Kyle Ryde takes Pole Position
Kyle Ryde claimed the Omologato Pole Position in a hectic ROKiT Oxygen Performance Qualifying at Knockhill ahead of the opening ZYN British Superbike Championship race this afternoon, snatching the position from Storm Stacey with Scott Redding completing the front row.
Max Cook had set the early pace with a strong lap time at the start, but the AJN Steelstock bimota rider crashed out at turn one with nine minutes remaining on the clock, that left him dropping down the order but his time still will give him a second row start in sixth place.
Redding went to the top of the times with five minutes remaining for the Hager PBM Racing Team, but the times continued to tumble and then Stacey surged ahead on the Bathams AJN Racing Ducati. However, Ryde still had more and he then snatched the top spot in the closing minute of the session.
Bradley Ray was fourth fastest on the McAMS Yamaha, holding off Rory Skinner who heads row two, the Cheshire Mouldings Yamaha rider slid out at the Hairpin in the final three minutes to end his session prematurely. His teammate Danny Kent also had the same, sliding out with one minute of the session to go.
Ryan Vickers was seventh to lead the charge for Honda Racing UK, he was narrowly ahead of Glenn Irwin on the second of the Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing contenders with Lee Jackson and Christian Iddon separated by 0.002s to complete the top ten.
ZYN British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, ROKiT Oxygen Performance Qualifying result:
Heartbreak for Ray as Ryde victorious in Race One
Kyle Ryde was victorious in the opening ZYN British Superbike Championship race at Knockhill as Bradley Ray was cruelly denied the chance to challenge for the win over the final four laps.
Ray had been pushing his Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing rival throughout the race as the pair exchanged fastest laps at the front of the field. The McAMS Yamaha rider in striking distance of the reigning champion, but there was heartbreak for Ray as his charge was curtailed when he was forced to retire with a technical problem.
At the start, Ryde and Ray had instantly hit the leading two positions with Scott Redding holding third for the Hager PBM Racing Team and Storm Stacey also in close contention.
Redding held third until he was elevated into second position after Ray’s retirement in the closing stages, but behind both Ryan Vickers and Glenn Irwin had fought their way ahead of Stacey and Rory Skinner to be in the battle for the final podium positon over the final laps.
Vickers was holding off Glenn Irwin with the Honda Racing UK rider delivering his best result of the season so far, but a year to the day after his season-shattering crash at Snetterton, the Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing rider wasn’t going to settle for fourth.
The battle between the pair went right down to the finish with Glenn Irwin able to fend off the attack from the Honda Racing UK rider over the final three laps to mark an emotional return to the podium.
Skinner held on to fifth place to claim his best result of the season for the Cheshire Mouldings Yamaha, pushing ahead of Stacey and Christian Iddon. Leon Haslam fought back after a challenging start to the weekend to finish in eighth with the DAO Racing Honda pairing of Josh Brookes and Lee Jackson completing the top ten.
ZYN British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, Race 1 result:
Kyle Ryde doubles up at Knockhill
Kyle Ryde was victorious ahead of Bradley Ray and Scott Redding in a hectic second ZYN British Superbike Championship race at Knockhill.
Redding had hit the front of the pack on the opening lap, but Ryde was instantly on the attack and moved ahead of the Hager PBM Racing Team rider.
The leading trio were in close contention, as Rory Skinner was forced to retire his Cheshire Mouldings Yamaha on the second lap of the race.
The BMW Safety Car was deployed when Luke Hedger, Richard Kerr and Joe Talbot crashed out at the Hairpin on lap four with the stricken Whitecliffe CDH Racing Honda in the track.
When the race resumed, Ray was shadowing Ryde but couldn’t find the opportunity to make a move for the lead, but he was able to return to the podium in second place to overcome the disappointment of yesterday’s DNF, with Redding completing the podium line up.
It was disappointing race two for Glenn Irwin, after experiencing the highs of a podium return yesterday; he crashed out at turn seven on lap 12, with Ryan Vickers also sliding out of contention a lap earlier at turn three.
The battle for fourth again went down to the wire with a three-rider tussle won by Storm Stacey as he made a last lap move on Max Cook, with Leon Haslam taking the chequered flag in sixth place.
Josh Brookes claimed his best result of the season in seventh place for DAO Racing Honda ahead of teammate Lee Jackson and Danny Kent, with Ilya Mikhalchik claiming his first top ten finish in the Superbike class in tenth place for the ROKiT BMW Motorrad British Superbike Race team.
ZYN British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, Race 2 result:
Scott Redding takes Race 3 win
Scott Redding celebrated being back on top of the ZYN British Superbike Championship podium in race three at Knockhill, claiming his second victory of the season for the Hager PBM Racing Team after an early battle with Bradley Ray. Kyle Ryde claimed the final podium position following a tussle with Ryan Vickers, who again put Honda Racing UK in contention for the top three.
At the start of the race, Ray had launched off the Omologato Pole Positon into the lead from Redding and Ryde with Vickers holding fourth place. A lap later and the Hager PBM Racing Team rider attacked with a dive down the inside at the Hairpin.
The race was then red flagged on the third lap when Danny Kent suffered a technical problem on the Cheshire Mouldings Yamaha.
On the restart over 25 laps, Ray again got the jump on the chasing pack and again Redding, Ryde and Vickers were the leading quartet at the end of the opening lap.
Ray was holding strong at the front of the field until lap 14 when Redding made another bold move at the Hairpin to capture the lead, holding off the McAMS Yamaha rider and then firing in fast laps towards the end of the race to take the chequered flag first for the second time this season.
Ray delivered another determined second place, whilst Ryde had made a mistake on lap 17 at the Hairpin, running wide and giving Vickers the opportunity he needed to move ahead.
Ryde was fighting back though and regained the position three laps later at turn three, then was able to keep the Honda Racing UK rider at bay until the finish.
Rory Skinner was fifth on the lone Cheshire Mouldings Yamaha, getting the better of a beaten up Glenn Irwin after his race two crash earlier this afternoon, with Max Cook and Leon Haslam completing the top eight.
Josh Brookes delivered another strong top ten finish in ninth, just ahead of Christian Iddon on the Sencat Racing Yamaha.
ZYN British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, Race 3 result:
ZYN British Superbike Championship standings:
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