Bradley Ray saved himself in with an honest shot on the 2025 BSB title with a stable weekend at Oulton Park which included his first win since Race 1 at Cadwell Park in August.
Ray had gone by way of a tough patch after that Cadwell Park win, which noticed Kyle Ryde pull into a robust factors lead of 31 going into the Oulton Park BSB.
On paper, Ray solely took one level from Ryde’s benefit on the Cheshire observe for this season’s penultimate spherical, nevertheless it was clearly an occasion which rebuilt a number of the Kent rider’s confidence.
“It’s been a tough couple of weeks for certain, a tough couple of rounds,” Ray informed Crash.internet after Race 3 on the penultimate spherical of 2025 at Oulton Park.
“The tempo has been there at each spherical we’ve gone to, simply perhaps issues haven’t gone our method. It’s simply tough.
“However this weekend [Oulton Park] was essential. We’ve been quick within the dry, within the moist.
“[Race 2] was actually good, beginning 14th I didn’t anticipate to return by way of and win it.
“That final race [Race 3] was an enormous dogfight, you can see everybody wished to steer and Kyle [Ryde] wished to go me quite a bit in that race.
“For me, I by no means gave up. Assault or be attacked, that was the motto for as we speak.
“It was good to not even take into consideration the championship as we speak, simply get pleasure from using my bike and once I try this I’m quick so it was good.
“The boys deserve these outcomes and we’ll go to Manufacturers with a combating likelihood.”
Having felt that he benefitted from not eager about the championship battle in Oulton Park, Ray desires to hold the same method into Manufacturers Hatch.
“There’s 105 factors [available], there’s 30 in it [between Ray and Ryde],” he stated.
“I simply deal with Manufacturers as a standard race: if I can get to the entrance and win I want to do this.
“I really feel so much higher after as we speak [Sunday at Oulton Park] than I did coming into this weekend and the goal is to clearly attempt to claw factors again on Kyle.
“Perhaps as we speak hasn’t gone his method and it’d make him journey in a type of steadier method, however in doing that he may find yourself going backwards. So, I’ll assault and do the most effective I can.”
