Listen to this article Kawasaki rider Rea was aiming for a hat-trick of wins in the Dutch round of WSBK last weekend, having triumphed in both the opening race and the shortened nine-lap Superpole contest.  When early Race 2 leader Razgatlioglu went wide at Turn 1, Rea sensed an opportunity and drew alongside him on the short burst into the next right-hander. However, just as it appeared that Rea would be able to complete the move, with his Kawasaki partially in front, the two riders came to blows – sending their bikes skating across the track and into the gravel trap. A video of the crash from moving cameras wasn’t immediately available, with the on-board footage released by WSBK leaving much ambiguity about how the event unfolded between the series’ two biggest star …

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