second Qualifier.
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Day 4- Wednesday 11th December

Another early rise and shine and off to the track for our first day of riding here at Zhuhai circuit. The first free practice was a 45min session that we planned to use for a shakedown, get used to the bike, give some feedback on the bike and learn the track. The way this championship is run is quite a bit different to anything I’ve experienced, all the bikes go to a parc ferme 30mins before the start of the session and they are fueled up, with the fuel being supplied by Petronas, the title sponsor. This caused a bit of a problem as the electricity wasn’t working in the parc ferme so everyone had cold tyres. Cold tyres on the old spec dunlops is not a good combination! They take many laps to get temperature in and my team mate found that out when he high sided and concussed himself. On my first lap out the petrol cap fell off, so I had to bring it back to the pits. The session got red flagged (not due to me!), then we headed back out. I tried to give myself some time to learn everything and gradually got faster and faster. There was a number of things that needed changing and adjusting, but still I ended up in 9th place with a 1min43.2 on my last lap. The leader had done a 1min40.9. Petronas being the title sponsor, also have three teams in the championship, 6 bikes in total. Petronas Yamaha Malaysia, Petronas Yamaha India and Petronas Yamaha Thailand. The top four riders in the session where all team Petronas. They have excellent bikes and a lot of experience at this circuit and in this championship. So I definitely have my work cut out… We made some changes to the bike and a few hours later headed out for Timed Practice 1 (qualifying). I went quicker straight away and continued to. I pulled in as we had things to try, the first thing being tyre pressure. Unfortunately, we changed it a bit too much and I had a small crash in a slow hairpin, just loosing the front. I was straight up to my feet, picked the bike up and continued on. I pulled in to fix the fairing and footpegs etc and made some other changes, I went faster again and done my quickest lap on the final lap, a 1min41.5 which left me in 8th. The position is not where I want to be, but for the first time at the circuit, new bike, tyres, etc we are heading in the right direction. We still have set up issues and also a small technical with the engine, so I hope we can sort this out for tomorrows sessions! Feels like im back at school writing essays!

Catch you tomorrow

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Gino Looks for Sponsors for World Supersport campaign

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Gino Looks for Sponsors for World Supersport campaign

World Superstock 600 Champion Gino Rea is looking for potential sponsors to take on-board to a well established World Supersport Team.

Sponsors can be of any size, from a small sticker on Gino’s race helmet to the team title sponsor and the complete bike in your company’s logo.

If you are intersted in supporting Gino please contact Andrew Stone on 07970472652 or email andrewstone1@live.co.uk

Gino Rea to Race in FIM Petronas Asia Road Racing Championship

Gino Rea to Race in FIM Petronas Asia Road Racing Championship at Asian Grand Prix

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Recently-crowned European Superstock 600 Champion Gino Rea will fly to Hong Kong to compete in the Petronas FIM Asia Road Racing Championship in the Supersport 600s, which is the premiere class in the series. It is the only motorcycle championship to span the Asian continent, moving from Malaysia, to the Philippines, to China, and Indonesia.

Gino said “Today I went into central London with Andrew Stone to apply for our visa’s. We go to China- Hong Kong on the 6th December to race in the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC). Its going to be a exciting trip and we are going there to win. Im looking forward to working with Andy again, who I worked with in 2008 when I finished the European Superstock 600s in third position.When we get back, Andy has arranged a World Supersport test, so thats another exciting trip to look forward to. “

Gino Rea tests Moto2 with Racing Team Germany

News by MCN- Micheal Neeves – Moto GP 20 November 2009 16:03

European Superstock 600 Champion Gino Rea tested Racing Team Germany’s FTR Moto2 bike in Almeria in southern Spain on Wednesday. The British rider adapted quickly to the new machine, which is built by Buckingham-based FTR, and ran impressive times along with Racing Team Germany’s already signed rider Arne Tode

Rea said: “I managed to get some laps on the FTR Moto 2 bike when instructing at Almeria with Racedays. It only had a stock CBR600 engine in it so the power wasn’t so special, but it was really loud, like a MotoGP bike. Read more…Video- Gino cools down in the Portimao Circuit pool after wrapping up the 2009 World Superstock Championship. Click here for more videosThe Official World Superbike website covers Gino’s Superstock 600 Championship win. Rea has had an impressive career in this class, having scored 12 podium places in 32 races, and has failed to finish only one of those 32. He has also ridden three different types of machine, Suzuki in 2007, Yamaha in 2008 and Honda in 2009, and visited the podium on them all. Click here to view

 

World Supersport: Rea impresses Yamaha on Crutchlow’s mount

New by Crash.net 29-10-09

Gino Rea staked his claim to graduate from the European Superstock 600 Championship in 2010 to World Supersport (WSS), following a head-turning test on the ex-Cal Crutchlow Yamaha at Portimao…

Recently-crowned European Superstock 600 Champion Gino Rea impressed Yamaha as he tried out the bike that helped to carry Cal Crutchlow to 2009 World Supersport Championship title glory at Portimao.The young Londoner travelled to the Portuguese circuit – scene of the season’s WSS title-decider only a handful of days earlier – after mentor Andrew Stone secured him an eleventh-hour opportunity to test the factory SSP YZF R6, meaning Rea returned to Britain from Portimao on Monday only to be informed that he would need to fly back out there again a matter of hours later.What’s more, a best lap time of 1m 46.423s was only a second shy of the pace of Eugene Laverty, who had taken the chequered flag first on Sunday, and his long-run turn of speed was good enough that it would have seen him finish tenth in the race, ahead of no less than double WSS Champion Andrew Pitt on the works ten Kate Honda.“The bike was amazing to ride,” Rea enthused, quoted by Visordown. “I think I could have posted a 1m 45s lap, but my final test session was red-flagged and finished ten minutes early, which meant I only got two and a half sesisons on the, just over a race distance. The squad was great fun to work with and the Yamaha team bosses seemed happy with my performance, which is the main thing.“I’ve matched the pace of Anthony West and of James Ellison, who had more track time than me, on a bike I’d never ridden before – so I’ve got to be happy!”

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Gino Rea, 2009 WSBK Superstock 600 champion

26-07-2009

Gino Rea and Ten Kate Honda battled hard today at Brno but did not come away with the podium result they wanted. From P2 on the grid Gino started well and entered the first corner in the lead. A battle then ensued for first place through the race, with the top seven tightly bunched including Championship leader Petrucci. Gino held 2nd and 3rd places for most of the race before regaining the lead three laps from the end. Unfortunately on the penultimate lap Gino got caught through a series of corners pushing Gino back to 4th place in the bunch going into the last lap. A last lap push from Gino looked to be succeeding but the bike ran onto the grass at the edge of the track and Gino was not able to make his push stick

finishing the race 6th.

Gino Rea, 2009 WSBK Superstock 600 champion

Ten Kate Honda’s Gino Rea clinched the European Superstock 600 Championship by a single point ahead of Frenchman Vincent Lonbois after a three-way dice for the race win at Portimao this afternoon. Read more..

Gino Rea to Race in FIM Petronas Asia Road Racing Championship at Asian Grand Prix
Recently-crowned European Superstock 600 Champion Gino Rea will fly to Hong Kong to compete in the Petronas FIM Asia Road Racing Championship in the Supersport 600s, which is the premiere class in the series. It is the only motorcycle championship to span the Asian continent, moving from Malaysia, to the Philippines, to China, and Indonesia.
Gino said ‘Today I went into central London with Andrew Stone to apply for our visa’s. We go to China- Hong Kong on the 6th December to race in the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC). Its going to be a exciting trip and we are going there to win. Im looking forward to working with Andy again, who I worked with in 2008 when I finished the European Superstock 600s in third position.
When we get back, Andy has arranged a World Supersport test, so thats another exciting trip to look forward to. ‘
Video- Gino cools down in the Portimao Circuit pool after wrapping up the 2009 World Superstock Championship. Click here for more videos
The Official World Superbike website covers Gino’s Superstock 600 Championship win. Rea has had an impressive career in this class, having scored 12 podium places in 32 races, and has failed to finish only one of those 32. He has also ridden three different types of machine, Suzuki in 2007, Yamaha in 2008 and Honda in 2009, and visited the podium on them all. Click here to view