Czech WorldSBK: Rea excited by prospect of ‘completely unknown’ Most circuit

Without the ability to study ‘either MotoGP or past races in WorldSBK’ at the new Autodrom Most circuit, learning a completely new track ‘is exciting’ - Jonathan Rea.
Jonathan Rea, Dutch WorldSBK race2, 25 July 2021
Jonathan Rea, Dutch WorldSBK race2, 25 July 2021
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WorldSBKꦬ heads to its 50th different circuit this weekend as Autodrom Most, Czech Republic, hosts round six with Jonathan Rea in championship command. 

The six-time world champion left Assen having completed the first race win clean-sweep of any rider this season, while Toprak Razgatlioglu bei🎃ng taken out of race two means a sizeable gaꦺp of 37 points has been established. 

Without MotoGP or WorldSBK ever having competed at the Autodrom Most, footage of previous races 🌊is scarce leaving Rea with a ‘completely unknown’ challenge. 

Rea added: "It is always exciting going to a 𒀰new circuit. Most is completely unknown to me and the team. 

"Going to any 🍷new circuit I would study previous races, either MotoGP or past races of WorldSBK, but even after scouring♛ the internet for footage it is very difficult to find race coverage of Most. 

"The layout looks nicꦫe, some fast and flowing corners so it is 💮exciting to learn something new. When I arrive I will do some laps with my bicycle and do a track walk with my team. 

With Rea once again demonstrating the wide working ‘window’ of his Kawasaki Ninja ZX10-RR, specifically with tyres and track conditions at Assen, it's an area that could🐲 be to his advanta🌳ge at the new Most circuit.

"The base set-up of our bike is in a really good window and on Friday it will be very important to find a good set-up and a rhythm straight away," 𓃲said Rea.  

"Step-by-step we will get ready for the race. We do n𒀰ot have much time in practice but I enjoy that - being under pressure🔴. 

"I am looking f🌺orward to seeing what we can do. We had a great weekend in Assen so it would be nice to carry on with that momentum behind us."

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