Rea races to ninth straight Superbikes win to tie record

10:48 October 14, 2018 Reuters

Jonathan Rea raced to his ninth straight Superbikes victory Saturday (October 13) in the Argentina opener to tie the series record for consecutive wins. The 31-year-old Kawasaki Racing rider started from second on the grid but powered past polesitter Marco Melandri on the opening lap and was never threatened, winning by a margin just over nine seconds.