Bradley Ray celebrated an impressive hat trick of Bennetts British Superbike Championship race wins at Snetterton for Raceways Yamaha, as Kyle Ryde, Tommy Bridewell, Rory Skinner and Leon Haslam all celebrated podium success at round three.
Ray carried his winning momentum into Sunday’s race day by taking a strong race two victory but behind him the battle for second went all the way to the chequered flag.
Ray lead at the start, but Ryde instantly went for a move down the inside into Wilson for the first time but the defending champion had to scrub off speed and ran wide, to rejoin behind his Yamaha rival.
Ray maintained his impressive pace to take the victory, but the battle for second was intensifying. Skinner on the Cheshire Mouldings Ducati was pushing to make amends after his retirement from yesterday’s race and was holding second with a small advantage, but Ryde and Bridewell were closing rapidly.
Ryde and Bridewell had reignited their 2024 title rivalry and were trading positions, with the OMG Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha rider leading the Honda Racing UK contender as they reeled in Skinner ahead of them.
In race three Ray delivered the third victory of the weekend, as Ryde returned to the podium after missing out earlier in the day. Haslam though was back in the fight and celebrated third place after a titanic race-long battle.
Elsewhere Glenn Irwin suffered fractures to his hip socket and pelvis after crashing during a free practice session at the third round of the British Superbike Championship at Snetterton on Saturday.
The Northern Ireland rider came off his Hager PBM Ducati at Turn Nine during FP3 and the session was subsequently red-flagged.
After initially being taken to the circuit medical centre for x-rays on his hip and right leg, the 35-year-old was then transported to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital for further scans and assessment.
