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Originally Posted by stevestrat
4th in race one and three. Felt for him when he dropped it in the last lap of race two.
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Thanks Steve
Yes some good results in some very strange weather conditions ( I got sunburnt and almost drowned..lol) The team has put in some long hours since Brands to try to get on top of the handling issues with the bike and it certainly was showing a marked improvement at Thruxton to quote Ryan "It's better but there lot's more to come". As you said a good qualifying saw him 3rd quickest and followed by 4th place in race 1. Race two and a solid 2nd place was lost after being given a long lap penalty which dropped him back into the following pack and he just tried a little to hard in the complex on the last lap but apart from being winded he was OK. Race 4 was another solid 4th in difficult conditions but overall the team came away well pleased with their 26 point weekend. Ryan now sit's 11th in the championship but a few more good results could see him into the top 8 shootout for the championship.
It's worth remembering that after many years in MotoX Ryan had his first race on tarmac less than 6 years ago so some great steps have been made from that first homebuilt Honda 500 to winning the Stock 600 championship in 2018 and now on a superbike mixing it with the best, and still young at 22.
No stopping "The O show" on that Yamaha this year though
