Kyle Ryde has solid start to British Superbike season

Kyle Ryde leading the pack through turn one at Redgate Corner at the start of race one. (Photograph courtesy of Double Red)

Ryde takes to the Snetterton track on the weekend of Aug 21 where he will look to add to the points haul won at Donington Park last weekend.

The Builbase Suzuki Team racer lead race one before hitting trouble, came fourth in face to and eighth

“To be honest I didn’t expect the results that we got from the weekend,” he said.

“In FP2 we changed the front tyre we were working with and that made a huge difference and I managed to pull a lap time out in qualifying that I didn’t think we’d get near.

“Leading race one I kept waiting for people to pass me but it took about 10 minutes, but then a stone put a hole in the radiator and that was that. It was obviously a real shame but there were plenty of positives to take from it.“I was happy with the outcome of race two, to come through to finish fourth and get on the front row again for the final race but I just struggled early on with the full fuel tank, as the pace was pretty hot from the start.

“But then it all seemed to click midway through the race and I managed to start moving forward again, I believe with another lap or two we could have had sixth place and our pace was good enough for the podium at that point.

“I was disappointed to cross the line in eighth, (Later to become seventh) but if someone had offered me that position before the weekend I’d have taken it, which shows what a good weekend we’ve had.

“We just need to work on that early race pace and hopefully we can be fast for the full race distance, starting at Snetterton in two weeks’ time”

The 2020 British Superbike season should have started way back at the Easter weekend.

However; with the current Covid 19 pandemic still affecting life, the organisers have had to liase with the government to put together a revised schedule after the four months of the lockdown scenario.

The season will see further races at Snetterton, Silverstone, Oulton Park, Donington (International) and Brands Hatch (GP), all of which will be triple header rounds, with no Shoot-out this year.