MISFORTUNE FOR REA
29 August 2005 - Honda Racing

Jonathan Rea failed to finish both races at the tenth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park.

The young Ulsterman crashed out of both 18-lap races on his Red Bull Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade after qualifying in an impressive sixth position.

The safety car appeared for three laps at the start of the first race after a number of riders crashed out at Coppice. A slow start from the second row left Rea holding an early 12th position until the race resumed.

He made an immediate move up to 11th place before resuming battle with fellow Honda rider Steve Plater – who he had diced with at Silverstone the previous weekend. However, an incident on the entry to the Mountain section on lap 12 left Rea as the unfortunate victim of a mistake by his more experienced adversary.

Plater’s attempt to make a clean pass on the 18-year-old Red Bull Honda protégé didn’t go according to plan as he parted company with his CBR1000RR Fireblade. As his machine flew across the track, it took out Rea as he was negotiating the next corner at the bottom of the hill.

Luckless Rea was also unable to make the chequered flag in race two. He was caught unawares by an overtaking manoeuvre from HM Plant Honda Racing’s Ryuichi Kiyonari on lap two, which forced the Ulster teenager to run onto the grass before tumbling off the Red Bull Honda.

Jonathan Rea: “I hurt my back after falling off in the morning warm-up. This restricted my movement in the tighter sections of the track in both races. I’d like to forget Cadwell Park and put it down to experience. I’ll have to put this behind me and hope that the next round at Oulton Park will bring me better luck in two weeks.”

Race one: 1. T. Hill (Yamaha) 27:41.871; 2. G. Lavilla (Ducati) +4.180; 3. G. Richards (Kawasaki) +4.607; 4. K. Harris (Honda-Racing.co.uk) +5.045; 5. R. Kiyonari (HM Plant Honda Racing) +5.311; 6. L. Haslam (Ducati) +7.498; 7. J. Haydon (Suzuki) +13.062; 8. M. Rutter (HM Plant Honda Racing) +13.765; 9. D. Thomas (Kawasaki) +13.974; 10. J. Buckingham (Suzuki) +14.625; DNF – J. Rea (Red Bull Honda)

Fastest lap: 1:28.409 – Kiyonari (lap 17, new lap record)

Race two: 1. L. Haslam (Ducati) 26:41.146; 2. G. Lavilla (Ducati) +0.444; 3. R. Kiyonari (HM Plant Honda Racing) +9.839; 4. T. Hill (Yamaha) +10.751; 5. K. Harris (Honda-Racing.co.uk) +15.894; 6. J. Haydon (Suzuki) +16.284; 7. D. Thomas (Kawasaki) +16.460; 8. J. Reynolds (Suzuki) +24.476; 9. S. Plater (Honda) +28.365; 10. G. Mason (Honda) +30.347; DNF – J. Rea (Red Bull Honda)

Fastest lap: 1:28.098 – Lavilla (lap 7, new lap record)

Championship points: 1. Lavilla – 326; 2. Rutter – 324; 3. Kiyonari – 317; 4. Haslam – 243; 5. Richards – 199; 6. Harris – 169; 7. Thomas – 145; 8. Mason – 127; 9. Laverty – 113; 10. Reynolds – 96; 16. J. Rea – 47

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