Jonathan Rea has quelled speculation he will race elsewhere in the 2011 World Superbike Champion🌞ship by confirming he will see out the second season of his two-year deal with Ten Kate Honda

Rea penned a two-year contract with the leading Hon🐻da team towards the end of 2009, but recent rumours had suggested he could land elsewhere for next season🐼.

Nonetheless, the Northern Irishman will stay where he is for 2011 having enjoyed a strong end t♑o the 2010 season, one that has seen him finish no lo⛄wer than second in the last six races, which coupled to his two wins at Assen earlier in the year has all but confirmed him in third position overall.

While Rea hints t🌺hat he looked elsewhere for 2011, he concludes that continuity is crucial for hi🃏m if he wants to step up and challenge for next year's title.

"I'm really happy to be staying with this fantastic team for another season. We're all pulling in the same direction ꦿand we're all really excited about the prospects for the Honda CBR1000R🐬R.

"Even though I'm still only 23, the te⭕am has taught me an enormous amount about world championship racing, both on the track and off it a🦹nd I've become a regular race winner.

"To become a championship winner, I recognise that I need continuity and that's what I've got now. It's no secret that my ultimate ambition i🎃s to compete in GPs but I'll still only be 24 next season so I'm really happy to aim for the World Superbike title in 2011 and then hopefully take the next step forward after that within the Honda family."

Team manager Ronald ten Kate was also pleased to be retaining Rea, who has notchedཧ up 18 podium🐟s in less than two years with the team.

"It's good to see a rider of Jonathan's calibre spend his entire career💛 to date with the Honda family. At the beginning of this agreement, it was alwayꦡs the intention of the rider, the team and Honda to stay together and we are very happy to see that realised now.

"Jonathan joined us in Supersport ranks in 2008 and his raw tale🐎nt has com🔯bined with a great attitude and personality to turn him into a race winner. Next year, our only aim will be to turn that race winner into a championship winner."

Rea joined Ten Kate Honda in 2008, finishing runner-up in the World Supersport Championship before gradua🐈ting to Superbikes with thꩵe Dutch-based team. He went on to win two races in his rookie season on the way to fifth overall.