Ryde Takes
a Donington
Park Double
K
yle Ryde (OMG Grilla Yamaha
Racing) will go into the final
round of the 2024 British Super
-
bike Championship at Brands
Hatch with a four-point lead over
defending champion Tommy
Bridewell (Honda Racing UK)
after picking up two wins out of
three at the penultimate round of
the series at Donington Park.
Three closely fought encounters
had Ryde victorious by two sec
-
onds in race one over Bridewell and
Glenn Irwin (Hager PBM Ducati).
Race two saw Irwin hit back
to get back into championship
contention with a two-tenths of
a second win over Bridewell and
Ryde. However, Ryde would not
be denied in race three, heading
home Danny Kent (McCams Rac
-
ing Yamaha) and teammate Ryan
Vickers, with Irwin fourth and
Bridewell dropping to fifth.
"I was disappointed with third
this morning because I came so
close, and I actually got to the lead
at one point," Ryde said after race
three. "It just shows how far we've
come throughout the season, to be
annoyed at a third place!
"I made amends in the last race,
started sixth and chipped a few
people off into Melbourne [hairpin
corner]. And when I got to the
front, I tried to do a lap time which
would kind of break the people, but
Glenn kept passing me at the end
of the back straight and made it
hard work. I used that much rear
tire to keep him behind me.
"When I actually got the gap and
Danny was behind me, I thought I
was in trouble. I just basically won
that race by being faster through
the chicane and the last two
corners, so I'm glad to win. The
championship lead is obviously a
big bonus ahead of Brands Hatch."
The final round of the series will
be at Brands Hatch on October 13,
with Ryde on 398, Bridewell on 394
and Irwin on 352. Brands Hatch is
a double-points paying round, with
105 points up for grabs, so Irwin
could still win it.
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RACE ONE
1. Kyle Ryde (Yam)
2. Tommy Bridewell (Hon)
3. Glenn Irwin (Duc)
4. Andrew Irwin (Hon)
5. Danny Kent (Yam)
RACE TWO
1. Glenn Irwin (Duc)
2. Tommy Bridewell (Hon)
3. Kyle Ryde (Yam)
4. Danny Kent (Yam)
5. Charlie Nesbitt (Hon)
RACE THREE
1. Kyle Ryde (Yam)
2. Danny Kent (Yam)
3. Ryan Vickers (Yam)
4. Glenn Irwin (Duc)
5. Tommy Bridewell (Hon)
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Race One
Race Two Race Three
