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HANNspree Ten Kate Honda >> No show for Rea in Italy

September 26 2010

Ten Kate Racing - Nieuwsbrief

Jonathan Rea was unable to contest the two 12th round 2010 World Superbike championship races at Imola in Italy today after fracturing his collarbone and wrist in a qualifying crash yesterday.

It was left to Rea’s team-mate, Max Neukirchner to fly the Hannspree Ten Kate Honda flag at the historic 4.936km Imola circuit, the German rider scoring points in both races.

After further pain-killing injections before this morning’s warm-up, Rea went out to see how his injuries would stand up to the physical demands of 21 race laps around Imola. However, a further crash just two laps in, effectively ended his participation in the races.

The 23-year-old Northern Irishman bravely went out again on his spare Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade but he was unable to control effectively his machine and was subsequently officially withdrawn from the event.
Starting from the third row of the grid, Neukirchner went with a hard rear in rac e one but found a lack of grip after just a few laps and was unable to finish higher than 14th. The German went for a softer tyre in race two but it didn’t improve his grip levels and he crossed the line in 12th place.

Rea flies back to the UK tomorrow and is consulting more than one specialist in order to evaluate the possibilities of his taking part in next weekend’s final World Superbike championship race at Magny-Cours in France.

Max Neukirchner – 14th and 12th
The main problem today was a lack of grip and we hadn’t tried the A tyre that I think most of the other riders went with, so we went with the B option for the first race. After three or four laps it wasn’t possible to fight any more. For the second race we changed the tyre but nothing else and the problem returned after about ten laps. It feels like the chassis goes up and down and it was like the rear shock goes all the way down t o the tyre.

Jonathan Rea – DNS
We had to make the decision after warm up to sit out the two races because my injuries from yesterday were just too painful on the bike. I tried in warm-up but I didn’t have sufficient strength or control in my left wrist for left-handed corners. It’s very frustrating for me and the whole team – it’s been a tough weekend and I know I’ve had a lot of support behind me from the guys here and all my fans. I’m really sorry that we couldn’t make the race but I have to look after my body and I’m going to get some medical opinions. Until we’ve got them in we won’t be able to give a proper prognosis but I’d like to thank the team, our sponsors and all my fans for their support.

Ronald ten Kate – team manager
Max managed to get two points-scoring finishes today but I think that if Jonathan could have raced here without injuries, we might have had a couple of podiums as well. We’re going to have to see what the diagnosis and recovery plan is for his injuries – he’s flying back to the UK tomorrow to see a specialist hand surgeon there. Hopefully the news is OK and we haven’t given up on the possibility of his taking part at Magny-Cours next weekend. Of course, we don’t want to rush things, but if the doctors give a green light, for sure we will try.

2010 World Superbike championship – round 12
Imola, Italy (4.936km – 21 laps) – results
Race one:
1. Carlos Checa (ESP) Ducati
2. Lorenzo Lanzi (ITA) Ducati
3. Noriyuki Haga (JPN) Ducati
4. Jakub Smrz (CZE)Ducati
14. Max Neukirchner (GER) Hannspree Ten Kate Honda

Race two:
1. Carlos Checa (ESP) Ducati
2. Noriyuki Haga (JPN) Ducati
3. Cal Crutchlow (GBR) Yamaha
4. Tom Sykes (GBR) Kawasak i
12. Max Neukirchner (GER) Hannspree Ten Kate Honda

Championship points after 12 of 13 rounds:
1 Biaggi 413, 2 Leon Haslam (GBR) Suzuki 350, 3 Jonathan Rea Hannspree Ten Kate Honda 288, 4 Checa 274, 5 Crutchlow 239, 6 Haga 238.

Next round: Magny-Cours, France – 1-3 October

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