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Epic battle between Davies and Rea from Sepang to be premiered!

Wednesday, 3 June 2020 10:52 GMT

Sepang 2015 Race 2 featuring a last-corner battle to be shown on Facebook and YouTube channels on Thursday

The titanic battle between Chaz Davies (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) and Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) from Sepang Race 2, 2015 will be the next race that premieres on WorldSBK’s Facebook and YouTube social channels. This race will premiere on tomorrow at 2pm CET and will be available to watch at a later time too!

Rea claimed victory in Race 1 from this weekend and had a huge lead at the top of the Championship ahead of Tom Sykes (now BMW Motorrad WorldSBK) and Davies. In Race 2, Davies and Rea started from sixth and seventh respectively but were running first and second by the end of the opening lap. The pair then engaged in a race-long battle that came to blows at the final corner before a drag race to the finish line; finishing the race with less than a tenth of a second between the two.

Previous races to have premiered are available to watch on our YouTube channel. Enjoy the timeless moment Colin Edwards and Troy Bayliss went head-to-head at Imola for the title in Race 2, 2002, as well as Tom Sykes securing his only WorldSBK title from Jerez Race 1 in 2013. Neil Hodgson’s first win in front of 100,000 home fans at Donington Park Race 2 from 2000 is available or you can indulge in the epic last-lap battle between Sykes and Rea at Buriram, in Race 2 from 2016 and the exciting last lap battle from Race 1 at Assen in 2009, with a final lap showdown between Ben Spies and Noriyuki Haga. The first title Italian WorldSBK Champion, with Max Biaggi at Imola in Race 2, 2010 can be relived, as can Carl Fogarty’s first Honda win in Race 2 at Hockenheim in 1996Marco Simoncelli’s podium from Imola’s Race 2, 2009 and the classic from Donington 2007 Race 2 can also be enjoyed time and time again, as well as a Rea vs Davies classic from Aragon in Race 1, 2015. Carl Fogarty’s stunning victory against teammate Troy Corser from Misano 1999 is also available to watch back on YouTube!

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