Kyle Ryde set the fastest ever ZYN British Superbike Championship lap of Oulton Park this afternoon as the reigning champion held off the challenge from rival Bradley Ray by 0.228s to top the times ahead of tomorrow’s opening race day of 2026.
Ryde and Ray had shared the leading position in the opening Free Practice sessions as they renewed their rivalry from last season and in the Pre-Qualifying session, their duel at the top continued, with Leon Haslam also in the mix for Moto Rapido Racing.
Storm Stacey thundered into fourth to edge Max Cook into fifth as he prepares for the first race tomorrow with the AJN Steelstock bimota, with Scott Redding completing the top six for the Hager PBM Racing Team.
The Cheshire Mouldings Yamaha pairing were locked together in seventh and eighth positions with Danny Kent leading Rory Skinner followed by Christian Iddon on the Sencat Racing Yamaha.
Ryan Vickers marked his return to the Championship in tenth place as he prepares for his race debut with Honda Racing UK tomorrow, whilst Lee Jackson and Charlie Nesbitt completed the top 12 riders who progress directly into tomorrow’s ROKiT Oxygen Performance Qualifying 2 session.
ZYN British Superbike Championship, Oulton Park, Pre Qualifying result:
- Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Coin Nitrous Competitions Racing) 1m:32.780s
- Bradley Ray (McAMS Yamaha) +0.228s
- Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Racing) +0.531s
- Storm Stacey (Bathams AJN Racing Ducati) +0.646s
- Max Cook (AJN Steelstock bimota) +0.679s
- Scott Redding (Hager PBM Racing Team) +0.880s
- Danny Kent (Cheshire Mouldings Yamaha) +0.944s
- Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Yamaha) +0.950s
- Christian Iddon (Sencat Racing Yamaha) +1.096s
- Ryan Vickers (Honda Racing UK) +1.112s
- Lee Jackson (DAO Racing Honda) +1.245s
- Charlie Nesbitt (TAG Racing Honda) +1.299s
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