BSB Cadwell Park Monday Race Results

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Race 2 – Bridewell Strikes Back for First Win of 2025

The final day of racing at Cadwell Park opened with a bang as Tommy Bridewell finally broke through to claim his first win of the season in the sprint race. It was a hard-fought victory that came in a race filled with drama, crashes, and a tactical late-lap showdown.

Fresh from his Race 1 win, championship leader Bradley Ray had every reason to feel confident. He’d set a record-breaking lap earlier in the weekend to secure pole and was first to Turn 1 once again. But the reigning champion’s luck didn’t hold. By the end of the opening lap and into the second, a flurry of crashes unfolded, and Ray was among those caught out. His fall eliminated him from contention, forcing an early safety car intervention.

At the restart on Lap 6, it was Bridewell who took control for Honda Racing UK, immediately showing strong pace. Behind him, his teammate Andrew Irwin and Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions Yamaha) tucked in close, the three front-runners breaking away from the rest of the field.

Irwin played the role of a perfect wingman in the middle stages of the race. He kept Ryde bottled up with clever defensive lines, while still keeping himself in striking distance of his teammate ahead. As the laps wound down, the Northern Irishman clearly fancied his chances of a move for victory.

On the final lap, Irwin lined up for a lunge on Bridewell but left himself exposed. Ryde, who had looked sharp all morning after topping warm-up, seized the opening. The Yamaha man dived through at Hall Bends and completed the move into the hairpin. Bridewell crossed the line unchallenged for the win, but Ryde’s last-gasp move earned him second and a valuable haul of championship points, finishing just 0.561 seconds back.

Irwin, denied a home-team 1–2, had to settle for third, though it was still a strong result that built on his podium from Race 1.

Behind the leading trio, the battle for fourth was a frantic nine-rider scrap.

Leon Haslam had endured a bruising weekend so far — a crash in Superpole left him starting lower than expected, and he needed two comebacks in Race 1 to finish eighth. This time, however, the Moto Rapido Ducati rider made a clean getaway from the grid and carved his way into fourth, securing top Ducati honours.

Max Cook also impressed, taking fifth for AJN Steelstock Kawasaki after capitalising when his teammate Christian Iddon ran wide at Lap 9 and dropped to eighth. Iddon recovered but could only salvage that eighth place.

Storm Stacey once again proved combative, the Bathams AJN BMW rider climbing as high as fifth early on before slipping back to sixth by the flag. Charlie Nesbitt rode well on the MasterMac Honda, making up ground to finish seventh, while Danny Kent was more circumspect after his Race 1 crash, bringing his McAMS Yamaha home in ninth. Rory Skinner rounded out the top ten for Cheshire Mouldings Ducati.

Further back, Josh Brookes put in another gritty ride. Starting outside the points in 17th, the DAO Racing rider fought his way up to 11th, just ahead of rookie John McPhee, who claimed 12th on the second MasterMac Honda.

Points also went to Glenn Irwin (13th on the Yamaha as he continues to adapt to new machinery), Billy McConnell(14th), and Scott Redding (15th on the Hager PBM Ducati). Redding’s result came with frustration, however — a two-second penalty for cutting the chicane on Lap 10 cost him the chance of finishing higher.

There was late drama even before the race began. In warm-up, Fraser Rogers suffered a fall at Coppice that brought out the red flag. The TAG Racing crew worked hard to get him on the grid, and although he started from 16th, he struggled and came home as the final classified finisher in 19th.

Race 3 – Ryde Crowned ‘King of the Mountain’

The weekend’s action concluded with a new name at the top of the standings. Kyle Ryde produced a commanding performance to win the third and final race at Cadwell Park, a result that not only gave him his second win of the season but also earned him the unofficial title of ‘King of the Mountain’ for scoring the most points across the round.

It was Andrew Irwin who launched best off the line from pole, but his lead lasted barely a lap. By Lap 2, Ryde had swept through at Park Corner and immediately began dictating the pace. With no Bradley Ray ahead to disrupt his rhythm, the Yamaha rider thrived in clear air, although Irwin initially clung to his rear wheel.

For much of the race, the two riders circulated nose-to-tail. But as the laps ticked by, Ryde’s relentless consistency began to show. By Lap 15, he had stretched the margin close to a second. Three laps later, he sealed the deal with the fastest lap of the race and crossed the line 2.909 seconds clear, a decisive victory that confirmed his weekend as one of the strongest of his BSB career.

Irwin had to be content with second but could still take pride in a third podium of the weekend at Honda Racing UK’s home track. Bridewell, fresh off his Race 2 victory, rounded out the podium in third, unable to match the pace of the two frontrunners but still capping a resurgent weekend.

Behind them, the fight for fourth once again provided the entertainment. Christian Iddon led the way as the top Kawasaki for AJN Steelstock, holding station to secure fourth after breaking away from the chasing group. His teammate Max Cook did everything possible to bridge the gap but had to settle for fifth, a strong finish nonetheless.

Storm Stacey once again delivered grit and determination, frustrating his rivals with defensive riding that kept him in sixth and once again top BMW for Bathams AJN Racing.

Leon Haslam endured a nightmare start, tumbling from fifth on the grid to outside the top ten in the opening laps. But the veteran dug deep, producing a gutsy comeback that included a spectacular double overtake — passing both Ray and another rider in one move. He finished seventh, a welcome recovery after his earlier misfortunes.

Scott Redding muscled his way to eighth on the PBM Ducati, just ahead of Charlie Nesbitt, who once more brought his MasterMac Honda home in ninth. Josh Brookes capped a solid weekend of fightbacks with another top-ten finish for DAO Racing.

Behind them, Danny Kent overcame Bradley Ray in the closing stages to snatch 11th for McAMS Yamaha, while Ray’s struggles continued — the Raceways Yamaha man slid backwards from a seventh-place start to finish 12th, a far cry from his Race 1 heroics.

Glenn Irwin took 13th on the second Nitrous Competitions Yamaha, while Fraser Rogers crossed the line in 14th for TAG Honda despite being hit with another chicane-cutting penalty. The final point went to rookie Scott Swann, who impressed in 15th. Fellow newcomers Billy McConnell and John McPhee were the last riders classified.