After taking his historic double triple in Snetterton, Bradley Ray had been anticipated to maintain the momentum moving into Scotland, however the begin to his Knockhill British Superbikes weekend was something however simple.
Leaving it late in apply to maneuver on to Q2, Ray did go on to realize pole place, however solely after his first crash of the season.
From the highest spot on the grid the Raceways Yamaha rider was rapidly handed by rival Kyle Ryde:
“I didn’t get an excellent begin, so at that time I simply wanted to settle into the race. Kyle was robust in the beginning of the race. Rory handed me fairly early on as properly. I used to be comfortable to take a seat in third. Lengthy, lengthy race round right here, 30 laps.”
The entrance three breaking away helped the #28 resolve on a recreation plan, seeing what may very well be a assured podium on the playing cards:
“Simply ticking off the laps in the beginning of the race, I noticed that we was pulling a niche to fourth, so I knew that us three on the rostrum have been protected, so simply let the laps tick off and was capable of kind of make a transfer.
Kyle made a mistake and I used to be capable of get beneath Kyle and at that time I knew I wanted to assault Rory fairly rapidly – I felt like I had a bit higher tempo however simply couldn’t cross him the place I needed to, so I made a robust cross into flip three. Then simply bought into the rhythm.”
Bradley Ray, BSB, 2025, Knockhill
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As soon as by Ray was capable of to what he does finest, run his personal tempo on the entrance, to such an extent it appeared he had been sandbagging, rapidly pulling out a two second lead with a collection of quickest laps within the race:
“Bought into the rhythm that I knew I used to be capable of do and been working by within the practices and within the check, so simply tick the laps off.
It’s lengthy spherical right here – 30 laps -You get just a little bit dizzy in direction of the top however the bike was working properly, made just a little step with the bike from qualifying, so I felt just a little bit extra snug.”
Trying forward, the 2022 BSB champion was certain his rivals would make steps forward of Sunday’s two races, including:
“I feel if it’s dry tomorrow we’ll count on extra of the identical, however I feel Rory and Kyle will keep on with me in direction of the top there, make some modifications and be a bit nearer.
However I loved the battle – I loved making the passes and being handed – that’s what racing is all about, however ultimately we was capable of carry it throughout the road in first for Raceways and for Yamaha.”
