Kyle Ryde was pleased with his trophy haul after British Superbikes took their first visit to race in Navarro, Spain - but his pre-season form suggested more.
It was a clean sweep for the Yamaha riders in Spain for the opening round of British Superbikes, with differing approaches from OMG riders Ryan Vickers and Kyle Ryde to complete the front row.
It was glory for Kyle Ryde as he got his weekend and title hopes back on track with a sprint race win - bur Bridewell increased his overall lead in third as the BSB Showdown Saturday drew to a close at Brands Hatch.
The Saturday of the British Superbikes action at Knockhill belonged to Glenn Irwin. He converted his pole to sprint win, leading almost all of every lap.
Kyle Ryde was back to winning ways after a tricky race two was a sticking point for the race three rostrum finishers who seemed stuck on what could have been leaving Donington Park.
Kyle Ryde got his Donington race weekend off to a perfect start after converting pole to a sprint race win on Saturday in the third round of the championship.
Kyle Ryde was happy to have hit the front at the right time to lead over the line in a competitive opening sprint race at Silverstone to get the British Superbike season off to an electric start.
Snetterton was tense as the final round before the Showdown begins, with Bradley Ray taking another sprint race win, while both Tarran Mackenzie and Kyle Ryde picked up valuable points on the podium.
Kyle Ryde fought back through the pack to take over at the front and thwart his rivals, including a spectacular effort from Jason O’Halloran which caused a close photo finsh end to race one at Donington Park.
Bradley Ray controlled the race from the front as he pulled the pin to win the opening race of round two of the British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park.