2022 BSB Champion Bradley Ray marked his return to the British Superbike Championship with a victory in Race 1 at the Oulton Park BSB, and followed tꩲhat up on Monday wit🐈h a third place in Race 2.

It meant a solid start to 🐓the season for the rider returning from World Superbike, and for the hastily organised Raceways Yamaha team, who formed in the final weeks of the winter b✨reak to provide a ride for Ray after the temporary collapse of OMG Racing.

“It’s really good,” Ray summarised after BSB Raᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚce 2 a💮t Oulton Park.

“Obviously, a lot has happened in the winter🔥 with the [OMG Racing] team and luckily Steve [Rodgers] and Raceways have put somethi⛎ng together literally probably four weeks ago now coming into round one.

“It was a bit touch-and-go for a while, but it couldn’t ♍have gone any better.

“I haven’t ridden, or raced compet𒊎itively, for the last two years, obviously World Superbike was quite difficult for me; but to be up front and have that winning feeling again and that fire back in me was really good🧸.

“I can’t really complain♛ about the weekend with the win and the third.

“Overall, happy, the team did a mega job, and it’s j𒅌ust the start – we’ve still got 30 races to go this season.

“So, a l🍌ot of work to do but we’re in a good place, ♈I feel good on the bike, and the more I ride the more faster I get and the more comfortable I feel.”

Ray was also pleased to have been able to fight against the Ducati riders, such as Glenn Irwin and Race 2 winner Leon Haslam – both of whom seemed to have better ♕tyre li♉fe than Ray.

This was something that the Raceways Yamaha rider felt was about his lack of time on the bike, rather than a specific advantage of o♒ne machine over another.

“I don’t know if it’s an advantage, I think I just need more time with thi🧸s bike and a bit more tes🐓ting,” he said.

“But I was top-Yamaha all weekend, always taking the fight to the Ducati; the Ducati was very strong this weekend and it was difficult to make a pass when they got in fro🧜nt.

“But, overall, being the fꦿastest Yamaha and🦩 fighting with the Ducati was good.

“I think we’re not a million miles away on setu🥃p, we ju🗹st need more time.”