Having ridden his R6 in Spain throughout winter, Kyle Ryde focussed his attention on getting used to the R1 Superbike again before beginning to work through his program across the two bikes available to him. The Nottinghamshire rider got dialled in quickly aboard the 2023 bike and made progress with the new tank and a revised handlebar position, finishing top of the timesheets in five of the six sessions across the weekend. The 26-year-old fired in the fastest time of the weekend on his final lap of the rain-affected session six, ending the test fastest.
OMG GRILLA Yamaha
Position: 1st | Time: 1:27.650
“It’s been a great couple of days at Donington Park to start 2024. To be honest it took ages to get used to riding the R1 again having ridden my R6 in Spain over winter. We found some speed on Saturday afternoon despite not feeling too comfortable so on Sunday we worked on fine-tuning everything to get me both comfortable and fast and in the final two sessions the bike felt as good as it’s ever been so props to the guys on my side for that. I’m looking forward to getting to Navarra with the confidence that I’m in.”
Words forwarded by OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing
Having ridden his R6 in Spain throughout winter, Kyle Ryde focussed his attention on getting used to the R1 Superbike again before beginning to work through his program across the two bikes available to him.
Official Kyle Ryde website of the 2024 Bennetts British Superbike Champion