Ray Triples Up at Snetterton BSB
F
ormer British Superbike
Champion Bradley Ray
(Raceways Yamaha) executed
a perfect weekend at the third
round of the 2025 British Super-
bike season at Snetterton, June
21-22, taking three wins from
three starts to extend his lead
in the series to 30 points over
defending champion Kyle Ryde
(OMG Yamaha).
Since returning to the series
after a stint in WorldSBK, Ray
has taken every race win bar one
so far in 2025, the streak con
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tinuing at Snetterton.
Race one saw Ray come
home a comfortable 5.3 sec
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onds ahead of Ryde, with 2023
BSB Champion Tommy Bridewell
(Honda Racing UK) in third.
One of the preseason favor
-
ites for the title, Hager PBM
Ducati's Glenn Irwin, did not take
part in the opening race after
he crashed during free practice
three. Following a CT scan at
Norfolk and Norwich University
Hospital, he was found to have
fractures to his hip socket and
pelvis, ruling him out indefinitely
for the remainder of the season.
Race two was a little closer af
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fair, with Ray taking the checkers
3.7 seconds up on Rory Skinner
(Cheshire Mouldings Ducati)
with Bridewell two-tenths of a
second adrift of Skinner in third
once again.
Race three was closer still, as
Ray headed Ryde by 1.6 seconds
and Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido
Ducati Racing) some 14 sec
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onds in arrears in third.
"It's been an incredible week-
end, and heading into Snetterton,
I didn't expect to have been as
strong as we were," Ray said.
"Kyle kept me really honest in
that last race. I was able to pull
at the start, but the time was
coming down. I tried to manage
the lap times and was able to re
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spond when I needed to. I think
we almost identically matched
lap times—I made a few small
mistakes at the end with a few
laps to go because I was so ex
-
cited to do the triple, but overall,
a very positive weekend and I'm
looking forward to Knockhill."
CN
Race 1 (Top 5)
1. Bradley Ray (Yam)
2. Kyle Ryde (Yam)
3. Tommy Bridewell (Hon)
4. Leon Haslam (Duc)
5. Christian Iddon (Kaw)
Race 2 (Top 5)
1. Bradley Ray (Yam)
2. Rory Skinner (Duc)
3. Tommy Bridewell (Hon)
4. Kyle Ryde (Yam)
5. Leon Haslam (Duc)
Race 3 (Top 5)
1. Bradley Ray (Yam)
2. Kyle Ryde (Yam)
3. Leon Haslam (Duc)
4. Tommy Bridewell (Hon)
5. Rory Skinner (Duc)
WIND
IN THE
P38
Bradley Ray (28) begins to
pull clear of Rory Skinner in
race two. It is all the BSB field
can do to stay with the former
champion so far in 2025.
