OMG GRILLA Yamaha’s Kyle Ryde powered to the Race One win at Cadwell Park, as he beat local favourite Lee Jackson by 0.791secs in the opening battle of the weekend.

Ryde stormed past polesitter Jason O’Halloran as the pack headed into Coppice for the first time, and although the Completely Motorcycles Kawasaki rider moved back ahead at Charlie's it wasn’t to last, as Ryde charged past again to hit the front again at Park.

Behind, Charlie Nesbitt settled into third, just ahead of MasterMac Honda team-mate Jackson as the pack completed the opening lap  - while disaster struck for Ryde’s team-mate Ryan Vickers, who was hit with mechanical issues and forced to retire.

Up front, Ryde looked solid and in control as he took charge, quickly building a comfortable half second lead which proved untouchable as the race continued.

Behind, reigning champion Tommy Bridewell was on a charge. After starting in 12th position, he wasted no time in starting to pick off the riders ahead and after a move on the ROKiT Haslam Racing’s Leon Haslam, was up to sixth by the end of the fourth lap.

On Lap Six, Jackson passed Nesbitt to move third and started to reel in O’Halloran, passing him for second on Lap 12 as behind, Bridewell was pressuring Hager PBM Ducati’s Glenn Irwin, passing him for fifth a lap later as Nesbitt also found his way past O’Halloran to move into third.

Irwin wasn’t to going to give up his spot easily and made a move back past his rival into the chicane, forcing Bridewell to run onto the grass briefly.

The top three wasn’t to change as the final five laps ticked by, but both Bridewell and Irwin were still fighting hard, Bridewell getting back ahead with a move up the inside at Park on the penultimate lap and this time, Irwin had no answer.

As the pack headed into the final lap, Ryde had around a second in hand and was in no danger, but O’Halloran lost out again, as both Bridewell and Irwin got past, dropping him to sixth.

Ryde crossed the line 0.791secs clear of Jackson, as Nesbitt was third, Bridewell fourth, Irwin fifth and O’Halloran sixth.

FHO Racing BMW Motorrad’s Josh Brookes won the battle of the BMWs as he finished seventh ahead of Haslam in eighth, as Billy McConnell secured ninth for the C&L Fairburn Properties/Look Forward Racing Honda squad and Danny Buchan rounded out the top 10 on the DAO Racing Kawasaki.

Today’s result keeps Bridewell at the top of the championship standings, as Ryde remains second and Oxford Products Racing Ducati’s Christian Iddon holds onto third, despite a tough race where he was handed a two-second penalty for course-cutting, finishing 13th.

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Cadwell Park, race one result:

1. Kyle Ryde (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) 18 laps
2. Lee Jackson (MasterMac Honda) +0.791s
3. Charlie Nesbitt ((MasterMac Honda) +3.795s
4. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) +5.214s
5. Glenn Irwin (Hager PBM Ducati) +5.320s
6. Jason O'Halloran (Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki) +6.269s
7. Josh Brookes (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad) +11.293s
8. Leon Haslam (ROKiT Haslam Racing BMW Motorrad) +11.846s
9. Billy McConnell (C&L Fairburn Properties/Look Forward Racing Honda) +17.644s
10. Danny Buchan (DAO Racing Kawasaki) +17.733s

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Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:

1. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) 260
2. Kyle Ryde (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) 241
3. Christian Iddon (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) 216
4. Glenn Irwin (Hager PBM Ducati) 212
5. Ryan Vickers (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) 198
6. Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) 180
7. Leon Haslam (ROKiT Racing Yamaha 153
8. Jason O’Halloran (Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki) 152
9. Lee Jackson (MasterMac Honda) 135
10. Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) 127

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