Qualifying Lap Onboard Lausitzring Gino Rea

Jump onboard the roaring MV Agusta 675 on a lap that would qualify front row in World Supersport. Gino comments about this day in 2016: "I didn't share this when I was in World Supersport because I didn't want to give away my secrets to a fast lap at Lausitzring! But now I'm racing in a different series, it doesn't matter so much! I was racing for the GRT Racing team in World Supersport 2016 and it was our first proper test (mid-season). We found something with the electronics (Mecktronik) and from that point on I was always at the very sharp end. At this test I was able to lap consistently in the 1:41s which put me on the front row when we raced there later in the year, just behind Kenan Sofuoglu. Unfortunately in the race my engine blew! But the test highlighted how important the electronics are... I found 3/4 of a second with just one engine braking strategy change and not just on a one-off lap, this was 3/4 of a second every lap, consistently. Over race distance it's massive. I had been struggling with the engine braking over the previous few races and even though I knew the area we needed to fix, we couldn't do it during race weekends. In the test we fixed our issue and it showed the importance of having a good electronics technician because without him, we wouldn't have found what I was looking for from the bike. From then on we were at the front (apart from having engine issues!)." Stay tuned for some more #GinoStories!