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BSB Update, Round 7 - Cadwell Park 23-25 August

BSB Update, Round 7 - Cadwell Park 23-25 August

Race 3 -

Ryde victorious to lead the standings by two points after Cadwell Park

Kyle Ryde delivered a faultless victory in Bennetts British Superbike Championship race three at Cadwell Park to take the standings lead to Donington Park ahead of the four-race weekend for the Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha team. Bradley Ray relinquished the lead in the standings after a twelfth place finish following a difficult race as Honda Racing UK celebrated a double podium finish with Andrew Irwin and Tommy Bridewell.

At the start Andrew Irwin had fired himself into the lead at Honda Racing UK’s home round, but Ryde was instantly on the attack with a decisive move at Park on the brakes to lead for Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha.

Ryde was shadowed by Irwin until the closing stages when he pulled the pin to bridge a gap, with the Honda Racing UK rider taking second ahead of teammate Tommy Bridewell.

Bridewell had moved into third ahead of Storm Stacey by lap three and he was able to hold on to have his strongest weekend of the year so far, as behind the battle for fourth was raging.

Christian Iddon was the victor in that pack to take fourth for AJN Steelstock Kawasaki, holding off his teammate Max Cook and Stacey. Meanwhile Leon Haslam was also in that pack but with a solid seventh he has climbed to third in the standings ahead of his home round at Donington Park in two weeks’ time.

Scott Redding was eighth for Hager PBM Ducati, getting the better of Charlie Nesbitt and Josh Brookes who completed the top ten.


Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Cadwell Park, Race 3 result:

  1. Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha)
  2. Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing UK) +2.909s
  3. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) +7.267s
  4. Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +11.321s
  5. Max Cook (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +12.030s
  6. Storm Stacey (Bathams AJN Racing BMW) +14.516s
  7. Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) +14.930s
  8. Scott Redding (Hager PBM Ducati) +15.119s
  9. Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) +15.343s
  10. Josh Brookes (DAO Racing Honda) +15.931s

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Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:

  1. Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) 284
  2. Bradley Ray (Raceways Yamaha) 282
  3. Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) 192
  4. Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) 182
  5. Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Ducati) 180
  6. Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) 172
  7. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) 166
  8. Max Cook (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) 146
  9. Josh Brookes (DAO Racing Honda) 130
  10. Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing UK) 129

 

Race 2 - 

Bridewell takes first victory of 2025 as Ryde steals second from Andrew Irwin

Tommy Bridewell scored his first victory of the 2025 Bennetts British Superbike Championship season in race two at Cadwell Park as Honda Racing UK returned to winning ways at their home circuit. Meanwhile Kyle Ryde snatched second on the final lap at the Hairpin from Andrew Irwin, more than halving Bradley Ray’s points’ advantage to 12 ahead of race three after Bradley Ray crashed out on lap two from the lead.

Bradley Ray had taken the lead at the start of the race, but the Raceways Yamaha rider was pushing hard to try to make a break in the Sprint Race; however, the championship leader crashed out at Mansfield.

Bridewell then had the lead with his Honda Racing UK teammate Andrew Irwin and Ryde in close contention. It was intense between the leading trio, but Bridewell was determined and had the edge until the chequered flag. However, it wasn’t until the final lap when the Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha rider could make his move with a decisive move at the Hairpin to take second.

The battle for fourth was raging too; Leon Haslam was able to fight his way to the front of the pack and the Moto Rapido Ducati Racing rider held off the charge from Max Cook, Storm Stacey, Christian Iddon and Charlie Nesbitt, with Danny Kent also giving chase.

Rory Skinner completed the top ten as he edged out Josh Brookes and John McPhee, but the race was ended prematurely over the opening laps for Davey Todd, Jaimie van Sikkelerus, Gabriele Giannini and Richard Kerr, who crashed out briefly bringing out the BMW Safety Car.

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Cadwell Park, Race 2 result:

  1. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK)
  2. Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) +0.561s
  3. Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing UK) +0.602s
  4. Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) +6.049s
  5. Max Cook (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +6.337s
  6. Storm Stacey (Bathams AJN Racing BMW) +6.543s
  7. Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +7.147s
  8. Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) +7.709s
  9. Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) +7.973s
  10. Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Ducati) +8.177s

 

Race 1 -

Ray versus Ryde with just 0.087s between them at the finish!

Bradley Ray held off Kyle Ryde by an incredible 0.087s at the chequered flag in Bennetts British Superbike Championship race one at Cadwell Park as the pair diced for the opening victory of the weekend as Andrew Irwin became the 13th different podium finisher of the season.

Ray had launched off the line to head the pack from Ryde and Tommy Bridewell at the start of the race, but the Honda Racing UK rider was pushing hard to move into second at Park on lap two.

It was a premature ending to Thruxton’s double race winner, Danny Kent’s charge when he crashed out unhurt on lap two at Mansfield, ending his hopes of a consecutive podium finish for McAMS Racing Yamaha.

At the front, Bridewell was pushing for a home podium for the team, but he crashed out of second place at the Chicane as he tried to reel in Ray ahead of him.

Ray was trying to make a break, but Ryde was closing and after having an advantage of over two seconds mid-race, it came down to nothing between them over the final laps.

On the penultimate lap, Ryde tried to make his move at Chris Curve and the pair touched, as the Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha rider was forced to back out of the move.

At the finish Ryde was just 0.087s adrift as Ray returned to winning ways for Raceways Yamaha, but as the pair diced for the lead, the battle for third was also raging between Christian Iddon and Andrew Irwin.

Irwin was able to make his move on the penultimate lap to claim his first podium finish of the season and ease Iddon back into fourth place on the AJN Steelstock Kawasaki. The pair had also had Charlie Nesbitt for company earlier in the race, but the MasterMac Honda rider crashed out at Charlies on the 13th lap.

Storm Stacey completed the top five for Bathams AJN Racing BMW, holding off Max Cook, with Scott Redding the leading Ducati in seventh place for the Hager PBM Ducati team, with Leon Haslam salvaging eighth place for the Moto Rapido Ducati Racing team after his crash in Omologato Superpole put him 15th on the grid.

Rory Skinner was ninth after he was issued a long lap equivalent time penalty of two seconds after contact at Coppice with Billy McConnell on lap 18, which forced the C&L Fairburn Properties/Look Forward Racing Honda rider to run on and was forced to rejoin in 16th.

Glenn Irwin had his best result on the Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha to complete the top ten ahead of tomorrow’s two Bank Holiday races.

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Cadwell Park, Race 1 result:

Bradley Ray (Raceways Yamaha)
Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) +0.087s
Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing UK) +7.914s
Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +8.806s
Storm Stacey (Bathams AJN Racing BMW) +14.127s
Max Cook (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +14.528s
Scott Redding (Hager PBM Ducati) +16.794s
Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) +19.241s
Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Ducati) +20.810s
Glenn Irwin (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) +24.819s