British Superbikes (BSB) 2025, Round 5, Brands Hatch, Race 1

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Full coverage of race 1 of the 5th round of the 2025 BSB (British Superbike Championship) from Brands Hatch on the 26th July 2025.  32:24 - Race Starts (Round 12)

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00:00:00We'll be back.

00:00:30Good afternoon. Welcome back to Brands Hatch for round five of the Bennett's British Superbike Championship, a series that this year saw the return from the world scene of the 2022 champ, Brad Ray. Brad spent most of his off time during the winter peddling around the Pyrenees, and it shows after nine races of 11 in 2025, he's lining up a breakaway.

00:00:51We're four stages down with seven left to go in this year's race, and at the moment, it's a breakaway of one.

00:01:02No one could get close to him. Brad is back in business.

00:01:06Ray's got no teammates around him, but that isn't slowing him down.

00:01:14Brad Ray will secure the treble here at Donington Park. Brad Ray is so good to have him back.

00:01:21So far, he's dominated on the flat.

00:01:25We're running out of words for Brad Ray, the first ever double treble in his Superbike history. He cleans up at Snet.

00:01:34And in all kinds of weather.

00:01:37Brad Ray, we're running out of words, and he equals the record for most wins in a season.

00:01:44But the mountain is yet to come.

00:01:49What a day it has been.

00:01:51No one can match him. Brilliant stuff. A masterclass from Bradley Ray.

00:01:56He's proven his pedigree, lifting the title before.

00:02:00Bradley Ray is the 2022 Phoenix British Superbike champion.

00:02:06But there's still a lot to get right if he wants to do so again.

00:02:10From the darkest clouds comes a ray of light.

00:02:15It's on the other riders now to stake their claims to this year's crown.

00:02:28Yep, nine wins from 11 so far for Brad Ray.

00:02:31And as the Tour de France reaches its climax this weekend here on TNT Sports,

00:02:36in BSB, it's the chasing pack that really have a mountain to climb.

00:02:40But Brandt Hatch poses a particular challenge to Brad,

00:02:43who's yet to score a podium here at his home track.

00:02:48A very warm welcome along.

00:02:50A special guest to guide us through the action this weekend.

00:02:52Glenn Irwin reunited with his old teammate at last, Shane Byrne,

00:02:57which I guess makes James Whistom some kind of mentor or team manager

00:03:00or something in between.

00:03:02Veteran.

00:03:03A veteran, yeah. We're all veterans, I'm afraid, apart from you, Glenn.

00:03:06How are you doing, first of all?

00:03:07Big smash at Snetterton.

00:03:09And you've had quite a bit of work done since then.

00:03:11How's it feeling?

00:03:12Yeah, I'm good, Matt.

00:03:14I feel a lot better than what I probably imagined at this stage of recovery.

00:03:18You know, without taking any chances and continuing to follow doctor's advice,

00:03:21we are well and truly ahead of schedule,

00:03:24to the point where Wits already asked me what I'm doing with this pollution

00:03:28after this weekend.

00:03:29And I think I might be handing it to him.

00:03:32I think you're malingering.

00:03:34I think it's just a big condice.

00:03:35I brought my pelvis once and I had a big framework out here,

00:03:38tubes and all sorts of drains in it.

00:03:40You look unbelievable for what you've been through.

00:03:43Yeah, you know, I feel good.

00:03:45I have a 15 centimetre titanium screw.

00:03:48Right across the sacrum?

00:03:49Right across, from right hip to left hip.

00:03:52I have another one that goes halfway.

00:03:53And immediately after the surgery, I suddenly had strength.

00:03:56I had mobility.

00:03:57And then from then, it's a target to just come back.

00:04:00And like I say, I think that will be much, much sooner.

00:04:03I think we'll all be looking forward to that.

00:04:05Perhaps the only person who won't shake it will be Brad,

00:04:08because Glenn was looking like his strongest contender

00:04:11at the early couple of rounds of the season.

00:04:13Yes, it's difficult to talk about Glenn when he's kind of here with us, isn't it?

00:04:17But yeah, he's done a great job.

00:04:19And PBM team's a great team.

00:04:21He fits that back absolutely perfectly.

00:04:23And he's been riding really well.

00:04:24There's been times throughout this season in the beginning

00:04:26where, you know, Glenn's been the fastest person on the track.

00:04:29And, you know, a bad start or maybe a bad qualifying session

00:04:31has cost you a little bit, hasn't it?

00:04:32And sort of come through towards the end of the races.

00:04:35But he'll be back.

00:04:36I mean, we spoke at breakfast.

00:04:38And he was like, oh, yeah, I could be back at the next round or whatever.

00:04:40And I was like, oh, my God.

00:04:41Just heal up a little bit, you know.

00:04:43There's a lot of season left.

00:04:44And come back strong, not come back early.

00:04:47And I'm sure he'll do whatever he needs to do.

00:04:49I think the disappointing thing for us was,

00:04:51first of all, disappointing for you that you hear yourself.

00:04:53But we're a little bit disappointed that we all thought that on his day,

00:04:57Glenn was the one both with the speed and the kind of backside

00:05:01to go and have a go at kind of Brad, you know.

00:05:04Objectively speaking, of course.

00:05:06And objectively speaking, Glenn, what do you make of Brad's performances

00:05:09in your absence over the last couple of rounds?

00:05:11Yeah, he's been fantastic.

00:05:13You know, even before my injury, I thought Donington Park was a race

00:05:17where the two of us really showcased the level of British superbikes.

00:05:22You know, we were riding around in lap times that would put you in the top five

00:05:25in World Superbike.

00:05:26But talking about Brad and not myself, when I arrived to him,

00:05:30we pulled nearly three seconds and cut to him and thought,

00:05:32this is going to be one of them races.

00:05:34Four laps to go.

00:05:35I'll just pick my spot and I'll win.

00:05:38But how he responded, how he rode defensively,

00:05:40how he done his second fastest lap of the race on the last lap,

00:05:44it was enough to put off myself who was breaking the lap record.

00:05:47It was enough to be defensive enough to secure another victory.

00:05:52And that was impressive.

00:05:53I left that weekend still full of belief that we could take it to him,

00:05:58particularly at Snedderton, where it all kind of went wrong.

00:06:00We know he likes to go from the beginning,

00:06:02but how he can go at the beginning and how he could respond

00:06:05was very, very impressive.

00:06:07I do tip my hat to him and have a lot of respect for him.

00:06:09It's perhaps surprising.

00:06:11Well, it was for us anyway to arrive here, Shane,

00:06:12and see the statistic that he's never had a podium

00:06:14at the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit.

00:06:16But he laid down a marker this morning.

00:06:18Yeah, he did.

00:06:19And don't worry, I've been winding him up about it.

00:06:20No end all week.

00:06:22He is funny because it's our home track.

00:06:24Obviously, you know, he's probably 40 minutes away from here

00:06:27when he's in the UK and loves the tracks.

00:06:30One year on a super sport bike, loves the place.

00:06:32Nothing against it whatsoever,

00:06:33but just never had a podium on a super bike.

00:06:35And I think this weekend's a big weekend for him, you know.

00:06:38I think if he gets the job done here and gets a win this weekend,

00:06:40I think that last little piece that's maybe needed

00:06:42just to kick on another gear will fall into place.

00:06:46And as you say, you know,

00:06:47he's done a good job this morning in qualifying.

00:06:48And, yeah, fingers crossed he can get the job done again this afternoon.

00:06:52But, interestingly, three champions.

00:06:55Scott Redden, last time he was here, won his championship,

00:06:57third place on the grid.

00:06:58Kyle Ride, current champion, second place on the grid.

00:07:01Bradley, last time he was here, he took a championship in 2022.

00:07:03So, three British champions across the front row makes for a great race this afternoon.

00:07:09Yeah, we'll get into qualifying in a bit.

00:07:11Plenty of contenders to make their mark here at Brands Hatch this afternoon.

00:07:14Not least, also an emerging potential championship contender

00:07:17in the shape of Rory Skinner.

00:07:19He's been on the podium at the last three rounds,

00:07:21and he was a winner last time out at Knock Hill.

00:07:23Home is where the heart is.

00:07:26Rory Skinner wins here at Knock Hill.

00:07:31Winning at Knock Hill for me is always something that, you know, I strive to do.

00:07:35You know, it's my home track.

00:07:36I'm from 25 minutes north up the road, and it's, yeah,

00:07:39with all my friends and family there, it was a good thing to do.

00:07:42And, yeah, you know, to have been able to stop Brad Ray on his winning streak

00:07:46is certainly a special feeling, you know.

00:07:48It was, somebody had to do it at some point,

00:07:50and, yeah, I'm glad I managed to get it done, but it was nice.

00:07:53It was nice to be at Knock Hill, nice to be on the podium in all three races,

00:07:56and just to have a bit of consistency.

00:07:57Four podiums in the last five races,

00:07:59it's nice to be heading in a direction where we can be consistently at the front.

00:08:03Now, you're third in the championship.

00:08:06It's been a big change as well, not just for you,

00:08:08for the team, you're swapping the Ducati.

00:08:10How's that been coming on?

00:08:11It's been different, and it's been difficult as well at the same time.

00:08:15You know, we didn't get off to the best start at the beginning of the season

00:08:18and testing and stuff.

00:08:19You know, it was difficult with a couple of electrical kind of gremlins

00:08:22that just wouldn't disappear,

00:08:24and eventually the boys figured it out.

00:08:26You know, they were flat out, scratching their heads,

00:08:28pulling their hair out, trying to get it sorted,

00:08:30and, yeah, once we got things kind of sorted out,

00:08:32it was, yeah, I wouldn't say plain sailing,

00:08:35but it was a lot smoother from there,

00:08:36and I instantly felt at home on the bike.

00:08:38I felt comfortable on it,

00:08:39and I felt just really, really, like, natural on it.

00:08:43It was just nice.

00:08:44It's kind of just clicked with me,

00:08:45and, you know, I think a podium at Doyington Park,

00:08:47a podium at Snetterton,

00:08:48and three at Notkill, I think, kind of shows the position we're in now.

00:08:53You know, we're able to be consistently at the front,

00:08:55and Snetterton and Notkill on the front row from qualifying as well.

00:08:59So, for me, we're heading in the right direction.

00:09:01We're going in the kind of area where we need to be,

00:09:03and it's nice.

00:09:05It fills me with a lot of confidence.

00:09:06So, what are your aims for this weekend there, here at Browns Hatch?

00:09:09I think more of the same, really.

00:09:11You know, what we've kind of been working on all year.

00:09:13You know, top five is our goal at the minute.

00:09:15You know, it's a long season.

00:09:16There's a lot of races,

00:09:17and until the showdown comes into form,

00:09:18you know, anybody can kind of be in the mix.

00:09:20So, as long as we're going to be in the top five in the races,

00:09:23and if a podium presents itself,

00:09:24then, you know, we'll push ourselves for that.

00:09:26But, at the minute, we're just trying to keep things calm.

00:09:28You know, it's the first time here with the Ducati at Browns Hatch.

00:09:31Every place we go is somewhere new for us with the bike.

00:09:33So, it's just a case of learning and adapting as we go,

00:09:36and if we can be at the front end,

00:09:37which I'm sure that the boys will give me a bike

00:09:39that's capable of doing that,

00:09:40then I think we won't have much problem at all.

00:09:44James Hayden with the questions there, of course.

00:09:46Glenn, obviously, he's on the same bike to you, Rory, this year.

00:09:49What do you make of his adaptation to Ducati so far?

00:09:52I think his adaptation has been very quick.

00:09:55And if I'm being truthfully honest,

00:09:56and if I was an advisor or a manager in some way to him,

00:10:00I would be listening to this top five talk,

00:10:02you know, continuing, sticking to the plan.

00:10:04I'd want to see it change.

00:10:05I want to see Rory not mention top five.

00:10:08I want to hear him only talking about podiums and wins.

00:10:10When you talk about the top five,

00:10:12perhaps you're putting a ceiling on the package.

00:10:14The Ducati doesn't really have a ceiling.

00:10:16It's capable of winning and being on the podium everywhere,

00:10:19as is Rory.

00:10:20So, the adaptation's happened.

00:10:22I would now like to see Rory turn

00:10:23and think we make another step

00:10:25and we consistently fight for victory.

00:10:27I think you're dead right.

00:10:28I think that this will be a pivotal meeting for him.

00:10:30We've seen him go well at Knock Hill before

00:10:32and not go that well for the rest of the season

00:10:34because just of his age, really,

00:10:36and he's experiencing the Superbike class.

00:10:39But I think now he's got a kick on

00:10:40and I think he's got to make it count

00:10:42and I think he's got to look at podiums

00:10:43most weekends if things are going well.

00:10:45The most valid point made, I think, you know,

00:10:47at the end of the day,

00:10:48it's one thing going and winning your home race in the wet

00:10:50but getting some races done now,

00:10:51some podiums done in the dry.

00:10:52He's done the podiums in the dry

00:10:54but getting that first win in the dry now.

00:10:56Looks fantastic on that bike as well, doesn't he?

00:10:58Looks like he's made for the bike.

00:11:00Team have figured it out.

00:11:01Like Glenn said,

00:11:02the adaptation's been made from BMW to Ducati.

00:11:05Now it's a case of, like, kicking on.

00:11:07Right, let's try and win some races.

00:11:08A little bit more belief,

00:11:09you know, a little bit more deep belief

00:11:10and crack on from here.

00:11:11This weekend gives a great opportunity.

00:11:13The Ducati loves new tarmac.

00:11:15Brands has went through recent resurfacing.

00:11:17And I think if there's anyone to trouble Brad,

00:11:20I think it will come from Rory Skinner or Scott Redden.

00:11:23I do think he's a little bit of an under-promised

00:11:25and over-delivered kind of bloke.

00:11:27I think he's not sure of confidence, actually, Rory.

00:11:30I don't think so.

00:11:31Myself.

00:11:31We'll find out, won't we, very soon.

00:11:33But as Glenn and Shakey earlier mentioned,

00:11:36Scott Redden back in the fold again this weekend

00:11:39at Brands Hatch replacing Glenn.

00:11:41But for how long?

00:11:42We don't know at PBM.

00:11:44Scott, big news.

00:11:46You are confirmed that you'll be back in British Superbikes

00:11:49for the rest of the season.

00:11:50Amazing.

00:11:51Yes.

00:11:52An interesting week, should we say.

00:11:56After Donington, or during Donington,

00:11:59I explained to the team that, for me,

00:12:01we need to part ways in the right way

00:12:03because it's just not going as to what I expected.

00:12:06The season to go, like, give and take.

00:12:09And then this opportunity came about

00:12:11and it just felt like the right thing to do.

00:12:14And, you know, I had a good race at Donington as well,

00:12:16at World Superbikes.

00:12:17But I just still feel, like, in my heart,

00:12:20for me and my rest of my career and my future,

00:12:23this is where I need to be.

00:12:25Jordan, Glenn being injured,

00:12:27it looked like, what a nightmare for you,

00:12:29and obviously very disappointing,

00:12:30but amazing that you've managed to get Scott Redding to come in.

00:12:34Tell us about that.

00:12:35Yeah, I think as far as standing riders,

00:12:37we might have got a pretty good one there.

00:12:39Yeah, I mean, it's not at all how we saw the season going.

00:12:42We kind of put all our eggs in one basket with Glenn

00:12:44and, yeah, it hasn't gone to plan.

00:12:47So, strike quite quickly.

00:12:49And, yeah, the phone rang for Scott

00:12:51and he was very keen.

00:12:53I think the World Superbike programme

00:12:55hadn't gone quite how he anticipated.

00:12:57There were some difficulties, you know, on both sides.

00:13:00So, for him and for us, it's come at an ideal time.

00:13:03The priority is that Glenn's, you know,

00:13:05his recovery is coming on really, really well.

00:13:08Scott's, you know, defying all expectations.

00:13:11He's doing a super good job.

00:13:12So, yeah, we're looking forward to hitting the ground running here at Brands.

00:13:15We want to have Glenn back as soon as possible.

00:13:18And it looks like he's recovering very well.

00:13:20I do speak to him, actually, every other day

00:13:23and, like, kind of check in with him and he says about Brands

00:13:25and, like, the bike works good here, et cetera,

00:13:27and can't wait to share the garage with me.

00:13:29So, it's quite nice that we've got that, say, friendship.

00:13:32It also helps a little bit.

00:13:34But I'm not sure, really, on the future what's going to happen.

00:13:36I guess there's going to be two bikes here, hopefully.

00:13:39And, yeah, we can do some good racing.

00:13:41By the sounds of it, Glenn's going to be back much quicker

00:13:43than we anticipated.

00:13:44Fantastic.

00:13:44To start with, we did think it could be the remainder of the year.

00:13:48As the weeks and days are passing, it's coming closer and closer.

00:13:51So, yeah, there's going to be two red jucatties out there together.

00:13:55Yeah, I was ready to go back to the good old days, let's say,

00:13:58when my dad was around of two bikes running at the front.

00:14:01Yeah, and my brother and I were both ready to get back to that spot.

00:14:05So, the sooner Glenn comes back, the better.

00:14:07My goal this weekend, honestly, is to be fighting for podium.

00:14:10And, hopefully, if I can get my rhythm nice, then we can fight for victories.

00:14:16Because, Brands was not one of my easier tracks.

00:14:19Because it's still a BSB style of track.

00:14:21You know, you've got a lot of blind corners.

00:14:23I've heard it's been a bit resurfaced, like Paddock Hill Bend.

00:14:26Something you've got to get used to after riding at Donington Park.

00:14:29But if I just get some sessions where I can put laps in and know,

00:14:33like, oh, it's going to be dry, we can try this.

00:14:35You've got a couple of straights you can kind of relax on,

00:14:38which at Knock Hill, it just, I never even looked at the dashboard,

00:14:41letting them think about anything that was going on.

00:14:43So, take a little step back, find my rhythm,

00:14:46and then just build on it throughout the weekend.

00:14:48Well, listen, it's absolutely great to have you back.

00:14:50I know the crowds are going to love it.

00:14:52We're going to love it.

00:14:53Scott, good luck.

00:14:54Super, thank you.

00:14:57Yeah, always great to have Scott Redding in this Paddock.

00:15:00And fantastic for the championship, for us,

00:15:02and for you, Glenn, by the sounds of it,

00:15:04that the team are looking at running you both together.

00:15:07Yeah, it's great.

00:15:08And as Scott said, we've communicated a lot,

00:15:10you know, at Knock Hill on his first weekend,

00:15:12and even on the run into here.

00:15:15Very different riders, very different riding styles,

00:15:17and to be able to have that data,

00:15:19you know, it's been from Tommy left the last time I had that,

00:15:22to see where he's better, to see where I'm better.

00:15:25Always open to learn, and yeah, he's a good lad.

00:15:27He's been the perfect initial building,

00:15:30and as it sounds like, maybe he's now here

00:15:33until the end of the year,

00:15:34and two PBM Ducatis back at the front.

00:15:36Knock Hill last time out, Shaky.

00:15:39He probably did what you would expect him to do,

00:15:42maybe no more, no less, really,

00:15:43but what do you make of his performance in qualifying earlier today?

00:15:47Qualifying, I thought, today was very good.

00:15:49Qualifying, he had a couple of digs as well.

00:15:51He went out in that last, you know,

00:15:53minute and a half or whatever,

00:15:54and had a go then as well.

00:15:55So, yeah, he's pushing.

00:15:56He's not just, he's not resting on his laurels.

00:15:58He's working hard.

00:15:59He's chipping away, and he's got big boots to feel.

00:16:01You know, this is Scott Redding.

00:16:02This is a MotoGP, you know, title contender in Moto2.

00:16:06You know, you forget some of the stuff that he's done,

00:16:08but, you know, the bar's been set by Glenn.

00:16:10You know, he does a great job in that team.

00:16:11He's won races, and, you know,

00:16:13Scott knows that nothing less than that is going to be enough.

00:16:16So, it'll be interesting to see how he gets stuck in today,

00:16:19whether or not he can go with Brad

00:16:20and sort of create a little bit of a battle for the lead

00:16:23and, you know, ultimately get that first win under his belt.

00:16:25That'll be good for him.

00:16:26But I'm looking forward to how it all pans out.

00:16:30I thought he did brilliant at Knock Hill.

00:16:31I thought it were difficult conditions,

00:16:33difficult circuit to come back to

00:16:34after having spent all that time on kind of flat

00:16:38and easily managed, not easily managed to go quick,

00:16:41but you know what I mean?

00:16:42Dead sort of...

00:16:42With electronics.

00:16:43With electronics, and I thought he did a great job at Knock Hill.

00:16:46I think he's doing a brilliant job here.

00:16:48I love the way he's dead honest about the circuit.

00:16:51So, I went for a walk around, and I won't be doing that again.

00:16:53These BSB circuits, but yet he'll still crack on

00:16:56and learn and go quick.

00:16:58But I'll tell you one thing.

00:16:59He would have thought that he could have come back here

00:17:00and been right at the sharp end.

00:17:02I don't think...

00:17:02I think one thing he's enjoying now,

00:17:04he admittedly said the level has went on a lot from 2019.

00:17:07In 2019, the Ducati was a stand-above bike.

00:17:10Now the level has come up from all other teams and riders,

00:17:13and I think he'll enjoy having to work that little bit harder

00:17:15for his next victor.

00:17:17OK, well, he's put himself in the right position

00:17:19to take that victory potentially here this afternoon.

00:17:22Here's what happened in qualifying a little bit earlier on today.

00:17:26It's very much a home round for Brad.

00:17:29Nine wins out of 11 so far this year,

00:17:32and he goes straight to P1.

00:17:3424-4-1-8.

00:17:35Unbelievable.

00:17:37Bradley Ray, last time you were here at Brad's Edge

00:17:39on the GP circuit,

00:17:40you claimed your first British Superbike Championship in 2022.

00:17:43You came out on top in that one.

00:17:45Four temps clear.

00:17:46How was it?

00:17:47Yeah, good.

00:17:47I actually...

00:17:48I've been working through a lot with the team

00:17:50with the feeling with the bike.

00:17:52I wasn't so confident and comfortable on the bike yesterday,

00:17:54but made a good step in this afternoon,

00:17:57and then this morning made a real good step with the bike,

00:17:59and I felt really good.

00:18:01So I knew I had to put in a good lap.

00:18:03I put a 24-8,

00:18:04but I wasn't expecting that to be enough,

00:18:07so I had to go again,

00:18:08and yeah, it just felt good.

00:18:10I've never had much good results

00:18:14around Brad's Apt in the past,

00:18:16so hopefully we can turn it around this weekend.

00:18:19Three champions across the front row.

00:18:20You're in the middle of them.

00:18:21How are you feeling?

00:18:22Yeah, good.

00:18:23I mean, a minute and 40 to go,

00:18:25little one-lap session,

00:18:26never ideal,

00:18:27and it was raining as well,

00:18:28so we're spitting.

00:18:29So we made the bike a lot better

00:18:31throughout this morning,

00:18:32and halfway through that qualifying session,

00:18:34did a 24-8 on lap eight of the tyres,

00:18:37so looking good for this afternoon.

00:18:38I'm very excited.

00:18:40Scott Redding,

00:18:40you said to me earlier on,

00:18:42ahead of qualifying,

00:18:43that podiums and whatever else were the aim.

00:18:45Last time you were here at Brad's Hatch,

00:18:47you became British Superbike Champion.

00:18:48Now you're on the front row.

00:18:50We've two other champions.

00:18:51Yeah, that's the thing.

00:18:52Now in BSB,

00:18:53the level is high.

00:18:54There's a lot of talent out there,

00:18:56but for me,

00:18:56it's just keep learning,

00:18:57keep building,

00:18:58and put a new tyre.

00:18:59I've still got to find more.

00:19:01I was pushing in the quality there,

00:19:02lost the rear one or two times,

00:19:04and then with the used tyre,

00:19:05I seemed to improve a little bit,

00:19:06so I know there's more to come from me.

00:19:08We're changing a little bit on the bike,

00:19:10but these guys are pushing pretty hard,

00:19:12so I'm expecting a good race later on.

00:19:14We look forward to seeing that.

00:19:15Well done, Scott.

00:19:16Cheers.

00:19:16Thanks.

00:19:18Yeah, great to see Scott back on the front row,

00:19:21back with the two hats on as well.

00:19:23No messing around.

00:19:24And a lap time from Brad's chaining qualifying

00:19:27that was a fair bit faster

00:19:29than it got in free practice.

00:19:30I think the outright lap record's still safe, is it?

00:19:33Just.

00:19:34Just.

00:19:34About four attempts at the moment.

00:19:36Don't worry, I've told him.

00:19:38Actually, I think it might be six,

00:19:40because I'm sure there was a 23-9 one year,

00:19:41wasn't there?

00:19:42Which was perfect conditions on a...

00:19:46whenever it was.

00:19:47But anyway,

00:19:47he's done a good job.

00:19:49He's way clearer of the rest.

00:19:52Did he think he could go that quick?

00:19:54I think he did.

00:19:55He mentioned the problems.

00:19:56He's just going up into Sheen Curvy.

00:19:58A lot of the guys are talking about a bump there.

00:19:59You see the suspension on the front of the bike move there.

00:20:02But one of the feelings that seems to be

00:20:05just about the whole way through the grid, to be fair,

00:20:07is that everybody's struggling a little bit at the moment

00:20:09with release of brake.

00:20:10You know, everyone's getting the turning done on the brakes,

00:20:12but as soon as they release the brakes,

00:20:13bike's not turning so well,

00:20:14and that's one of the things that Brad's struggling

00:20:15a little bit with.

00:20:16Shaky, you obviously manage Brad.

00:20:18What words of advice do you give someone

00:20:21that's being so dominant like they are now?

00:20:23What do you say to him?

00:20:24You just tell him to have fun,

00:20:25because ultimately there's going to be a lot of time

00:20:28after racing a motorbike

00:20:29where you're not going to have as much fun as you are,

00:20:31and I always say to him, just maximise it.

00:20:33You're getting paid to go and ride a motorbike

00:20:34to enjoy yourself, to have fun,

00:20:36make the most of it,

00:20:37earn me loads of money.

00:20:38You're doing all right.

00:20:39No, I'm joking.

00:20:40Stop being so doom and gloom.

00:20:42We're all happy up here.

00:20:43I think Brad said there that the lap he put in

00:20:47at a 34-8, sorry, the 4-8 anyway wasn't going to be quick enough,

00:20:52and it actually was.

00:20:53That was the second quickest lap.

00:20:54It would have just done him anyway.

00:20:5620 laps around here is a different prospect though, Glenn.

00:20:58Yeah, it is,

00:20:59and there will be a little bit of tyre management,

00:21:01particularly with the new surface done at Clearways.

00:21:04But that being said,

00:21:05I think we all know how Brad will approach this race.

00:21:09He's a fast starter.

00:21:10He's going to go.

00:21:11He's probably going to go to the lap record

00:21:13as close to shaking's time as possible.

00:21:16Whether he breaks it or not,

00:21:17that will be his plan,

00:21:19and it's down to,

00:21:19I look at Scott.

00:21:20I do think Scott,

00:21:21if he gets away with Brad on the package,

00:21:24can go with him.

00:21:25But the Ducati is a little bit tougher

00:21:27to get off the line,

00:21:28and I think it's going to be another,

00:21:30it could be a Brad Ray treble this weekend.

00:21:32Go with that.

00:21:33Agreed.

00:21:33Yeah, I've still got a feeling about Scott.

00:21:36I think that we've not seen the best of him this weekend.

00:21:38I think he could go.

00:21:39I still think Brad is going to take some beating around here.

00:21:43Well, we know what you think already.

00:21:45He's only bothered about one thing.

00:21:47As long as the lap record stands.

00:21:48Yeah, it doesn't matter who wins.

00:21:50Okay, well, look,

00:21:51this is always a well-attended event.

00:21:53It's always good to be here at Brands Hatch

00:21:55in the sunshine at the start

00:21:56of the school summer holidays.

00:21:58I'm a bit biased,

00:21:58but if you have got kids

00:21:59and you fancy a good weekend out

00:22:01over the next six weeks,

00:22:02you've got two or three more chances

00:22:04to do that here

00:22:05with Thruxton, Cadwell Park

00:22:07and Donington Park.

00:22:08After that,

00:22:09we're straight into the serious business

00:22:11of the showdown rounds

00:22:12and maybe an opportunity

00:22:13to spend some brownie points

00:22:15with a trip to Asset in September.

00:22:17Then it's Alton Park

00:22:19and back here to Brands

00:22:20for the season finale

00:22:21in mid-October.

00:22:24All right,

00:22:25he's a Mologato pole position watch there

00:22:26from Chelsea Pensioner.

00:22:29Nice to see those boys out here

00:22:31in force representing Brands.

00:22:35Glenn,

00:22:35who do you fancy for this one?

00:22:37Then obviously we see Brad

00:22:38in great form,

00:22:38but Kyle Ride knows now

00:22:39that he's got to come out swinging

00:22:40at some point

00:22:41and he actually left it late

00:22:43in qualifying

00:22:44but put a good lap in at the end.

00:22:45Yeah,

00:22:46I've seen an interesting statement

00:22:48from Kyle,

00:22:49he's a good friend of mine

00:22:49in the run into the event

00:22:50where he's in a better off position

00:22:52than what he was last year

00:22:53in terms of points scored.

00:22:55But I think there is

00:22:56a bigger deficit to Brad.

00:22:58So if he wants to retain

00:23:00this championship,

00:23:01he needs to start

00:23:01turning it around immediately.

00:23:03I still fancy Scott Redden

00:23:05to win a race this weekend.

00:23:07Today,

00:23:07maybe too soon,

00:23:08but certainly tomorrow.

00:23:09Too soon for Scott,

00:23:10James?

00:23:11Yeah,

00:23:11I mean,

00:23:11listen,

00:23:12he looked good.

00:23:13He's still getting that

00:23:14by working for him.

00:23:15I thought,

00:23:16yeah,

00:23:16I was very,

00:23:16very impressed with him

00:23:17and getting quick time.

00:23:18If he can get away with him,

00:23:20Brad looked like

00:23:21it was coming the best for him.

00:23:23You know,

00:23:23we look at his record.

00:23:25Nice to see those boys

00:23:30out here in force

00:23:31representing Brands.

00:23:34Glenn,

00:23:35who do you fancy for this one?

00:23:36Then obviously we see

00:23:37Brad in great form,

00:23:38but Kyle Ride knows now

00:23:39that he's got to come out

00:23:39swinging at some point.

00:23:41And he actually left it

00:23:43late in qualifying

00:23:43but put a good lap in

00:23:44at the end.

00:23:45Yeah,

00:23:45I've seen an interesting

00:23:46statement from Kyle.

00:23:48He's a good friend of mine

00:23:49in the run into the event

00:23:50where he's in a better off

00:23:51position than what he was

00:23:52last year in terms of

00:23:53points scored.

00:23:54But I think there is

00:23:56a bigger deficit

00:23:57to Brad.

00:23:58So if he wants to

00:23:59retain this championship,

00:24:00he needs to start

00:24:01turning it around

00:24:01immediately.

00:24:03I still fancy Scott

00:24:04Redden to win a race

00:24:06this weekend.

00:24:07Today,

00:24:07maybe too soon,

00:24:08but certainly tomorrow.

00:24:09Too soon for Scott,

00:24:10James?

00:24:10Yeah,

00:24:11I mean,

00:24:11listen,

00:24:11he looked good.

00:24:12He's still getting that

00:24:13by working for him.

00:24:15I thought,

00:24:15yeah,

00:24:15I was very,

00:24:16very impressed with him.

00:24:16Again,

00:24:17quick time.

00:24:17If he can get away

00:24:18with him,

00:24:19Brad looked like

00:24:21he was coming the best

00:24:22for him.

00:24:22You know,

00:24:23we look at his record

00:24:24this year,

00:24:24but I think if Scott

00:24:25could get away with him,

00:24:26same as,

00:24:27you know,

00:24:28he could maybe do

00:24:29something.

00:24:29All right,

00:24:30let's see if the

00:24:30comeback kid has got

00:24:32what it takes here

00:24:32at Brands today.

00:24:33We know that he's

00:24:34certainly got the ability.

00:24:35We've seen the Chelsea

00:24:36pensioners out on the grid.

00:24:37I'll leave that there,

00:24:38actually.

00:24:38Let's just get out to win.

00:24:40All right,

00:24:40thanks.

00:24:41I've just,

00:24:42I think a couple of them

00:24:43coats will fit me.

00:24:44I'll put a bid in.

00:24:45Leave the medals on,

00:24:46please,

00:24:47lads.

00:24:47Yeah,

00:24:48well,

00:24:48it's a lot better

00:24:48conditions out here

00:24:49at the minute.

00:24:50It's dry.

00:24:51It doesn't look like

00:24:52imminently any more

00:24:54rain's coming.

00:24:54I think 20 lap race,

00:24:56there is only one

00:24:56tie choice,

00:24:57and that will be

00:24:58Slicks.

00:24:59This is Rory Skinner

00:25:00on the Cheshire Mouldings

00:25:02Ducati,

00:25:03and he has,

00:25:03he went out on a wet

00:25:05front and an intermediate

00:25:06rear for the sighting lap

00:25:08just to get a look.

00:25:08That's the safest ways.

00:25:09He's now swapped to

00:25:10Slicks,

00:25:11and I don't think

00:25:12we've got any rain

00:25:12coming in the next 20

00:25:13laps,

00:25:14and there's nothing

00:25:14else to do,

00:25:15is there?

00:25:15No,

00:25:16Slicks,

00:25:16full dry setup for us.

00:25:17You know,

00:25:17just,

00:25:18Stuart wanted to go

00:25:19for the safer option

00:25:19of a wet front

00:25:20into rear.

00:25:21You know,

00:25:21you can kind of get

00:25:21away with most

00:25:22things with that,

00:25:22so,

00:25:23yeah,

00:25:24came to the grid.

00:25:25Right call,

00:25:25I think,

00:25:26is to go drys at the

00:25:26minute.

00:25:27It's looking...

00:25:28Dry-ish.

00:25:29Looking blue enough

00:25:30skies anyway to get

00:25:30away with Slicks,

00:25:31and the track's

00:25:32basically dry the

00:25:32whole way around.

00:25:33Just overtaking

00:25:34opportunities might be

00:25:35limited.

00:25:36Yeah,

00:25:36and a little bit of

00:25:37caretaking,

00:25:38not taking as much

00:25:38curb paint,

00:25:39all that kind of

00:25:40thing.

00:25:40Yeah,

00:25:40for sure,

00:25:41yeah,

00:25:41just the basics.

00:25:42Good luck,

00:25:43Rory.

00:25:44Yeah,

00:25:44conditions change

00:25:45all the time.

00:25:45I think that'll

00:25:46even improve.

00:25:47I don't think

00:25:47any more rain

00:25:48is coming,

00:25:49so,

00:25:49we'll go forward.

00:25:50I want to have,

00:25:51if I can,

00:25:52this is,

00:25:52yeah,

00:25:52we'll go this way.

00:25:54Danny Kent there,

00:25:55fourth on the grid

00:25:56is kind of all right

00:25:57for him,

00:25:58where he's been.

00:25:59He's really trying

00:26:00to get his season

00:26:01underweight.

00:26:03Tommy Bridewell,

00:26:04challenging condition,

00:26:05but I am assuming

00:26:06now you are going

00:26:08full slicks

00:26:09and full send.

00:26:10Who's listening?

00:26:11It's full wats,

00:26:11everyone.

00:26:13Yeah,

00:26:14full,

00:26:14full dry,

00:26:14to be honest.

00:26:15It's so muggy

00:26:16that the temperature

00:26:18in the asphalt,

00:26:19it just evaporates it

00:26:20quick,

00:26:21but it's just under

00:26:21the trees,

00:26:22there's a little bit,

00:26:22so to be honest,

00:26:23you still will have

00:26:23to be this left

00:26:25bander here,

00:26:25right up over

00:26:26through Westfield,

00:26:27Sheen Curve

00:26:28and that Sterling

00:26:29through there's

00:26:30a little bit

00:26:31to start the race

00:26:32to pay a bit

00:26:32of attention,

00:26:33but,

00:26:33yeah,

00:26:35it is what it is,

00:26:36isn't it?

00:26:37Best of luck.

00:26:37Thomas?

00:26:38Thank you,

00:26:38my old mate.

00:26:39Right,

00:26:40front row.

00:26:42Scott Redding,

00:26:43I think this is

00:26:44spot on his sign,

00:26:45second actually

00:26:46till the last lap

00:26:47where

00:26:48car ride

00:26:49just nicked him

00:26:50and pushed him

00:26:51one place

00:26:52aside to third

00:26:53on the grid.

00:26:55Front row,

00:26:56Scott,

00:26:56really good

00:26:58and a few people

00:26:59tipping you

00:27:00for getting quicker

00:27:01as the weekend

00:27:02goes on,

00:27:03maybe this is a bit

00:27:04early for you

00:27:05to win this one

00:27:06but you're not

00:27:06going to be far

00:27:07off by Sunday

00:27:07I think.

00:27:08Yeah,

00:27:08that's the plan,

00:27:09just build on this

00:27:10weekend,

00:27:10that's what I've

00:27:11been trying to do,

00:27:12but you know,

00:27:13Brad is a little

00:27:14step ahead at the

00:27:15moment,

00:27:15at least with the

00:27:15new tyre,

00:27:16it'd be nice now

00:27:17to get a good start,

00:27:18get a good rhythm

00:27:19and try and run

00:27:20with him for a few

00:27:20laps and kind of

00:27:21just learn a little

00:27:22bit,

00:27:22haven't followed

00:27:23anyone still

00:27:23really and that's

00:27:25kind of my game

00:27:26plan,

00:27:26just step at a

00:27:27time,

00:27:27just understand

00:27:28what I'm doing

00:27:28and just keep

00:27:29trying to improve

00:27:30myself.

00:27:31And getting back

00:27:31into these kind

00:27:32of quirky British

00:27:32circuits,

00:27:33lots of fun

00:27:33but very different

00:27:34to what you've

00:27:34been used to

00:27:35for a few years.

00:27:36Yeah man,

00:27:36it's definitely

00:27:36different,

00:27:37like you know,

00:27:37coming into here,

00:27:38paddock here,

00:27:39the rear's off the

00:27:40ground,

00:27:40the front's jumping,

00:27:41the track's dropping

00:27:42away,

00:27:42but that's what I

00:27:43love about BSB man,

00:27:44the tracks are

00:27:45awesome.

00:27:45I like the way

00:27:46you said,

00:27:47I'm not going to

00:27:47walk at a BSB

00:27:48track again.

00:27:49It kind of

00:27:50worried me,

00:27:50I didn't know it

00:27:51was that steep

00:27:53downhill and that

00:27:54much camber,

00:27:54some things are

00:27:55just better off

00:27:55not knowing.

00:27:56It's got a good

00:27:57look mate.

00:27:57Cheers mate.

00:27:58Right,

00:27:59we'll go across

00:27:59the front of the

00:28:00grid and actually

00:28:01Kyle is getting

00:28:03himself sorted out

00:28:03to one other

00:28:04word with this one.

00:28:05This is Alan

00:28:05Gardner,

00:28:06this is David

00:28:06Williams now,

00:28:07there's been a

00:28:07bit of a swap

00:28:08here,

00:28:08so OMG is now

00:28:10in your hands

00:28:12David and you're

00:28:14checking the ball

00:28:15and running with

00:28:16it,

00:28:16I guess you've

00:28:16got a team that's

00:28:17up and running

00:28:17second in the

00:28:18championship and a

00:28:19winner.

00:28:20Yeah,

00:28:20that's right.

00:28:21We spoke not

00:28:24long after we

00:28:25offered sponsorship

00:28:27to Alan about me

00:28:29taking over or

00:28:30going in with

00:28:31Alan as a second

00:28:32business partner.

00:28:33He wasn't keen on

00:28:34that was you,

00:28:35having someone else

00:28:36to have to

00:28:37negotiate things

00:28:38with so he had a

00:28:40bit of time to

00:28:40still on it and

00:28:41reflect and he's

00:28:42come up a few

00:28:44weeks ago and

00:28:45said look I want

00:28:46to take you up on

00:28:46your offer so here

00:28:47we are.

00:28:48Brilliant,

00:28:48new toy,

00:28:49good luck.

00:28:50Yeah,

00:28:50I can't wait,

00:28:51looking forward to

00:28:52sinking my teeth

00:28:53into it.

00:28:54We come from a

00:28:55bit of a motorsport

00:28:56background anyway so

00:28:57I'm looking forward

00:29:00to what I lack in

00:29:01experience in running

00:29:02a superbike team.

00:29:05I'll make up for an

00:29:05ambition and

00:29:06I've got Paul,

00:29:10Alan's still around to

00:29:12give his advice and

00:29:13mentor me so yeah.

00:29:15Good luck.

00:29:16Thank you Jamie.

00:29:17Right, well that's it.

00:29:18We've got ten seconds

00:29:19left but this is your

00:29:21Paul man.

00:29:23It's not the first time

00:29:24he's been up Paul.

00:29:25This is Brad.

00:29:26He's still going to be

00:29:26the man to beat.

00:29:27He's dry.

00:29:27That's pretty much all

00:29:30you need to know.

00:29:31The milky bar kid on

00:29:32Paul, the comeback kid

00:29:33on the front row and

00:29:35sandwiched between them

00:29:36the defending Bennett's

00:29:37BSB champion car ride.

00:29:39It's going to be a

00:29:39cracking BSB race one

00:29:41and it's coming up live

00:29:42after the break.

00:29:42It's round five and

00:29:53of course it's

00:29:54Brands Hatch, the

00:29:56spiritual home of

00:29:57Bennett's British

00:29:58Superbikes.

00:29:59Whilst other

00:30:00championships around

00:30:01the world prepare for

00:30:02summer breaks, we are

00:30:04in the thick of it.

00:30:05Of the eleven races

00:30:06that we've witnessed so

00:30:07far, nine have been

00:30:08won by Bradley Ray.

00:30:10If his results are

00:30:11similar this weekend

00:30:12at a circuit he has

00:30:13never had a podium

00:30:14on, he will leave the

00:30:16rest of the field

00:30:17stumped but with tricky

00:30:19conditions here and a

00:30:2052 point lead, is it a

00:30:22case of what we have

00:30:23we hold or does

00:30:25Bradley Ray poke his

00:30:26fellow riders in the

00:30:27ribs once more?

00:30:2852 up he is on Kyle

00:30:29Ride.

00:30:30Rory Skinner's great

00:30:31run of form has lifted

00:30:32him to third overall.

00:30:34Level on points with

00:30:34Leon Haslam.

00:30:35Tommy Bridewell it

00:30:36seems like miles away,

00:30:3891 points down but

00:30:39there's so much more to

00:30:40play for between now and

00:30:41the end of the season.

00:30:43James we've got a 20

00:30:44lap race coming up here

00:30:46that feels like a long

00:30:47time in let's say less

00:30:49than ideal condition.

00:30:51Yeah it's coming all the

00:30:51time, it's really quite

00:30:53dry, the track's very

00:30:54warm and it hasn't

00:30:54rained that much, it

00:30:55hasn't cooled it down so

00:30:56any rain that is falling

00:30:57is drying pretty quick.

00:30:59You don't have to be a

00:30:59little bit careful around

00:31:00the back but even that,

00:31:01look on screen, that

00:31:02looks fairly dry across

00:31:03the track.

00:31:04What we have seen so far

00:31:05this season is Brad

00:31:06Ray, the moment the

00:31:06lights go out he is

00:31:07pushing to the absolute

00:31:08limit, that's why he has

00:31:09this big lead, that's why

00:31:10he's won nine races out of

00:31:12the 11 so far but does he

00:31:14at some point start

00:31:15thinking about the

00:31:16championship?

00:31:17I don't think quite yet,

00:31:18we're not even halfway

00:31:18into the championship and

00:31:20when you are four tenths

00:31:22quicker and easily so in

00:31:25qualifying you would

00:31:26assume that if you can

00:31:28make a break you can

00:31:29really make a break and

00:31:30I think he'll be trying

00:31:31for that and seeing what

00:31:31happens.

00:31:32Scott Redding number four

00:31:33on the Hager PBM Ducati

00:31:34about to head up onto the

00:31:36front row of the grid for

00:31:37the first time since his

00:31:38championship winning year

00:31:39in 2019.

00:31:41Is he going to be back on

00:31:42the box here at Brands

00:31:44Hatch?

00:31:44Who's that pulling into

00:31:45pit lane?

00:31:46Is that Leon Haslam?

00:31:48It is.

00:31:49Leon Haslam has got an

00:31:50issue on the motor

00:31:51Rapido Ducati on the

00:31:53warm-up lap here.

00:31:54What a disaster for Leon

00:31:55who's currently joint on

00:31:56points with Rory Skinner

00:31:57third overall.

00:31:59I saw, yeah, it is

00:32:01absolutely fuming and the

00:32:02bike's just not playing.

00:32:04Yeah, I mean, that

00:32:05stopped.

00:32:06What an absolute nightmare

00:32:07for him.

00:32:08But we look now to the

00:32:09front of the grid and

00:32:11even if they do get that

00:32:12running, I just think

00:32:13that's it.

00:32:14Game over on a Saturday.

00:32:15Steve Moore having a look

00:32:16over it.

00:32:17But let's focus for now on

00:32:18what we do have on the

00:32:19grid.

00:32:1920 laps coming up.

00:32:21Bradway on pole.

00:32:21The reigning champ second.

00:32:23The comeback kid third.

00:32:25His eyes on the lights.

00:32:26Top left corner.

00:32:27And away we go.

00:32:28Good start from Christian

00:32:29Hiddin on the second row

00:32:30of the grid.

00:32:30It has to be said.

00:32:31Not a good start for

00:32:32number one, Kyle Ryd.

00:32:33Bradway will get the

00:32:33whole shot from Christian

00:32:35Hiddin.

00:32:35It looks like Rory Skinner's

00:32:36got an absolute flyer as

00:32:37well.

00:32:38He's challenging for third

00:32:39with Scott Redding as they

00:32:40come around.

00:32:40Paddock Hill, Ben, for the

00:32:41first time.

00:32:42Yeah, I think Rory Skinner

00:32:43needed it.

00:32:43He does slot into third.

00:32:44I think he needed that from

00:32:45the third row.

00:32:46Not where he wanted to be

00:32:47in qualifying.

00:32:48Good start from Rydin,

00:32:49but perfect launch for

00:32:51Bradway.

00:32:52Exactly where he wants to be

00:32:53out front so he can start

00:32:54setting his lines.

00:32:55Christian Hiddin, who's

00:32:56looked really good over the

00:32:57last couple of rounds then.

00:32:58On the AGM Steelstock,

00:32:59Kawasaki is second.

00:33:00Kyle Ryd did manage to

00:33:02wrestle his way back up

00:33:03into the top five.

00:33:04He's in for ahead of

00:33:05Reading as they head around

00:33:0613's corner for the first

00:33:08time.

00:33:11Charge up towards Hawthorne

00:33:13for the first time.

00:33:14Bradley Ray then leads

00:33:15them all.

00:33:16Ryd there thinking about a

00:33:17move, number one.

00:33:18Yeah, and I think he needs

00:33:19to think about a move

00:33:20because if he's going to do

00:33:21anything about his mate,

00:33:22Brad at the front, he needs

00:33:23to go now.

00:33:24He's having a little nip at

00:33:26Westfield as well.

00:33:27It's far through there.

00:33:28Yes, it is.

00:33:30And the approach now

00:33:31through Dingle Delt and

00:33:32Sheen curve.

00:33:34See the bumps there.

00:33:35Christian Hiddin's thinking

00:33:36about a move.

00:33:37It's a big move into there

00:33:38because it puts you offline,

00:33:39puts a little bit of extra

00:33:40pressure on the front end of

00:33:41that bike as you get into

00:33:42the corner.

00:33:43Brad Ray running all the

00:33:45way over the curve.

00:33:46Not even caring.

00:33:46And that's, it's a brave move

00:33:48when it's rain because the

00:33:50water stays on and the

00:33:51moisture stays on the

00:33:52curbings, the paint longer

00:33:54than anywhere else.

00:33:55Over the line then to

00:33:55complete lap one.

00:33:56It is the championship

00:33:57leader, Bradley Ray, that

00:33:58leads from Hiddin.

00:33:59Here comes Rye.

00:34:00He's got that inside line

00:34:01on Rory Skinner on the

00:34:02approach to Paddock Hill,

00:34:03Ben.

00:34:04Haslam did get out, so he's

00:34:05just going to try and pick

00:34:06up any point that's

00:34:07possible.

00:34:08Yeah, plus the fact he

00:34:09needs to figure out what's

00:34:09wrong with the bike, use it

00:34:10as a little bit of a test.

00:34:12And maybe get a lap in

00:34:13because of course he needs

00:34:14to set it up for the

00:34:15career.

00:34:15It is a lap time for the

00:34:16next race.

00:34:17And yeah, Kyle Rye did

00:34:18slide under Rory up at

00:34:20Druids there.

00:34:20Just worth pointing out,

00:34:21Kyle Rye yesterday in terms of

00:34:24race rhythm, actually had

00:34:25quite a few more decent

00:34:27laps in his belt.

00:34:28The outright speed was with

00:34:29Brad Rye, but what I'm

00:34:30saying is Kyle Rye has got

00:34:32the pace.

00:34:32Over a number of laps.

00:34:33Yeah, to potentially

00:34:34challenge Brad Rye.

00:34:36Let's see how we get on.

00:34:37Onto the back straight once

00:34:38more.

00:34:38Just there behind is Tommy

00:34:40Bridewell 6th, it's Danny

00:34:41Kent 7th, then Cook, Andy

00:34:42Irwin, Jackson rounding up

00:34:44the top 10.

00:34:46Through Westfield once more,

00:34:48this right-hander.

00:34:50Christian Hiddin at the

00:34:50moment not being dropped at

00:34:51all.

00:34:52And that surprises me a

00:34:53little bit.

00:34:54I would have expected

00:34:55Bradway to look at lap

00:34:56times when we get them in

00:34:58on the flyers, but you

00:34:59would expect, ooh, and

00:35:01that's over the bumps.

00:35:03Looked a bit squishy for

00:35:05Rory Skinner at Sheen

00:35:07Curve.

00:35:07Lots of bumps on the

00:35:08inside of the tracks.

00:35:08Frickin' Ripley there,

00:35:09they're all complaining.

00:35:10Yeah, I would have

00:35:11expected Brad to push on

00:35:12and really try and get

00:35:14away early on.

00:35:15Is that smoke coming out

00:35:17the bike?

00:35:17I think Kyle Ride's bike is

00:35:19smoking.

00:35:20Yep, there's something going

00:35:21on there.

00:35:21They'll be keeping a close

00:35:22eye on that.

00:35:23Yep.

00:35:24Because clearly if there's

00:35:25anything coming out of that

00:35:27bike, smoke, and if there's

00:35:29smoke coming out, you'd expect

00:35:30oil to be around somewhere,

00:35:31and that's obviously dangerous

00:35:32for other people on track.

00:35:33Upstairs, they'll be keeping a

00:35:35BDI then on that Nitrous

00:35:36Competitions OMG Yamaha

00:35:38around Druids.

00:35:40At 25.3, Brad Ray was

00:35:41quickest, but not by much.

00:35:43Yeah, same time as Christian

00:35:46Hiddin and Kyle Ride.

00:35:49Yeah, fast times.

00:35:50Considering these guys really

00:35:51haven't had that much time

00:35:53just to analyse what's going

00:35:54on, where's that, where's

00:35:55not.

00:35:56Yeah.

00:35:56That's wide.

00:35:57Yeah.

00:35:58Wide from Skinner, and that's

00:35:59going to allow Scott Redding

00:36:00through, number four on the

00:36:01Higa PBM Ducati.

00:36:02How good is it to see

00:36:03McCam's Yamaha or Danny

00:36:04Kent also at the sharp end?

00:36:06Yeah, it's been difficult to

00:36:07watch Danny this year.

00:36:08They've really struggled to

00:36:09get used to that new tyre.

00:36:10The whole set up of the bike

00:36:12needs to be changed.

00:36:13This job's all about

00:36:14confidence, and he wasn't

00:36:15confident with the tyre.

00:36:16They've got to run.

00:36:17They haven't got a choice in

00:36:18the drive.

00:36:18They've got to run a single

00:36:20rear tyre, and he said he's

00:36:22really getting to grips with

00:36:23it now, and this is him just

00:36:24sort of learning the new

00:36:26bike, new set up, and good

00:36:27on him.

00:36:27Purple sector there for

00:36:28Max Cook, number 30.

00:36:29He's just thinking about a

00:36:30move on Tommy Bridewell.

00:36:31Yeah, Max is a rider that

00:36:33is lacking in confidence in his

00:36:35own abilities at times, and he

00:36:37has got a lot of ability as

00:36:39the young fella, and he's a

00:36:40nice kid as well.

00:36:41He's looking good here,

00:36:41actually.

00:36:42One of the AGN Steelstock

00:36:43Kawasaki riders.

00:36:44Great team-mate for him in

00:36:45Christian Hiden, lots of

00:36:47experience, very opposite

00:36:48ends of the experience curve

00:36:50at VSB, but the best

00:36:51mates, they train together,

00:36:52and there's no better mentor

00:36:53than Christian Hiden in my

00:36:55book.

00:36:56No, I can't argue with that

00:36:57at all, and he didn't at the

00:36:58moment.

00:36:59Look at him, yeah.

00:37:00In pursuit of his first

00:37:01podium on the Kawasaki, it was

00:37:04another fastest lap from

00:37:05Bradley Ray at 25.213, lap

00:37:08record in race trip, 24.759 from

00:37:11Tommy Bridewell last year.

00:37:12And Rory Skinner is getting

00:37:16locked horns with Danny Kent and

00:37:18losing out there.

00:37:19He's just been beaten up a bit.

00:37:21He has, yeah, but that was his

00:37:22own fault.

00:37:23He tried to make a move, and it

00:37:24didn't work, and that pushed him

00:37:26wide, so.

00:37:28Towards Hawthorne Corner, we go

00:37:30once more.

00:37:31Remember, Brad Ray, in all the

00:37:32years, he's raced in VSB, never

00:37:34had a podium here at the GP

00:37:36circuit.

00:37:37I can't believe that.

00:37:38It's unreal.

00:37:39Yeah.

00:37:40Yeah, he's had a win in the

00:37:41Super Sport class, but so he

00:37:43obviously doesn't have a problem

00:37:44with the place, and he's

00:37:45finished fourth a couple of

00:37:46times, so he's been there to

00:37:47thereabouts, but he's

00:37:48unbelievable, isn't he?

00:37:49He might be about to put that

00:37:50right, and we're on that four

00:37:52of 20, and he's just starting

00:37:53to creep away.

00:37:55Scott Redding with a purple

00:37:56sector there.

00:37:57I think, yep, I think now he's

00:37:59got cleared of traffic.

00:38:00I think the man in fourth

00:38:01there, Scott Redding, on the

00:38:03Hager PBM.

00:38:06Ducati's going to have a quick

00:38:06lap here.

00:38:08Max Cook now, up behind

00:38:09Rorah Skinner.

00:38:11Yeah, Andy Irwin's not far

00:38:12behind, either number 18.

00:38:14Up the line we go.

00:38:15Keep check on these laps.

00:38:17Another 25 foot zero now for

00:38:18Brad Ray.

00:38:19They're just getting quicker

00:38:20and quicker.

00:38:20Yeah, incrementally quicker.

00:38:22It's like turning the screws,

00:38:24isn't it?

00:38:24And it doesn't seem to drop.

00:38:26They're not going to speak too

00:38:27soon, but he doesn't seem to

00:38:28drop the ball ever.

00:38:30Sucks the life out of his

00:38:31opponents sometimes.

00:38:32That's exactly what it is.

00:38:34And do you know when somebody's

00:38:34doing that?

00:38:35They're not putting a

00:38:35secondary or secondary into

00:38:37you, but you're just sneaking

00:38:38away.

00:38:38And then what happens is you

00:38:39try that hard to go with

00:38:41them.

00:38:41Then you'll make a mistake

00:38:42when they don't and you'll

00:38:43drop like half a second or a

00:38:45couple of tenths and it's

00:38:46all destroyed.

00:38:47Yeah, he won't take his foot

00:38:48off your throat, that's for

00:38:49sure.

00:38:50Yeah, yeah, yeah.

00:38:52It's Tommy Bridewell then.

00:38:53Rory Skinner now under attack

00:38:55from Max Cook.

00:38:56Number 32, two former super

00:38:57team champions here.

00:38:59Number 11, Skinner, who's

00:39:02moved up into joint third in

00:39:04the championship.

00:39:06Quite having things his own

00:39:07way here.

00:39:08Really paid for qualifying,

00:39:10not being on the front couple

00:39:12of rows.

00:39:12Yeah, it's true.

00:39:13However, he did make a start

00:39:15and actually got off the line

00:39:16and up into Druid's lap one

00:39:18in third.

00:39:19So, you know, you can't really

00:39:20blame the sort of qualifying.

00:39:24But it's still very much

00:39:25learning that they can take a

00:39:26very different bike.

00:39:27It's some circuits not quite as

00:39:29good at others.

00:39:31So, he's still doing all right

00:39:32he is.

00:39:34It's behind this slot.

00:39:35We've got a group of Hondas.

00:39:38Andy Irving, Lee Jackson,

00:39:39Brooks, Nesbitt, Rogers,

00:39:40Hedger, Swan, McConnell,

00:39:42McPhee.

00:39:43Yeah, the Honda CBR RR SP,

00:39:48for its correct name,

00:39:49is if you're going to go

00:39:50and buy a bike and make it

00:39:51into a superbike,

00:39:52which a lot of these teams

00:39:53do, that's probably the

00:39:55easiest bike to do that.

00:39:57And it's not easy and it's

00:39:58not cheap.

00:39:59It's probably the bike that

00:40:00you would choose to do it

00:40:01with.

00:40:01I think they're coming up to

00:40:02Leon Haslam here.

00:40:03You can't see him just yet,

00:40:04but he's now rounding 30,

00:40:06so he's going to have to move

00:40:06out of the way shortly.

00:40:07He'll receive the blue flag.

00:40:10Yeah, but what does he do?

00:40:11Does he hook in with the

00:40:12leaders that he's probably

00:40:12got the pace to go with

00:40:13to get a lap in for a

00:40:15qualifying position?

00:40:17He won't interfere,

00:40:18really.

00:40:19He won't interfere,

00:40:20but all Kyle Wright there

00:40:21making his move now on

00:40:22Christian Hiddin.

00:40:23Lovely.

00:40:24Again, these two are

00:40:24really good mates.

00:40:25They're trained together

00:40:26a little bit as well.

00:40:29So, creeping closer to

00:40:31the pair of these is

00:40:32Scott Redding again as

00:40:33well.

00:40:33I thought he's having a

00:40:34good session here,

00:40:36a good spell.

00:40:38Now, can Kyle Wright get

00:40:39into his rhythm and

00:40:40chase down his good

00:40:42friends.

00:40:42These two were

00:40:43sparring partners since

00:40:43they were kids.

00:40:45Teammates, of course, in

00:40:462022 with Bradley Ray

00:40:47was victorious, but the

00:40:49last time we were here,

00:40:50this was Kyle Wright's

00:40:52playground.

00:40:52There is Leon Haslam

00:40:54just trying to keep out of

00:40:55the way, which is

00:40:56difficult to do around

00:40:57Browns Hatch.

00:40:58Yes, it is.

00:40:58And look, he's getting

00:40:59going again now.

00:41:00I think his plan is to get

00:41:01hooked on the back of

00:41:02Christian Hiddin and

00:41:03to try and get a lap in

00:41:04trying to get a lap in

00:41:05and get a good position

00:41:06for race, too.

00:41:08I can do at this point.

00:41:09Through, kind of kill.

00:41:1325, 3, 6, 6,

00:41:16for Scott Redding.

00:41:17He was the fastest rider

00:41:18he was.

00:41:19On circuit that last lap.

00:41:20Yes, he was.

00:41:20Also digging deep, as he

00:41:25often does, when the chips

00:41:27are down.

00:41:27Tommy Bridewell in sixth

00:41:30place, trying to close up

00:41:32on Danny Kent there.

00:41:34Just behind him.

00:41:36You can see Andy Irwin

00:41:37closing in now on Max

00:41:38Cook as well.

00:41:40Around 30's corner, lap

00:41:42seven of 20.

00:41:43Bradley Ray on the

00:41:44Huntbees.

00:41:45Tenth win of 2025

00:41:48already.

00:41:50See, car ride was just

00:41:55a fraction faster than

00:41:56Brad Ray through the

00:41:57first sector.

00:41:58Yeah.

00:42:00We will keep BDI on

00:42:02that one.

00:42:02Oh, right there from

00:42:03Rory Skinner.

00:42:04Yeah, he's struggling a

00:42:05bit to hold the line.

00:42:06Absolutely, yeah.

00:42:07He is struggling to get

00:42:08the thing turned in.

00:42:09The big complaint, really,

00:42:12from most of the riders

00:42:13has been, for whatever

00:42:14reason, grip levels are

00:42:15different every time you

00:42:16go to a circuit like this.

00:42:17It gets used for car

00:42:18track days and all sorts of

00:42:19stuff, and the grip levels

00:42:20go up and down, and they

00:42:21were saying that just

00:42:22getting the bikes into the

00:42:23corner from brakes off to

00:42:25getting it in the actual

00:42:27corner has been the

00:42:27difficult bit.

00:42:29Andy Irwin there, number

00:42:3018.

00:42:30He's got some speed, and

00:42:31it's nice to see.

00:42:32He managed to finish

00:42:33Knock Hill with three

00:42:34points finishes.

00:42:35Okay.

00:42:36We know there's more to

00:42:37come from him, but

00:42:38impressive as we head

00:42:40around Paddock Hill once more.

00:42:41Lap times again, another

00:42:4225.3 for Bradley Ray out

00:42:45front.

00:42:45He's a second clear now of

00:42:46car ride, which is a nice

00:42:47buffer to have.

00:42:49Yeah, I think it's enough

00:42:50to start relaxing, but it's

00:42:52certainly enough to start

00:42:54kind of looking at your

00:42:55pit board and knowing

00:42:56you've got a little bit of a

00:42:58gap there.

00:42:59And Scott Redding, 10th by

00:43:0010th, just closing in now on

00:43:02Kyle Ride here, and

00:43:03Christian Hiddin.

00:43:04It's Yamaha, Yamaha,

00:43:07Kawasaki, Ducati, Yamaha.

00:43:11Down the back straight we go

00:43:13into Hawthorne corner.

00:43:16Christian Hiddin doing a top

00:43:19job on that AGN steel stock

00:43:21Kawasaki.

00:43:22Yes, he is.

00:43:24He's a safe and solid pair of

00:43:26hands that he's been in this

00:43:28job a long time, makes really

00:43:30good decisions on tyres.

00:43:31He's very balanced.

00:43:32You can see the bumps there

00:43:33going around Sheen Curve on

00:43:35the front end of Kyle Ride

00:43:36and Christian Hiddin.

00:43:38Yeah, he's very professional

00:43:40about the job, he's Christian.

00:43:42Yeah, and he and that

00:43:42Kawasaki, more than a match

00:43:43here for Kyle Ride.

00:43:45But again, Scott Redding,

00:43:46just in the background there,

00:43:48number four on the Hager PBM

00:43:49Ducati.

00:43:49This is going to be another

00:43:50fast lap coming in from Scott

00:43:52in P4.

00:43:55We'll check the time screens

00:43:56again in a moment.

00:43:59Yeah, Scott, three tenths

00:44:00quicker actually than Bradley

00:44:01Ray, last lap.

00:44:03Yeah, definitely catching

00:44:04Hiddin and riding in front

00:44:05of him.

00:44:06He's with him now, just about.

00:44:10The drone view from

00:44:11Druid's corner, second gear.

00:44:13Yeah, you can see you don't

00:44:13stick to the inside, you let

00:44:14it run a little bit wide

00:44:15mid-corner and then square

00:44:17that exit off.

00:44:18That gives you the ability to

00:44:20get the throttle open a little

00:44:21bit and get that bike driving

00:44:22down the hill.

00:44:22With a smaller bike, you would

00:44:23just apex it in the middle of

00:44:25the corner and run wider than

00:44:26the exit because they haven't got

00:44:27the power to square the corner

00:44:28off.

00:44:28These things have, the more

00:44:30time you can sit the bike up

00:44:31off maximum and get them going

00:44:33on the throttle, the more

00:44:34time you get.

00:44:39Again, another far sector for

00:44:41Christian Hiddin in sector two

00:44:43there.

00:44:44Number 21 in third spot.

00:44:47Picked up a fourth, of course,

00:44:50at Notkill.

00:44:50He was in the top six a couple of

00:44:52times at Snetterton as well.

00:44:53Yeah, Christian from a family full

00:44:55of kind of doers and

00:44:57adventurers.

00:44:58His dad, sorry, his granddad

00:45:01fought in the D-Day landings,

00:45:04parachute within, etc.

00:45:06So lots of respect for him,

00:45:07met him a lot of times in

00:45:08Christian's early career.

00:45:09And his mum and a chap have

00:45:12just sailed the two of them

00:45:13across the Atlantic on a little

00:45:15yacht.

00:45:16Brilliant.

00:45:16You tell me why you do that.

00:45:18They're all doers, aren't they?

00:45:20Yeah, they are, yeah, yeah.

00:45:22And another good lap here from

00:45:23Hiddin and he's attacking.

00:45:24Kyle Ride.

00:45:25That's lovely.

00:45:26And he's just about going to

00:45:27hold it, is he?

00:45:28Kyle Ride trying to come back

00:45:29through, but Christian Hiddin

00:45:30there.

00:45:31Brilliant stuff from Hiddin.

00:45:32He moves back up into second.

00:45:34Yeah, this is going to help

00:45:35Scott Redding.

00:45:35It's also going to help Brad

00:45:40Ritt.

00:45:41Yeah, he's just chipping away,

00:45:42isn't he?

00:45:421.2 up and it was, he was on

00:45:45pole, but it was such a great

00:45:47start.

00:45:48Yeah, it was.

00:45:48To try and get control early

00:45:50on.

00:45:52And he can also there in fifth

00:45:54place, just starting to warm up

00:45:56a bit lap time wise.

00:45:58Andy Irwin has just put in his

00:45:59best lap in eighth as he tries to

00:46:01close down on Max Cook.

00:46:03That's a good lap from Andy

00:46:04Irwin, a 25-5-8.

00:46:06These two scrap once more,

00:46:08Ride and Hiddin, as you just

00:46:09mentioned, good friends off

00:46:11circuit.

00:46:11Now it's just inviting Scott

00:46:13Redding into the party.

00:46:14Yes, it is.

00:46:17This is this bit of track, so

00:46:19Westfield down into Dinglebell

00:46:22and Sheencurve.

00:46:23It's kind of scary slash brilliant

00:46:25depending now you've got your

00:46:26bikes and how you're feeling.

00:46:29Just look there, that sector

00:46:31like they've just closed in a

00:46:32touch on Brad, right?

00:46:34I don't know if he's made a

00:46:35little mistake somewhere.

00:46:36We're about to get to the

00:46:37halfway point of this first race

00:46:39of the weekend at Brands.

00:46:40Yeah, I don't think.

00:46:42It's definitely not panic

00:46:43station.

00:46:44No, definitely not.

00:46:45What's his last lap?

00:46:47Over the line, 25-5.

00:46:49And now it's made it all up

00:46:51again.

00:46:52Danny Kent, the fastest lap 25-2.

00:46:55So.

00:46:58And he's catching his bunch,

00:46:59isn't he?

00:47:00He is.

00:47:01Danny Kent, number 52.

00:47:02They have not had any luck at all

00:47:04so far this year.

00:47:05A fourth place at Not Kill,

00:47:07the best result of the season

00:47:08so far.

00:47:08A race winner here at the

00:47:10back end of last year.

00:47:11Yeah, he says he loves this

00:47:12place.

00:47:13I chatted with him this morning

00:47:14and he just says,

00:47:15I said, not a bit scared on

00:47:17these things with 200 or

00:47:18all spaces.

00:47:18No, no, it's really good.

00:47:19I love it.

00:47:24He's closing on that

00:47:25Nakamura in the background.

00:47:28It would be such a shot in the

00:47:29arm for him.

00:47:29And Scott Redding now moves

00:47:30through on Christian Eden.

00:47:32Yeah.

00:47:33You would expect the Ducati

00:47:33to have a little bit of an

00:47:35advantage on the straight

00:47:36over the Kawasaki,

00:47:37but not much.

00:47:38That was pretty fair.

00:47:40I've got to say,

00:47:40really impressed with Scott

00:47:41Redding.

00:47:42Yeah, me too.

00:47:43Yeah.

00:47:44Six years away from the

00:47:45championship.

00:47:46Yeah.

00:47:46Coming back to circuits like

00:47:47this.

00:47:47I mean, honestly,

00:47:48I cannot stress how

00:47:50different this kind of

00:47:51circuit is in nature than

00:47:52the ones he's been on for

00:47:53five or six years.

00:47:54Unbelievable.

00:47:55All the world championship

00:47:56circuits now are pretty

00:47:57similar in terms of

00:47:58constant camber and

00:48:00constant radius and a

00:48:02certain amount of grip

00:48:02because it's all done to a

00:48:03standard.

00:48:04Not here.

00:48:05And that takes some

00:48:06relearning.

00:48:07It does.

00:48:07I mean, what I will say is,

00:48:08James, by the end of the

00:48:10year, I'm expecting it

00:48:11because he is a class

00:48:12rider.

00:48:12It has to be coming.

00:48:15There's no question.

00:48:16And he knows that.

00:48:17But, yeah, just so

00:48:18quickly is really,

00:48:20really good to see it.

00:48:21Over the line that last

00:48:22time, 25.2 from Danny

00:48:24Kent.

00:48:25By far the fastest man

00:48:26in the top.

00:48:28Well, on track.

00:48:29The question is, though,

00:48:30James, and this was the

00:48:31question last year because

00:48:33when he runs his lines,

00:48:34he's very good.

00:48:35Can he be aggressive

00:48:36enough to punch his way

00:48:37through?

00:48:37I hate to say, Danny,

00:48:39but sometimes I'd love to

00:48:41see just a little bit more

00:48:42aggressive off the start and

00:48:43get stuck in the first.

00:48:44He's left it so many times.

00:48:46He got a good launch and

00:48:47then got beaten up first

00:48:49couple of corners and

00:48:49spent the rest of the race

00:48:51getting back for that.

00:48:52Spoke to his crew chief

00:48:53Spanner earlier on.

00:48:55They felt like they're

00:48:55going in the right

00:48:56direction.

00:48:56They're hoping for a good

00:48:57result.

00:48:57Roger Marshall said that

00:48:58they felt like they'd

00:48:59turned a corner and it

00:49:00certainly looks that way

00:49:01here in the dry.

00:49:02This is number one

00:49:03reigning champion car ride

00:49:05second.

00:49:05Scott Redding third.

00:49:07Eden now in fourth

00:49:08being caught by Danny

00:49:10Kent.

00:49:10Yeah, still good effort

00:49:11from Christian, I think.

00:49:14Tommy Bridewell cut a drift

00:49:16at this stage in six with

00:49:17Cook, Irwin, Skinner

00:49:18behind.

00:49:19Lee Jackson still inside

00:49:20that top ten.

00:49:22But here we go then.

00:49:24Back to tick off another

00:49:25lap.

00:49:25All of the teams on the

00:49:26left.

00:49:28Chelsea Pensioner.

00:49:29I'm going to chat with

00:49:30Alan Gardner there in the

00:49:32Nitrous Competitions

00:49:33Garage.

00:49:33Yeah, they get free

00:49:34entry as they should for

00:49:35their service and they

00:49:36love coming to Branzach.

00:49:38Over the line once more.

00:49:3925-4 for Ray.

00:49:4125-3 for Rye.

00:49:4325-1 for Scott Redding.

00:49:46Yeah, got the bit between

00:49:47his teeth now.

00:49:48Danny Kent also again

00:49:50faster than a couple in

00:49:52front of him.

00:49:53Sleon Haslam, they're just

00:49:54coming round to lap again.

00:49:57I think he's come back into

00:49:59pit lane yet.

00:49:59Yeah, he's gone back out.

00:50:00Yeah, if you're going to

00:50:01stay out there, you might

00:50:03as well use it for a little

00:50:03bit of a test.

00:50:04He's savvy enough to not

00:50:05have an effect on the race

00:50:06is Leon.

00:50:08He'll be about mid-pack at

00:50:09this stage, I think, on the

00:50:10grid for tomorrow's race.

00:50:13Out of Sertiz then.

00:50:15Let's see whether or not

00:50:16number four, Scott Redding,

00:50:17can get his teeth into the

00:50:18reigning champion, Kyle

00:50:19Rydes.

00:50:20Not close enough there into

00:50:22Hawthorne Corner.

00:50:26And you can just see Danny

00:50:28Kent now really on terms.

00:50:29Yeah, just a couple of

00:50:33tenths quicker that last

00:50:34lap than he didn't

00:50:35immediately in front of him

00:50:36for Danny Kent.

00:50:40Whoosh.

00:50:41Nice bumps.

00:50:42Oh, nice.

00:50:42Yeah, outside leg of Kyle

00:50:44right there, came off the

00:50:45pegs, cursed the front is

00:50:46the bumps and chatted.

00:50:47Problem is, you're asking a

00:50:48lot of the front tyre there

00:50:49anyway.

00:50:50You're right on the edge of

00:50:51the tyre.

00:50:51There's a bit of a lift in

00:50:52the road so that loses weight

00:50:54on the tyres and the grip

00:50:55level goes down and then

00:50:56there's the bumps as well.

00:50:57It's a lot to contend with

00:50:58there.

00:51:02We complete lap 13.

00:51:04We start 14th lap now.

00:51:07Bradley Ray in control as

00:51:09he has been for at most of

00:51:112025 so far.

00:51:13Yep.

00:51:15Fastest laps for tomorrow.

00:51:16Ray would be pole from

00:51:17Ryde and Reading with

00:51:18it and Kent Bridewell

00:51:19at row two.

00:51:21That's as it stands.

00:51:22Thing is, Brad Ray, you

00:51:24cannot storm away in a

00:51:26championship when there's

00:51:27only two points between

00:51:28first and second and second

00:51:29and third, et cetera, in the

00:51:30first part of this

00:51:31championship.

00:51:32But he still is building up

00:51:35quite a considerable kind of

00:51:37lead weight.

00:51:3750, how many points?

00:51:3852 now?

00:51:3952, yeah.

00:51:40So, I mean, that is

00:51:41incredible at this point

00:51:43because he hasn't made many

00:51:45mistakes.

00:51:46He's not won one and

00:51:46falling off.

00:51:47He's just been solid.

00:51:49Yeah.

00:51:49Knock Hildish didn't go the

00:51:50way of Kyle Ryde on the

00:51:52Sunday, did it?

00:51:52No.

00:51:537th and a P11.

00:51:54Yep.

00:51:54That is quite a few points

00:51:56just to be cut adrift.

00:51:59Yeah, and sometimes you'll

00:52:00say, well, you know, Brad's

00:52:01going away with it in a

00:52:02minute, but we've got

00:52:02circuits where I'm going to

00:52:03be better than him.

00:52:04The Yamaha doesn't suit

00:52:05wherever, but he does.

00:52:06You know, we know he hasn't

00:52:08got a sort of weak suit and

00:52:09we know the bike hasn't.

00:52:11We'll just say it was

00:52:13announced earlier today that,

00:52:15of course, one of the races

00:52:17we missed at Alton Park,

00:52:19we will have at the end of

00:52:21the season.

00:52:22Donington Park, those of

00:52:24you that are thinking about

00:52:24attending later on in the

00:52:26season, 5th to 7th of

00:52:27September, four sprint

00:52:29races that weekend.

00:52:31I kind of like that idea.

00:52:32Yeah, that's to make up for

00:52:34the one we missed at Alton

00:52:35and I like the idea.

00:52:37Yeah.

00:52:37I think the teams will

00:52:38probably say, oh, well,

00:52:39you know, thanks for

00:52:39dropping it on us and, you

00:52:41know, that might mean extra

00:52:42tyre wear or extra

00:52:43maintenance or whatever,

00:52:44but I think because they're

00:52:45all the shorter races, I

00:52:46think, I think.

00:52:47I like it.

00:52:48Yep, I like it.

00:52:49It spices things up a

00:52:50little.

00:52:50Yep.

00:52:51And that's the race

00:52:51directly before the

00:52:52showdown, effectively.

00:52:53Yes, it is.

00:52:54Last main championship.

00:52:56Scott Redding then thinking

00:52:57about the move here on Kyle

00:52:59Ryan.

00:52:59I think he's going to have a

00:53:00go down at the end of this

00:53:01straight into Westfield

00:53:03because I think he's going

00:53:04to have the drag on Kyle

00:53:06down the straight.

00:53:06Is he close enough?

00:53:09Probably not.

00:53:10Not on this occasion.

00:53:11No, not quite.

00:53:13Meanwhile, Danny Kent behind

00:53:14Christian Iden has caught up

00:53:16with Christian but hasn't been

00:53:17able to find a way through.

00:53:19Redding getting a bit

00:53:20impatient now in third.

00:53:21Just having a little look

00:53:23there.

00:53:24Got some good drive there on

00:53:25the Hager PBM Ducati.

00:53:28Trying to weigh up here where

00:53:29he can make his move.

00:53:311.6 seconds up the road is

00:53:32Brad Ray.

00:53:33To Stirling's.

00:53:36How's his drive out of here?

00:53:38It's a risk trying to make a

00:53:39move down into clearways.

00:53:41Yes, it is.

00:53:41It's one that you probably only

00:53:42want to pull off on the last

00:53:43lap of the race.

00:53:44Yeah, I mean, it's not a corner you

00:53:47can block pass on so you can get

00:53:48up the inside of that probably

00:53:50will cost you time going out the

00:53:51corner.

00:53:53Over the line, what's more?

00:53:53Has Redding now got the drive on

00:53:55the start finish straight to have

00:53:56a look up the inside into

00:53:57Paddock Hill Bend?

00:53:57No?

00:53:59That's another one.

00:53:59You generally get up the inside

00:54:01then run wide on the exit and then

00:54:02you get repassed up into Druids.

00:54:05Saying that perhaps you think

00:54:06maybe on the approach to Surtees is

00:54:08his best chance?

00:54:09Yeah, I think probably there.

00:54:12Westfield will work if he can get

00:54:13anywhere near down the straight.

00:54:15Bit of slipstream, bit of using

00:54:17that Ducati power maybe.

00:54:18Here we are then.

00:54:19Out of Graham Hill Bend is here

00:54:20what we're talking about.

00:54:21But this is a short burst up

00:54:23towards Surtees.

00:54:24He has got that inside line and

00:54:25he's going for it as well.

00:54:26He sits up Kyle Ride.

00:54:27Does he hold his line?

00:54:28He does.

00:54:29Nice move that from Scott Redding.

00:54:31He caught Kyle Ride out a bit

00:54:32there.

00:54:32He did.

00:54:33It was quite a late move.

00:54:34Just as Kyle were tipping in

00:54:35but all's fair I guess.

00:54:38So Scott Redding on his return

00:54:40to the championship.

00:54:41Up into second place here

00:54:43at Brands Hatch.

00:54:45A circuit.

00:54:46He said himself

00:54:46it wasn't one of his best

00:54:48when he won the championship.

00:54:51I tell you what,

00:54:51while they were scrapping,

00:54:52you know,

00:54:52while Kyle Ride and

00:54:53Scott Redding scrapping,

00:54:55Christian in and his dragon

00:54:57came with him

00:54:57on the back of them again now.

00:54:59Look.

00:55:00Yeah, they are.

00:55:02And this is a big chance

00:55:03for a podium as well.

00:55:06Christian Hiddin and Danny Kent

00:55:07would hold their hands up

00:55:08and say,

00:55:08look, we're not fighting

00:55:09for this championship.

00:55:10We've got nothing to lose.

00:55:10We will take the podium.

00:55:11We will.

00:55:12If we can.

00:55:13This was the move?

00:55:15Yep.

00:55:16Up the inside.

00:55:17It's a little bit late.

00:55:19Kyle sees him there.

00:55:20Seats up,

00:55:21leaves him.

00:55:21The hope for Kyle would be

00:55:22he could square the exit

00:55:24off a little bit better

00:55:24and get him out the corner

00:55:26as he went along the straight.

00:55:27But they like that.

00:55:32Bradley Ray just rolled off

00:55:33the pace slightly

00:55:34on that last lap.

00:55:35He was into the 126s

00:55:36but he's still got a 1.8

00:55:37second lead.

00:55:39Yeah, and that is enough.

00:55:40That is enough to watch

00:55:40your signal board

00:55:42on the start and finish

00:55:43and act accordingly.

00:55:45We are running out

00:55:46of superlatives,

00:55:48aren't we,

00:55:48for Bradley Ray

00:55:49at this moment in time.

00:55:50It almost feels like

00:55:51it was such a shame

00:55:52that he wasn't able to find,

00:55:54let's say,

00:55:54a more competitive seat

00:55:55in Worlds

00:55:55because he deserved it.

00:55:57There's a lot more

00:55:57to it than what you think

00:55:58in doing that.

00:55:58It's not just that

00:55:59we haven't got the talent.

00:56:00Clearly we have.

00:56:02But it's difficult to go.

00:56:04Remember different

00:56:04electronic rules

00:56:05the bikes are quite different.

00:56:07You need a team

00:56:08that is on board with that

00:56:09and everything needs

00:56:10to come together.

00:56:11We are, however,

00:56:11seeing a Bradley

00:56:12that is confident,

00:56:14he's up for it

00:56:15and he's just,

00:56:16he's got the best

00:56:17stats as he's in ever.

00:56:18What I will say is,

00:56:19as Scott Redding

00:56:19builds confidence

00:56:20and gets more experience

00:56:21back in BSB,

00:56:22that will be a fascinating encounter.

00:56:25I think so.

00:56:25I absolutely think so,

00:56:26yeah.

00:56:27Scott, of course,

00:56:28let's not forget

00:56:28with his pedigree,

00:56:29second in the Moto2

00:56:31World Championship

00:56:31podiums in MotoGP.

00:56:34Yeah,

00:56:34and super impressive

00:56:35in 19.

00:56:37Brad Ray is,

00:56:38it seems,

00:56:39comfortably managing

00:56:40at the moment.

00:56:40This is going to be

00:56:41quite a big chunk

00:56:43that Redding's taken out

00:56:44over the course

00:56:44of one lap.

00:56:45Let's just check.

00:56:46Over the line,

00:56:4626 flat at 25-3.

00:56:48That's 7 tenths of a second.

00:56:49That's 7 tenths of a second.

00:56:50That's pretty much

00:56:51half the gap.

00:56:54That's,

00:56:54that is not what

00:56:56Brad Ray would have

00:56:56been planning

00:56:57and is there maybe,

00:56:58are we running into

00:56:59a little bit of

00:57:00trouble tyre-wise here?

00:57:02We're going to keep

00:57:02a close eye on this.

00:57:04Brad Ray,

00:57:04at the moment,

00:57:04it seemed,

00:57:05was cruising

00:57:05to victory.

00:57:07We're on lap 18 of 20.

00:57:08The clock is ticking,

00:57:10but that was a big gap

00:57:11over one lap

00:57:11to claw back.

00:57:12That was a big chunk.

00:57:14Through sector one again,

00:57:15a personal best sector

00:57:17for Scott Redding,

00:57:17although not much

00:57:18to split them.

00:57:21Scott's got the

00:57:22flavour back.

00:57:23He has,

00:57:23and we saw it

00:57:24coming this weekend.

00:57:24I thought this was

00:57:25a little bit early

00:57:26for him to sort of

00:57:27get into the groove,

00:57:28but this is brilliant

00:57:29from Scott.

00:57:29And a purple sector

00:57:30in sector two.

00:57:32Is that two?

00:57:33Yeah.

00:57:33Yes, it is, yeah.

00:57:34Another couple of

00:57:34tenths is clawed back

00:57:35and it might be a bit

00:57:37anxious here for the

00:57:38Raceway's Yamaha team

00:57:39in the closing two laps.

00:57:41Yeah, his fastest sector

00:57:42in sector one

00:57:42has got

00:57:43and a purple sector

00:57:44fastest of the race

00:57:45for two, yeah.

00:57:46You could just see

00:57:46the body language

00:57:47he's warming into.

00:57:48And you know what?

00:57:48You get all in fused

00:57:50and you think,

00:57:50I'm catching him

00:57:51and that'll make him

00:57:53even quicker.

00:57:55Out of Sterling's.

00:57:56Brad Ray here,

00:57:57they'll be readying

00:57:57his pit board.

00:57:58I'd imagine they'll be

00:57:59a bit...

00:58:00They won't really know

00:58:01what to put on,

00:58:01but it'll certainly be

00:58:02a...

00:58:03You cannot rest anymore,

00:58:04Brad.

00:58:04Has he got anything left?

00:58:06Probably say plus plus,

00:58:07which means somebody's

00:58:07coming.

00:58:08Let's have a look

00:58:09at that pit board.

00:58:10It says there,

00:58:10Reading, 0.8.

00:58:12Over the line

00:58:13and it was 0.9.

00:58:14That's probably

00:58:14about right, that.

00:58:16It was his dad,

00:58:16Kevin,

00:58:17just putting the pit board

00:58:17out for him.

00:58:18Reading,

00:58:19the fastest

00:58:20and his fastest

00:58:21half of the race.

00:58:21Look at that.

00:58:2225 flat.

00:58:23Yep.

00:58:24Bradley Ray.

00:58:25Going in there?

00:58:25He is.

00:58:26This could be interesting

00:58:27in the closing stages.

00:58:28I just don't think

00:58:29it's got enough time.

00:58:30I think it's going to be

00:58:31a couple of laps short of you.

00:58:32What a great ride, though,

00:58:33from Scott.

00:58:33Absolutely brilliant.

00:58:34It looks a little bit

00:58:36like first sector

00:58:36that Brad is responding there.

00:58:38We're about to find out.

00:58:40Yeah, he did.

00:58:41Just fractionally faster

00:58:42than Reading

00:58:43through sector one.

00:58:43That pit board

00:58:44from his dad

00:58:45has just given him

00:58:46the hurry up.

00:58:47On the left there,

00:58:48you can see Steve Rogers

00:58:49and Mark Woodidge,

00:58:51the crew chief,

00:58:51just looking on

00:58:52and the Hager PBM team

00:58:53are coiled with excitement

00:58:55in what might happen.

00:58:56This is the battle

00:58:57for third.

00:58:58Kyle Wright,

00:58:59Christian Didden,

00:59:00Danny Kent.

00:59:01Yeah, Scott Redding's

00:59:03pushing on there.

00:59:03You know, another couple

00:59:04of tenths that Redding's

00:59:05found in sector two.

00:59:06Yep.

00:59:07It's just not going to be

00:59:08enough, is it?

00:59:08It's not going to be

00:59:09enough laps, I don't think,

00:59:10but a heck of an effort

00:59:11here from Scott Redding.

00:59:13He's going to make Bradley

00:59:14Ray really work for this one.

00:59:16It's going to be something

00:59:16for the Raceways team

00:59:18and Brad to think about

00:59:19tonight, isn't it?

00:59:20It certainly is.

00:59:22Because Scott Redding,

00:59:23as it stands,

00:59:23is going to be on pole

00:59:24for tomorrow as well.

00:59:25We're going into

00:59:26Clearways Corner here.

00:59:28What's going to be

00:59:29the gap over the line?

00:59:30I fancy it's going to be

00:59:31about three quarters

00:59:32of a second,

00:59:32which will be probably

00:59:33just a bridge too far

00:59:34for Scott.

00:59:35Yeah.

00:59:35And enough for Brad

00:59:36to manage.

00:59:37And it is eight tenths

00:59:38and that should be

00:59:39enough for Bradley

00:59:41Ray to hold on.

00:59:43Yeah.

00:59:43Without mistake,

00:59:44Brad's got this

00:59:45equal lap times

00:59:46that last lap round

00:59:46for Brad Ray

00:59:48and Scott Redding.

00:59:48He's pushing on him

00:59:49to do it.

00:59:50Yeah.

00:59:50The final lap of the race,

00:59:56Brad Ray on home turf,

00:59:57remember?

00:59:59Never had a podium

01:00:00at BSB on this circuit.

01:00:02That's about to change

01:00:03and it should be P1.

01:00:05And he's just called himself

01:00:07another tenth there of comfort.

01:00:09But as you say,

01:00:10James,

01:00:11lots to think about

01:00:12yesterday's overnight.

01:00:17Into Hawthorne corner

01:00:18then we go.

01:00:19And this is the sector

01:00:20where Scott tends

01:00:20to just reel in a bit more.

01:00:22Kyle Ryder seems

01:00:22has done enough

01:00:23to hold on to third place.

01:00:26Josh Brooks

01:00:27has made a late rally.

01:00:28He's up to ninth

01:00:28ahead of Jackson,

01:00:29his teammate

01:00:29and Andy Irwin.

01:00:32Skinner will be disappointed.

01:00:33He's going to lose ground.

01:00:35He's an eighth.

01:00:36What a great ride

01:00:37from Bradley Ray once more.

01:00:38From the moment

01:00:39the lights went out

01:00:39he does what he's done

01:00:40all year long.

01:00:42But I reckon

01:00:43this is going to be

01:00:43up to above a second

01:00:45again for Brad.

01:00:45I think he's responded

01:00:46in quite a big way.

01:00:48I think Scott's also

01:00:48probably just waved

01:00:49the white flag.

01:00:50Yeah,

01:00:50I just knew

01:00:51it was going to be

01:00:52too much to ask.

01:00:53He just continues

01:00:54to ride the crest

01:00:55of a wave

01:00:56and finally on home turf

01:00:57he has a BSB victory.

01:01:00His tenth of the season

01:01:01Brad Ray wins.

01:01:03What a great ride

01:01:04from Scott Redding.

01:01:04And he knows it.

01:01:05And he knows it as well.

01:01:07Second place

01:01:08on the Hager PBM Ducati.

01:01:10Kyle Ride takes third.

01:01:11Iden an excellent fourth.

01:01:13Danny Kent's

01:01:13solid

01:01:15and best probably

01:01:16you could say

01:01:17a dry result

01:01:17of the season

01:01:18in fifth

01:01:18ahead of Tommy Bridewell.

01:01:19Max Cook was seventh

01:01:20ahead of Skinner

01:01:21with Brooks in ninth.

01:01:22Jackson tenth

01:01:23and Andy Irwin in 11th.

01:01:25Charlie Nesbitt

01:01:26has just crossed the line

01:01:27to take 12th.

01:01:28Fraser Rogers here

01:01:2913th.

01:01:30There's going to be points

01:01:30it seems for Scott Swan

01:01:31and Luke Hedgett.

01:01:33Iden and Kyle

01:01:34ride as we mentioned

01:01:34good friends there

01:01:35just congratulating

01:01:36each other.

01:01:38Brad Ray.

01:01:39First thing he does there

01:01:40looks down at his front tyre.

01:01:42Yeah.

01:01:43Oh he's a thinker.

01:01:46He will know

01:01:47he's got work

01:01:47to do tomorrow.

01:01:52That's his dad.

01:01:53Lovely fella.

01:01:55He had a bit of work

01:01:56to do on the pit board

01:01:57here today though.

01:01:58The Hager PBM

01:02:03Ducati team

01:02:04of course.

01:02:05This should be chuffed

01:02:05with that.

01:02:06Yeah.

01:02:06Bitterly disappointed

01:02:07of course that Glenn Irwin

01:02:08got himself injured.

01:02:10We're happy that we've got

01:02:11Glenn on board

01:02:11with this one.

01:02:12We know Glenn will be back.

01:02:14It seems Glenn very keen

01:02:15to try and get back

01:02:16for Thruxton

01:02:17but in the meantime

01:02:18not a bad replacement.

01:02:20Nah.

01:02:21That's a super sub

01:02:22isn't it?

01:02:24Two down racing

01:02:25Hondas there.

01:02:26Just going through

01:02:27Brooks and Jackson

01:02:28were ninth and tenth.

01:02:29Carl Ride

01:02:30third place there

01:02:32and it just seems

01:02:34that that poor start

01:02:35set him off

01:02:36on the back foot

01:02:38a bit James

01:02:38because he then

01:02:39had a lot of work

01:02:40to do early on

01:02:40just to kind of

01:02:41wrestle himself

01:02:41back up into second.

01:02:42Yeah me honestly

01:02:43I think that was

01:02:44that's his level there.

01:02:46I think in that race

01:02:46that was where he was.

01:02:48I think Scott went

01:02:48quicker than him.

01:02:49Brad went quicker than him

01:02:50and I think

01:02:50I think he rode

01:02:51for that he rode

01:02:52a reasonable race.

01:02:56There you can see

01:02:57Tommy and

01:02:58Scott Redding.

01:03:01High five for the pair

01:03:02of them and Scott

01:03:03will be on pole

01:03:04for the sprint race

01:03:05tomorrow here

01:03:06at Brands Hatch

01:03:07and I have to say

01:03:08that the forecast

01:03:09does look like

01:03:11there could be

01:03:11a few sprinklings

01:03:12here and there.

01:03:13Yep changeable.

01:03:16Let's get the results

01:03:16and standings then

01:03:17after the first race

01:03:18of Bennett's PSP

01:03:19of the weekend here.

01:03:20Bradley Ray

01:03:21victorious again

01:03:22but this time

01:03:22on home soil

01:03:23that will mean a lot.

01:03:24Scott Redding though

01:03:25did his best to question

01:03:27Ray finishing second

01:03:28ahead of Kyle Ride.

01:03:30Idden great for him

01:03:32fourth on the Kawasaki

01:03:33head of Danny Kent

01:03:34Tommy Bridewell

01:03:34is sixth

01:03:35head of Cook

01:03:36Skinner Brooks

01:03:36and Jackson

01:03:37that's your top ten.

01:03:39Points also

01:03:40for Andy Irwin

01:03:41there in 11th

01:03:42Charlie Nesbitt

01:03:4312th

01:03:43then Fraser Rogers

01:03:44Scott Swan

01:03:45and Luke Hedger

01:03:46took the final point.

01:03:49The championship lead

01:03:51increases

01:03:51from 52 points

01:03:53up to 56.

01:03:55Kyle Ride then

01:03:56remains in second.

01:03:57Rory Skinner

01:03:58in third

01:03:58a nightmare

01:03:59belly on Haslam

01:04:00there.

01:04:00He's four

01:04:01further down

01:04:02the order

01:04:03there.

01:04:03You can see

01:04:04Christian in

01:04:04in eight

01:04:05after a fourth

01:04:06place finish

01:04:06ahead of the

01:04:07absent Glenn Irwin

01:04:08and Scott

01:04:11Redding

01:04:11will be lifting

01:04:12himself up.

01:04:13Yeah,

01:04:13there he is

01:04:14in 16th

01:04:15overall

01:04:15with 35 points

01:04:16on the board

01:04:16Bradley Ray

01:04:27wins here

01:04:28at Brands

01:04:28but we will

01:04:29get the reaction

01:04:30from all

01:04:30of the top three

01:04:31when we come

01:04:32back from the break

01:04:33in a couple

01:04:33of minutes

01:04:34this time.

01:04:41So it's the

01:04:41first ever

01:04:42podium at

01:04:43Brands Hatch

01:04:43for the local

01:04:44boy Brad Ray

01:04:45and he was

01:04:46made to work

01:04:46hard for it

01:04:47wasn't he

01:04:47by Scott

01:04:47Redding.

01:04:48Kyle Ride

01:04:49there,

01:04:49the defending

01:04:50champion

01:04:50also on the

01:04:52podium in

01:04:52third place

01:04:53he's with

01:04:53Shaky.

01:04:54He certainly

01:04:54is,

01:04:55thank you Matt.

01:04:55Kyle Ride

01:04:56defending champion

01:04:57another podium

01:04:57here at

01:04:58Brands Hatch

01:04:58a few different

01:04:59people to battle

01:05:00with,

01:05:00looked like you

01:05:01had a lot

01:05:01of fun out

01:05:01there,

01:05:01how was it?

01:05:02Yeah,

01:05:02he's so fun

01:05:03but I really

01:05:04thought my bike

01:05:05would be a

01:05:05little bit better

01:05:06than that,

01:05:06we've got some

01:05:06work to do

01:05:07tomorrow to

01:05:07make it better,

01:05:08I'm really good

01:05:08in a few parts

01:05:09of the track

01:05:09but be all

01:05:11and end all

01:05:11the fastest

01:05:12lap to the

01:05:13slowest laps

01:05:13way too much

01:05:14got to be

01:05:14more consistent

01:05:15so just got

01:05:15to make a

01:05:16better bike

01:05:16for tomorrow

01:05:17and do a

01:05:19bit better

01:05:19than third.

01:05:20Points make

01:05:20prizes though

01:05:21Kyle,

01:05:21well done.

01:05:22Cheers mate,

01:05:22thank you.

01:05:23Right,

01:05:23second place

01:05:24then Scott

01:05:24Redding,

01:05:25great comeback

01:05:26ride,

01:05:26just obviously

01:05:27announced for

01:05:28the rest of

01:05:28the season,

01:05:29here he comes

01:05:30now,

01:05:30Scott,

01:05:31we've spoken

01:05:31a couple of

01:05:32times this

01:05:32weekend so

01:05:33far,

01:05:33you've told

01:05:33me the

01:05:33podium was

01:05:34the aim,

01:05:35it looked

01:05:36like at one

01:05:36point there

01:05:36the wind

01:05:37might be

01:05:37on but

01:05:37fantastic

01:05:38performance,

01:05:39well done.

01:05:39No,

01:05:40it was good

01:05:40but it was

01:05:40just again

01:05:41something new

01:05:42for me,

01:05:42in the

01:05:43beginning I

01:05:43was very

01:05:44tentative,

01:05:44like I just

01:05:45don't really

01:05:45know what

01:05:45to expect

01:05:46from the

01:05:46tyre,

01:05:47where people

01:05:47are breaking

01:05:48so I was

01:05:49like right,

01:05:50sit tight,

01:05:50if Brad

01:05:51goes away,

01:05:51Brad goes

01:05:52away,

01:05:52I need to

01:05:53work on

01:05:54myself,

01:05:54that's my

01:05:55main thing

01:05:55and that's

01:05:55what I tried

01:05:56to do

01:05:56then and

01:05:57then I

01:05:57saw him

01:05:58slowing up

01:05:58a little

01:05:59bit,

01:05:59I thought

01:05:59nah,

01:05:59this is

01:06:00where I'm

01:06:00strong and

01:06:00I saw I

01:06:01started to

01:06:01improve my

01:06:02sectors and

01:06:03I could

01:06:03smell the

01:06:04blood from

01:06:04Brad,

01:06:04I thought

01:06:05we might

01:06:05just do

01:06:06this and

01:06:06then the

01:06:06finish was

01:06:07there but

01:06:07Brad rode

01:06:08good,

01:06:08I saw him

01:06:09look back

01:06:09and be

01:06:09like oh

01:06:10damn,

01:06:10Scott's

01:06:10there,

01:06:11he pushed

01:06:11on again,

01:06:12I'm very

01:06:13happy to be

01:06:13on the

01:06:14podium,

01:06:14thanks to

01:06:15the team

01:06:15for giving

01:06:15me this

01:06:16opportunity,

01:06:17I said to

01:06:17Glenn on

01:06:18the grid,

01:06:18how you do,

01:06:19don't worry

01:06:19just go and

01:06:20try and win

01:06:20so it's

01:06:21good to have

01:06:21that support

01:06:22from everyone.

01:06:23Looking forward

01:06:23to the races

01:06:24tomorrow,

01:06:24what can you

01:06:25change,

01:06:25can you go

01:06:26one better?

01:06:27Yeah for sure,

01:06:27I felt like

01:06:28now I was in

01:06:28the race,

01:06:29I missed quite

01:06:30a bit of

01:06:30powering areas

01:06:31because I'd

01:06:32gone on the

01:06:32softer side

01:06:33as a safer

01:06:33option but I

01:06:34struggled to

01:06:35pass because

01:06:35the bike wasn't

01:06:36pulling so

01:06:37that's something

01:06:37I need to

01:06:38work on and

01:06:38I improved my

01:06:39sector three,

01:06:40like I said if

01:06:40I see something,

01:06:41I just had that

01:06:42rhythm and that's

01:06:43my strong point

01:06:44that I know I'm

01:06:44going to have to

01:06:45use here.

01:06:46Well we wish you

01:06:46the best of luck

01:06:47tomorrow Scott,

01:06:47well done on your

01:06:48podium today.

01:06:49Cheers.

01:06:50Right then,

01:06:51your race one

01:06:53winner then,

01:06:53Bradley Ray,

01:06:54never been on the

01:06:54podium here on a

01:06:55super bike,

01:06:57no better place

01:06:57than a top

01:06:58stepper.

01:06:59That's it,

01:06:59yeah,

01:06:59there was a lot

01:07:00of talk coming

01:07:01into this weekend,

01:07:02I've had such a

01:07:03strong start to the

01:07:03year and everyone

01:07:04was saying you

01:07:05haven't been on

01:07:05the podium at

01:07:05Browns,

01:07:06never won at

01:07:06Browns,

01:07:07so I felt a

01:07:08little bit of

01:07:08pressure but yeah,

01:07:11just done my own

01:07:12race,

01:07:12I knew the rhythm

01:07:13I had,

01:07:15just tried to

01:07:15tick the lap,

01:07:16try not to make

01:07:16too many mistakes,

01:07:17I had a small

01:07:17problem towards

01:07:18the end which

01:07:19lost me a bit of

01:07:20time to Scott

01:07:21but regrouped

01:07:23and managed to

01:07:24bring the win

01:07:24home but yeah,

01:07:25it's just special

01:07:26to win at

01:07:26Browns Hatch,

01:07:27home round,

01:07:28family and

01:07:29friends here,

01:07:29beautiful crowd

01:07:30and yeah,

01:07:31nice to tick

01:07:31that one off

01:07:31the list.

01:07:32How relieved

01:07:33were you when

01:07:33the rain eased

01:07:34off earlier on

01:07:34because I know

01:07:34you were fast

01:07:35in the dry

01:07:35for qualifying,

01:07:36were you looking

01:07:37for a dry race

01:07:37and can you go

01:07:38better tomorrow?

01:07:39Yeah,

01:07:39definitely looking

01:07:40for a dry race,

01:07:41it's obviously

01:07:41tricky when you

01:07:42go into a wet

01:07:42race with no

01:07:43wet track time so

01:07:44got some things

01:07:45to maybe look

01:07:46for tomorrow but

01:07:47overall the pace

01:07:48was good and I

01:07:49think if we need

01:07:50to have a fight

01:07:50we can tomorrow

01:07:51but yeah,

01:07:52nice to get that

01:07:53ticked off and

01:07:53I'll sleep well

01:07:54tonight.

01:07:55Congratulations Brad.

01:07:56Cheers mate.

01:07:58Well,

01:07:58he might need to

01:07:59go a little better

01:07:59tomorrow Glenn,

01:08:00James,

01:08:01because the way

01:08:01that Scott was

01:08:02coming on at

01:08:02the latter part

01:08:03of that race,

01:08:04it was a good

01:08:04thing from Brad's

01:08:05perspective that

01:08:06he got what he

01:08:06got done over

01:08:07the first three

01:08:08quarters.

01:08:09Yeah,

01:08:09it's a little

01:08:10bit like Deja Vu

01:08:11from the Houlton

01:08:12Parks,

01:08:13the Donlington

01:08:13Park,

01:08:14having rid this

01:08:14bike prior to

01:08:16the injury.

01:08:17The Ducati

01:08:17really comes on

01:08:18strong as you

01:08:18can see the

01:08:19drive grip is

01:08:20incredible.

01:08:21That being said,

01:08:22Scott started to

01:08:23adjust to the

01:08:23track,

01:08:24he improved

01:08:24sector three a

01:08:25lot which is a

01:08:26weak part in the

01:08:26Ducati.

01:08:27I think from the

01:08:28outside from

01:08:29having that

01:08:29experience this

01:08:30year and from

01:08:30what Scott's

01:08:31just picked up,

01:08:32you can't let

01:08:33Brad take that

01:08:34one and a half

01:08:35seconds he's

01:08:35taken in the

01:08:36first couple of

01:08:37laps.

01:08:37If Scott isn't

01:08:38having to find

01:08:39that back you

01:08:39will have a

01:08:40fight.

01:08:40If the lads

01:08:41continue to allow

01:08:42Brad to do

01:08:42that the results

01:08:43are going to

01:08:43stay the same

01:08:44but what was

01:08:44impressive,

01:08:45Jim,

01:08:45sorry,

01:08:46was how when

01:08:48Brad was

01:08:48managing the

01:08:49gap he

01:08:49deliberately

01:08:50dropped back

01:08:50to 26 flat

01:08:51but now you

01:08:52had Scott in

01:08:53second and he

01:08:53realised that

01:08:54this was no

01:08:55longer enough

01:08:55to win the

01:08:55race and he

01:08:56went straight

01:08:56to 25.2

01:08:57and that was

01:08:58very, very,

01:08:59very impressive.

01:09:00It was,

01:09:01what I'd say

01:09:02is Brad says

01:09:03he's going to

01:09:04sleep well

01:09:04tonight,

01:09:05well I'd be

01:09:06thinking about

01:09:06what's going to

01:09:06happen tomorrow

01:09:07because Scott

01:09:09is off pole and

01:09:10if he can get

01:09:11that bike away,

01:09:11and I know

01:09:12you've said

01:09:12for a long

01:09:12time that

01:09:13that Ducati

01:09:13is a little

01:09:14bit more,

01:09:14for a few

01:09:15reasons,

01:09:15more difficult

01:09:16to get away

01:09:16from the

01:09:17line.

01:09:17If he can

01:09:17get it away

01:09:18and get

01:09:18away and

01:09:19not leave

01:09:19himself more

01:09:21than a

01:09:21second and

01:09:22half gap,

01:09:22he came from

01:09:23a lot further

01:09:23back than

01:09:24that,

01:09:24catching people

01:09:25did Scott,

01:09:25it might be a

01:09:26different race

01:09:26tomorrow.

01:09:27I think

01:09:27difficult to get

01:09:28off the line

01:09:29and with a

01:09:29full tank of

01:09:30fuel,

01:09:30you'll hear

01:09:31Batista

01:09:31talking about it

01:09:32and the

01:09:33weight penalty

01:09:33how he's

01:09:34struggled with

01:09:34that,

01:09:34the full tank

01:09:35the Ducati

01:09:36struggles at

01:09:37a little bit

01:09:37more,

01:09:38but if you

01:09:38could be

01:09:38ahead of

01:09:39the Yamaha

01:09:39whilst you

01:09:40don't have

01:09:41the pace

01:09:41and you can

01:09:42kind of

01:09:42block Brad,

01:09:43then I would

01:09:44very much be

01:09:44putting my

01:09:45money on

01:09:45Scott Redden

01:09:46in a mid-race

01:09:46scenario.

01:09:47I think Kyle

01:09:47is probably

01:09:48going to be

01:09:48a little bit

01:09:49frustrated.

01:09:50At one stage

01:09:51it looked like

01:09:52when he passed

01:09:52Christian and

01:09:53got into second,

01:09:54I thought we

01:09:55maybe have a

01:09:55race here,

01:09:56but it kind

01:09:56of curtailed

01:09:57a bit,

01:09:57but it's still

01:09:58another podium

01:09:59and it's

01:09:59towards his

01:10:00championship

01:10:00challenge.

01:10:01Yeah,

01:10:01there were

01:10:01clear areas of

01:10:02the track

01:10:02where it seemed

01:10:03Christian on the

01:10:04Kawasaki

01:10:04and had an

01:10:05advantage over

01:10:05Kyle.

01:10:06Yeah,

01:10:06I think that's

01:10:07true.

01:10:07I think

01:10:07Christian was

01:10:08riding really

01:10:09well there.

01:10:09I think

01:10:10all bikes

01:10:11are going to

01:10:11have a

01:10:11different

01:10:11advantage

01:10:12in a

01:10:12different

01:10:13area.

01:10:14Like I

01:10:14said,

01:10:14I thought

01:10:14Christian

01:10:15made the

01:10:15best out

01:10:15of it.

01:10:16Really good

01:10:16to see him

01:10:17finish where

01:10:18he did.

01:10:18I thought

01:10:19that Kyle

01:10:19probably

01:10:20finished

01:10:20where he

01:10:20should

01:10:20have

01:10:21done.

01:10:21It

01:10:21didn't

01:10:22go quite

01:10:22as

01:10:22quick as

01:10:22Brad

01:10:23or

01:10:23Scott.

01:10:25I

01:10:25think

01:10:25Glenn

01:10:26is

01:10:26right

01:10:26again.

01:10:27I

01:10:27think

01:10:27if

01:10:27Scott

01:10:28can

01:10:28get in

01:10:34the Yamaha

01:10:34because

01:10:34we know

01:10:35how good

01:10:35that

01:10:35Dakati

01:10:35is

01:10:36out

01:10:36the

01:10:36corners

01:10:37and

01:10:37down

01:10:37the

01:10:38streets.

01:10:38It's

01:10:38going to

01:10:38be

01:10:38difficult

01:10:39to put

01:10:39yourself

01:10:39in a

01:10:39position

01:10:40to get

01:10:40by him

01:10:40there.

01:10:41The

01:10:41pass by

01:10:42Christian

01:10:42on Kyle

01:10:43similar to

01:10:43the one

01:10:44that Scott

01:10:44put on

01:10:45him as

01:10:45well.

01:10:45Yes.

01:10:46Glennie

01:10:47just a

01:10:47little bit

01:10:48sensitive

01:10:48it seemed

01:10:48on

01:10:49corner

01:10:49entry

01:10:49a couple

01:10:49of

01:10:50times.

01:10:50Yeah

01:10:50it

01:11:04in

01:11:04that

01:11:04moment

01:11:04Scott

01:11:05wasn't

01:11:05looking

01:11:05at

01:11:06passing

01:11:06Kyle

01:11:06and

01:11:07you

01:11:07could

01:11:07see

01:11:08that

01:11:08he

01:11:08kind

01:11:08of

01:11:08thought

01:11:08there's

01:11:09an

01:11:09opening

01:11:10here

01:11:10and

01:11:10it

01:11:10just

01:11:10looked

01:11:10like

01:11:11at

01:11:11that

01:11:11moment

01:11:11that

01:11:12Kyle

01:11:12was

01:11:12struggling

01:11:13to carry

01:11:13the momentum

01:11:14around the corner.

01:11:14But Kyle's really

01:11:15susceptible to front end feel.

01:11:18Well he did manage to get it on the box in the end and it's a first

01:11:20time up there for Brad Ray.

01:11:22Great moment for him and I think that might be

01:11:25is that his nan up on the podium.

01:11:27Wonderful.

01:11:28Great scenes.

01:11:29Steve back to you.

01:11:30I hope so.

01:11:31I really do.

01:11:32That would be a great story.

01:11:33It is I can confirm.

01:11:35Brilliant.

01:11:36Kyle Wright then looks a bit frustrated.

01:11:3846th BSB podium for the reigning champion.

01:11:40Scott Redding then back in BSB back on the podium.

01:11:44Believe it or not 31 starts for Scott.

01:11:46That's now 21 podiums.

01:11:48That's quite the hit rate.

01:11:49But the winner's trophy finally on home turf here and you can see how much it

01:11:53means and why he says he's going to sleep well because there was a bit of

01:11:57pressure.

01:11:58We have been sticking the needle in a bit with Brad Ray but he is finally

01:12:01victorious here at Brands Hatch and maybe really I look at that Brad's nan as

01:12:07well picking up the trophy.

01:12:08Friends and family here to watch their man take the top step.

01:12:11Time for the national anthem.

01:12:12Time for the national anthem.

01:12:13Time for the national anthem.

01:12:14Time for the national anthem.

01:12:15Time for the national anthem.

01:12:16Time for the national anthem.

01:12:17Time for the national anthem.

01:12:18Time for the national anthem.

01:12:19Time for the national anthem.

01:12:20Time for the national anthem.

01:12:21Time for the national anthem.

01:12:22Time for the national anthem.

01:12:23Time for the national anthem.

01:12:24Time for the national anthem.

01:12:25Time for the national anthem.

01:12:26Time for the national anthem.

01:12:27Time for the national anthem.

01:12:28Time for the national anthem.

01:12:29Time for the national anthem.

01:12:30Time for the national anthem.

01:12:31Time for the national anthem.

01:12:32Time for the national anthem.

01:12:33Time for the national anthem.

01:12:34Time for the national anthem.

01:12:35Time for the national anthem.

01:12:36Time for the national anthem.

01:12:37Time for the national anthem.

01:12:38win number 10 of the season then for brad ray and nan is making a quick exit here before the

01:12:57public comes out victoria then for brad but we should be in for a thriller here tomorrow

01:13:02brilliant if it was a bottle of sherry she might have stuck around

01:13:07uh yeah brilliant for brad to get that uh first win here under his belt and uh what a nice moment

01:13:14to share with your nan glad yeah it's lovely you know uh they're at home your brad's uh look at the

01:13:20brand's hats and having your nan up there it's a it's a proud moment so it is and you know what

01:13:24hats off to him i was really surprised at that statistic i was remembering back to the the 2022

01:13:28season when they uh dominated trying to work out why he didn't win here and i can't really remember

01:13:33beginning of the season but i know that the final round he pretty much cruised on the saturday

01:13:37probably had a few beers saturday night and he actually had a big crash at turn one on sunday

01:13:41morning yeah um and he was a bit sort of i think he had done everything he needed to do

01:13:45yeah perhaps the other surprise here today james was that rory skinner wasn't closer to this fight

01:13:49than we expected him yeah really surprised he went off uh third row which wasn't ideal i just don't

01:13:55think he had the pace he got the start he definitely got the launch got with him had every chance to do

01:13:59that something a little bit around with the setup i think not just happy made quite a few mistakes got

01:14:04punted wide uh early on i think christian just slotted him wide a little bit and other people

01:14:09and made mistakes on his on his own ran really quite hot and lost a lot of time into places like

01:14:14druids and westfield so yeah i was surprised okay a few people with a bit of work to do overnight then

01:14:20here uh with race two and three still to come of course in bsb tomorrow still plenty of action here as well

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