Rea struggling to make progress with new Suter chassis

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Unfortunately the change of chassis from Moriwaki to Suter has yet to reap any major rewards for Gino Rea, who struggled today to make significant progress up the Moto2 order in France. However, it was another important opportunity to gather data that will be useful for the race tomorrow. Gino Rea. (24th 1’ 39” 796) [...]

“Shakedown test” for Rea on first day with new Suter bike

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It was a day of debuts for Gino Rea as he completed his first laps of the legendary Le Mans circuit on a completely new motorcycle. After switching to the Suter chassis from this race onwards it was clearly an intense day for the young Brit, who is hopeful of making up positions tomorrow. Gino [...]

Rea confident that Suter switch will help team in the long run

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It hasn’t been an easy decision to take but Team Gresini have opted to switch to a Suter chassis for their Moto2 project for the remainder of this season, starting this weekend at Le Mans. The French Grand Prix will therefore be more like a test for Gino Rea, who faces the twin challenge of [...]

Another race to forget for Rea: “I am glad to get this weekend finished”

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Gino Rea’s early season woes continued today, his race brought to an early conclusion in Portugal by a mechanical problem that topped off another difficult weekend. Gino Rea (DNF) “To be honest I am glad to get this weekend finished. It has been hard. The positive side is that we have shown some decent pace [...]

Rea staying positive after dealing with mechanical problems all day

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Gino Rea suffered another disappointing qualifying session today, but the British rider is remaining upbeat after making improvements with the rear setting of his Moriwaki MD600. Unfortunately a mechanical problem prevented him from making the most of his progress this afternoon but Rea is hopeful he can make up positions in tomorrow’s Grand Prix of [...]

Opening day at Estoril brings two crashes and disappointment for Rea

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Gino Rea’s swift initial adaptation to Estoril hit the skids twice today, with a pair of crashes limiting his progress and his lap time. There was understandable disappointment in the Team Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 garage, where the work continues to give Rea the opportunity to show his true potential. Gino Rea. (23rd 1’ 43” [...]

Rea aiming to learn new Estoril quickly to get another solid result

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Gino Rea heads for the third round of the Moto2 World Championship at this weekend Estoril having boosted his confidence with a first point of the season last Sunday at Jerez. The British rider made small but important steps forward with the set-up of his Moriwaki in Spain and is now hoping to make significantly [...]

Rea picks up first championship point in shortened Jerez race

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Gino Rea picked up his first Grand Prix point today after finishing fifteenth in a Moto2 race of attrition at Jerez. It was an important confidence boost to the British rider following a difficult start to the season and he will get an opportunity to build on it in just seven days time when the [...]

More small improvements for Rea but still far from the front

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Team Federal Oil rider Gino Rea was able to make minor improvements on the second day of the Spanish Grand Prix, qualifying in 23rd place. The Brit has yet to gain full confidence with his Moriwaki machine but is hopeful that he can continue building in tomorrow’s race. Gino Rea. (23rd 1’ 45” 095) “It [...]

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