BSB Cadwell Park Race 1 Recap
- therookiereporters
- Aug 27
- 3 min read
Cadwell Park, known for its tight track and profile. It’s an unforgiving circuit for racers. For some, it’s a track of fond memories but for most, it’s a track of dread. The smallest mistake can send you to the barrier so it truly challenges all riders on the BSB grid.
Starting Grid
1 - Bradley Ray: 1:25.329s
2 - Kyle Ryde: +0.195s
3 - Tommy Bridewell: +0.542s
4 - Danny Kent: +0.589s
5 - Charlie Nesbitt: +0.633s
6 - Storm Stacey: +0.655s
7 - Rory Skinner: +0.686s
8 - Christian Iddon: +0.753s
9 - Max Cook: +0.871s
10 - Scott Redding: +0.881s
11 - Andrew Irwin: +1.136s
12 - Billy McConnell: +1.293s
13 - John McPhee: +1.463s
14 - Glenn Irwin: +1.561s
15 - Leon Haslam: DNF
16 - (Q1) Josh Brookes: 1:26.812s
17 - (Q1) Scott Swann: 1:26.907s
18 - (Q1) Fraser Rogers: 1:27.000s
19 - (Q1) Luke Hedger: 1:27.355s
20 - (Q1) Davey Todd: 1:27.844s
21 - (Q1) Richard Kerr: 1:27.861s
22 - (Q1) Jamie Davis: 1:28.742s
23 - (Q1) Jaime van Sikkelerus: 1:29.174s
24 - (Unable to qualify) Gabriele Giannini
Cadwell Park Race 1 Recap
At lights out, Bradley Ray managed to sustain his lead, but not without pressure from current champion Kyle Ryde. By lap 2, the riders began to settle into a rhythm, but suddenly we saw Danny Kent crash at Mansfield, similar to Bridewell’s crash in Free Practice, due to a front lock-up. By lap 8 of 18, Redding, Haslam and McConnell were battling. This then led to Haslam going off the track while fighting Redding the lap later. In addition, Tommy Bridewell crashed out on lap 9, followed by Charlie Nesbitt’s DNF on lap 13.
On lap 17, Ryde had caught up to Ray and significantly closed the gap down to a couple of tenths. Kyle attempted a lunge on Bradley, which resulted in minimal contact as Ray cut in front to defend. It was an extremely close collision that could have resulted in both riders being injured due to the speed they were carrying in fourth gear. The following lap, Ray was starting to lose grip, giving Ryde an advantage. We then witnessed a drag race to the line between Ray and Ryde, ultimately Ray took the chequered flag but only by 0.087s.
We also briefly saw McConnell and Skinner make contact, leading to Billy going off track and riding on the grass. Skinner has received a Long Lap Penalty for this incident.
Cadwell Park Race 1 Results
1 - Bradley Ray
2 - Kyle Ryde
3 - Andrew Irwin
4 - Christian Iddon
5 - Storm Stacey
6 - Max Cook
7 - Scott Redding
8 - Leon Haslam
9 - Rory Skinner
10 - Clenn Irwin
11 - John McPhee
12 - Josh Brookes
13 - Fraser Rogers
14 - Luke Hedger
15 - Scott Swann
16 - Billy McConnell
17 - Richard Kerr
18 - Gabriele Giannini
19 - Jamie Davis
DNFs:
Charlie Nesbitt
Tommy Bridewell
Davey Todd
Danny Kent
2025 Championship Standings after Race 1
1 - Bradley Ray: 278 points
2 - Kyle Ryde: 250 points
3 - Rory Skinner: 174 points
4 - Leon Haslam: 171 points
5 - Danny Kent: 170 points
6 - Christian Iddon: 151 points
7 - Tommy Bridewell: 134 points
8 - Max Cook: 124 points
9 - Josh Brookes: 119 points
10 - Andrew Irwin: 99 points
11 - Scott Redding: 98 points
12 - Storm Stacey: 97 points
13 - Charlie Nesbitt: 91 points
14 - Glenn Irwin: 81 points
15 - Fraser Rogers: 70 points
16 - Lee Jackson: 51 points
17 - John McPhee: 34 points
18 - Scott Swann: 33 points
19 - Billy McConnell: 24 points
20 - Luke Hedger: 13 points
21 - Peter Hickman: 4 points
22 - Davey Todd: 1 point
23 - Jaimie Van Sikkelerus: 1 point
24 - Lewis Rollo: 0 points
25 - Blaze Baker: 0 points
26 - Jamie Davis: 0 points
27 - Richard Kerr: 0 points
28 - Danny Webb: 0 points
29 - Gabriele Giannini: 0 points
Cadwell Park Race 2: What can we expect?
With Bradley Ray having a dip in performance recently and Kyle Ryde capitalising on this, it has decreased the championship point difference to 28 points. We can expect to see the top two battling it out again during race 2 but the big question remains- Who will be the 2025 BSB Champion? Every point matters as we get further into the season and the pressure is mounting. Which rider will prevail at Cadwell Park?
Article written by Alice Seager ©️Alice Seager 2025
