At Phillip Island for example, riders are given a 63-second pit intervention time. This is the minimum amount of time it must take from them entering pit lane, to leaving pitlane – a 549.2m distance, taking 33 seconds at 60kph. If the race machine transponder crosses the pit exit line any sooner than 63 seconds, then a rider is handed a penalty (five seconds for every second under the pit intervention time) – any later, then a rider is losing time in the race.
The next chance for Rea to get further acquainted with his new Pata Yamaha YZF-R1M World Superbike will be on 20-21 November back at Jerez, alongside team-mate Andrea Locatelli – with a key focus on 2024 development with Yamaha’s engineers.