BSB Superbikes - Cadwell Park 24th -26th August 2024
Saturday morning and it’s a wet start to the weekend here in the Lincolnshire countryside at Cadwell Park.
Fraser Rogers set the pace on his TAG HONDA racing machine in the Free Practice at Cadwell Park this morning as the rider led the pack before a crash at Barn ended his session prematurely.
Rogers went to the top of the times at the midway point of the session to displace reigning champion Tommy Bridewell from the top spot, but in the final 20 minutes Christian Iddon also improved his pace to move into second to ease the Honda Racing UK rider into third.
Josh Brookes had a strong start to Free Practice to lead the BMW charge in fourth place just ahead of Charlie Nesbitt who bounced back from a crash in yesterday’s official test to complete the top five.
RACE 1
After a challenge from pole man Jason O’Halloran on the opening lap Kyle Ryde was able to hold his lead and maintain a gap of a second and a half to take the first race win of the Bank Holiday weekend in round eight of the championship.
O’Halloran started from pole and was instantly swapping the position with Ryde after he gained the holeshot, with the OMG Grilla bike coming out ahead by the end of the first lap.
With the injured Australian almost a certainty to fade, the Yamaha rider was able to quickly pull out a gap which stayed around 1.5 seconds until an ease off on the final lap saw Ryde lead over the line to win by a gap of 0.791s - the first time Ryde has won at Cadwell Park.
RACE 2.
Tommy Bridewell, held off his charging rivals Kyle Ryde and Lee Jackson to take Race Two honours as OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing’s Kyle Ryde was crowned Pirelli King of the Mountain..!!!!
At his Honda Racing UK team's home track, points leader Bridewell hit the front on the opening lap and stayed ahead throughout the full 12 laps to take the win by just 0.219s over Ryde.
It was home hero Lee Jackson on the MasterMac Honda who got the holeshot at the start, but Bridewell was also fast off the line and made a move for the front at Park.
On the final lap, he was able to just edge a small advantage as Ryde made a tiny mistake on the approach to the Mountain section, giving him a small bit of breathing space as he rode to the flag for the win.
Ryde’s second place was enough to hand him the coveted Pirelli King of the Mountain Trophy, as the highest combined points scorer in the first two races.
RACE 3.
Kyle Ryde stormed to his second victory of the weekend and with it lifted the Monster Energy Cadwell 90 Trophy in the final Bennetts British Superbike Championship battle at Cadwell Park.
The OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing rider beat points leader and defending champion Tommy Bridewell by 0.702secs, as the Honda Racing UK rider banked his 100th podium.
With two laps to go, it was clear Bridewell wasn’t going to be able to bridge the gap and had to settle for second position behind an ecstatic Ryde, as Jackson scored another podium coming in third.
Peter Hickman, aboard the second FHO BMW, crossed the line ninth, just 0.252s behind Iddon as C&L Fairburn/Look Forward Racing’s Billy McConnell finished in 10th place.
The race marks the end of the 2024 Bennetts British Superbike Championship Main Season, as the riders now prepare to enter the Showdown in the final three rounds, when the points value increases.
BSB now moves onto Oulton Park for round 9 in the coming week’s ( 13-15th September )
Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:
1. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) 294
2. Kyle Ryde (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) 275
3. Glenn Irwin (Hager PBM Ducati) 234
4. Christian Iddon (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) 231
5. Ryan Vickers (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) 208
6. Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) 184
7. Leon Haslam (ROKiT Haslam Racing BMW Motorrad) 170
8. Lee Jackson (MasterMac Honda) 163
9. Jason O'Halloran (Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki) 158
10. Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) 151.
Three week break now till the Championship heads to the Cheshire countryside and Oulton Park, the stage of the series whereby the points step up a gear - the Championship isn’t yet decided and there are still Five riders who could claim the 2024 British Superbike Championship.o
Courtesy of Phil & Kian Baines Photography
