After podium showings at the opening round of the 2019 WorldSBK championship in Australia last month the Kawasaki Racing Team pairing of Jonathan Rea and Leon Haslam approach the next round of the championship full of ambition and confidence. The forthcoming second round of the 2019 WorldSBK Championship will be held at the 4.554km-long Chang […]
In the WorldSBK and MXGP arenas Kawasaki is represented by factory supported, title focused teams both of which operate under the Kawasaki Racing Team banner. The only full factory effort in each discipline, the KRT racing enterprises have been preparing during their respective off-seasons and now take to the track fully prepared and fully liveried […]
Kawasaki Racing Team riders Jonathan Rea and Leon Haslam rode together for more than half race distance in the first WorldSBK race of the 2019 season, with Rea finishing in second place overall and Haslam falling after mid-race distance, but remounting to finish 15th. In warm and dry conditions the first of three WorldSBK races […]
Kawasaki Racing Team riders Leon Haslam and Jonathan Rea finished third and fourth fastest respectively after two days of official DWO testing at Phillip Island, the venue for the first round of the championship this coming weekend. With a dry track surface to work with each day, but often high winds to deal with at […]
Kawasaki Puccetti Racing riders Lucas Mahias and Hikari Okubo completed their final pre-season test today, at Phillip island in Australia, with Lucas sixth quickest and Hikari seventh overall. Still in the relatively early stages of his relationship with his 2019 racebike Mahias, the 2017 World Champion, earned a sixth place overall. He was the last […]
Kawasaki unveiled its official 2019 FIM Superbike World Championship machinery and graphics at the team launch today, shortly before the opening round at Phillip Island takes place between the 22nd and the 24th of February. Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ effort will once again field record-breaking four-time champion Jonathan Rea aboard the latest race specification Ninja ZX-10RR, […]
Article by Clifford Ogle After the long break the time had finally come for the 2019 racing season to get going. The all-bike “Day of the Champion” race day traditionally kicks off the Zwartkops racing categories, and 2019 was no different. Official practice was scheduled on the Thursday morning leading up to the weekend, where […]
With over a decade of partnership between them, the Kawasaki Racing Team and Motocard have extended their sponsorship relationship for a further two years, underpinning the value that both entities already have and will enjoy in the future. Alongside the family who founded the enterprise, Motocard now has new, ambitious shareholders in the form of […]
