Flaming World Superbike Crash at 130mph [Video]

Dennis Chung
by Dennis Chung

Here is some spectacular footage of Castrol Honda World Superbike racer Jonathan Rea crashing during a pre-season test at Australia’s Phillip Island ciruit.

Rea’s Honda CBR1000RR Superbike went up in flames just before he highsided at turn three at Phillip Island. Rea injured his hand and a collarbone in the crash but he still hopes to compete in the Feb. 27 season opener.

Ever the professional, Rea used the crash to tout the benefits of his helmet sponsor Arai in this second video:

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And don’t forget to check out our 2011 World Superbike Championship preview.

[Source: TwoWheelsBlog]

Dennis Chung
Dennis Chung

Dennis has been a part of the Motorcycle.com team since 2008, and through his tenure, has developed a firm grasp of industry trends, and a solid sense of what's to come. A bloodhound when it comes to tracking information on new motorcycles, if there's a new model on the horizon, you'll probably hear about it from him first.

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