Moto2: Gino Rea 'over the moon' with 2014 deal

"2013 was a difficult year for me and I'm over the moon that my hard work has brought me this amazing opportunity" - Gino Rea.
Gino Rea, Japanese Moto2 Race 2013
Gino Rea, Japanese Moto2 Race 2013
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Gino𝕴 Rea has spoken of his delight at securing a full-time return to the Moto2 World Championship in 2014.

After a debut season at Gresini, incl🍃uding a wet podium at Sepang, the Englishman's ꦡ2013 plans were thrown into turmoil by the collapse of the planned ESGP project.

Rea refused to give up on his grand prix dream 🥂and with support from family, friends and fans - plus backing from chassis manufacturer FTR - put together his own team for a series of 2013 wild-card appearances. Rea was later called up as a stand-in rider for the Argi?ano & Gines (Speed Up) team, scoring points in two events.

The provisional 2014 entry list revealed that both Rea and FTR were set for a full-time Moto2 return and the fo♎rmation of 'AGT REA Racing' has now ๊been officially confirmed.

Dave Peterson, president and CEO of Texas-based World Motors Inc., has joined forces with Rea Racing and new team director Martin R de Rooy to c♒reate World Motors Rea Racing LLC. AGT (American Green Technology) has signed on as titꦉle sponsor of what will be the only American-based Moto2 team.

"I couldn't be any happier right now!" said Rea. "2013 was a difficult year for me and I'm over the moon that my hard work has brought me this amazing opportunit💦y.

"Joining forces with Dave Peterson of World Motors Inc. an🥃d Martin R. de Rooy with the support of AGT, to race in the full Moto2 Championship as a permanent team is just incredible.

"I am so grateful and I can't wait to get started. It's a very exciting time for us. We have worked extreme🐓ly hard to make this happen and I believe we have th🌼e potential to do great things in 2014.

"This year we progressed a lot throughout the season and at the last r♑ace of the year as a privatee🔥r team, I showed what is capable by qualifying just 0.5 tenths from second position. I can't wait to go testing and work logically and methodically with the bike, it's something we never got to do this year."

Peterson added: "I am just recovering from the initial terror and trepidation of forming an internationa𒅌l racing team. After years of dreaming about this, it's wonderful to see it become a reality. I've always had such a great passion for MotoGP. With Gino's considerable talent and AGT's quest for world markets, the decision to form a world class Moto2 Grand Prix team was easy and finally a realisation of my dreams."

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