REA’S DAY AT CADWELL PARK
28 August 2005 - Honda Racing

Bennetts British Superbike Championship rookie Jonathan Rea has continued his impressive run of qualifying performances at Cadwell Park.

He took sixth position overall on his Red Bull Honda CBR1000RR around the 2.18-mile circuit, which is only a short distance from the team’s base in Louth.

The rising Red Bull Honda star was fifth after this morning’s session. Like the majority of the fastest riders, he didn’t improve his time in this afternoon’s windy conditions, but he only lost one position to championship challenger Gregorio Lavilla on the final grid.

This was Rea’s fourth best qualifying position of the season after taking pole position at Mondello Park in May, and two further front row starts at Croft and Knockhill. He will be hoping to convert this speed in qualifying into two top ten finishes and perhaps surpass his previous best of seventh position at Croft in June.

The 18-year-old Northern Irish rider was almost a full second inside the existing Cadwell Park lap record which shows just how much progress he has made in his third road racing season.

Jonathan Rea: “I’m really pleased that I’m back in the top ten qualifying positions. I’m confident that if I can get a good start from row two, I can run among the leading riders. I’ve managed to put together some consistent times on race tyres, which bodes well for tomorrow. The Red Bull Honda CBR1000RR is as fast as anything out there and so the rest is down to me.”

Qualifying: 1. L. Haslam (Ducati) 1:27.280; 2. T. Hill (Yamaha) 1:27.640; 3. G. Lavilla (Ducati) 1:27.655; 4. K. Harris (Honda-Racing.co.uk) 1:28.043; 5. G. Richards (Kawasaki) 1:28.089; 6. J. Rea (Red Bull Honda) 1:28.273; 7. M. Rutter (HM Plant Honda Racing) 1:28.278; 8. J. Haydon (Suzuki) 1:28.445; 9. D. Thomas (Kawasaki) 1:28.558; 10. J. Buckingham (Suzuki) 1:28.573

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