Castrol and Honda. Two brands that for years have rolled off the tongue as one. Now the iconic pairing is coming back into World Superbikes for 2011.
Astride a pair of CBR1000RR Fireblade bikes in the red-and-green livery will be Jonathan Rea and Ruben Xaus under the management of Netherlands-based Ten Kate Racing which has led Honda's World Superbike effort since 2004.
Castrol's association with Honda's motorcycle racing goes way back to the Japanese bikemaker's first foray into the sport at the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy races of 1959. Their half-century together rolled by in 2009.