REA’S FIRST TRACK ACTION WITH YAMAHA: images and video from the #65 on track!
The six-time Champion made his Yamaha debut on Tuesday as the first of two days of testing started in Spain
Jonathan Rea (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) got his first taste of the Yamaha YZF-R1 machine at the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto on the first of two days of testing. The six-time Champion left his box for the first time as a Yamaha rider around half-an-hour into the session for a few laps as he looks to adjust from Kawasaki to Yamaha machinery. Check out images and a video from his first day as a Yamaha rider at the top of this article.
Follow minute-by-minute coverage of the test HERE and check out videos from Jerez using the WorldSBK VideoPass!
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