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Video: A Look Again at Brad Ray’s Yamaha WorldSBK Debut
The Dutch TT of Assen noticed Britain’s Bradley Ray take his first steps within the 2023 FIM Superbike World Championship with the Yamaha MotoXRacing WorldSBK Crew, and we had been there with the cameras to observe him behind-the-scenes via each second.
Ray is taking part in all of the European rounds of this 12 months’s WorldSBK Championship, and he’s clearly adapting rapidly; on simply his second outing he had already scored factors in three out of six races contested. Final 12 months he sailed to the 2022 British Superbike Championship crown with 9 wins on board a Yamaha R1, and the 25-year-old has a wealth of expertise in varied championships from his beginnings within the Pink Bull Rookies Cup to a wildcard WorldSBK look at Donington Park in 2018.
Together with his ever-present smile and happy-go-lucky angle, Ray defined: “I’m making progress on a regular basis, understanding the bike and electronics. I’m feeling completely happy, I’m not feeling any strain from the crew or from Yamaha, and I already know the place I need to be. As a racer I clearly need to be as excessive up as doable, however I’m conserving my targets reasonable.”
Assen was the right place for the rider from Kent in England to debut along with his new crew, having already raced there within the British Superbikes. We adopted him from Media Day on Thursday, via all of the observe classes and into the races, taking time to often meet up with Brad for chats and listen to his ideas and hopes.
After a barely disappointing begin with a DNF in Race 2 and two non-point scoring finishes at Assen, the Brit is primed for the approaching rounds due to a strong weekend on the second spherical in Barcelona the place he scored thirteenth, 14th, and fifteenth within the three races. “I’m feeling increasingly more snug on the bike with each session” states Ray. His adaptation to the brand new crew, bike and paddock have been spectacular up to now, and we are able to’t wait to see what he has in retailer because the season continues.
