Jonathan Rea interview
Greg Rust spoke to the four-time world superbike champion before the opening round of the 2019 series at Phillip IslandJonathan Rea has well and truly etched himself into the world superbike record books, and in 2019 will attempt to win five crowns in a row on his all-conquering factory Kawasaki.
On the Thursday before the opening round of the 2019 championship at Phillip Island, automotive journalist Greg Rust sat down with the 32-year-old Northern Irishman to record the latest instalment in his popular Rusty’s Garage podcast.
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In a wide-ranging interview, Rea spoke about his family’s Irish motorsport roots; his quick-fire ascent to world superbike greatness; his racing heroes (Americans Jeremy McGrath and Kevin Schwantz); how he’d like to do some vets motocross racing; and his burgeoning motorcycle collection – including, romantically, an Italjet 50 which he started his racing career on.
He also spoke effusively about his latest project: fitting a 250cc two-stroke engine into the latest KX450 motocross chassis, which normally houses a four-stroke powerplant. Yep, a hybrid, just for the hell of it…
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