‘There is a platform to World Superbike’ - BSB rider Kyle Ryde on choosing BMW
Kyle Ryde is one of several young ri🌸ders in the British Superbike class that has the chance to fight for the title in 2021,ౠ and to do so, he will be on joining BMW with Rich Energy OMG Racing.
2020 was Ryde’s first season in the top class aboard the Buildbase Suzuki, as he took a maiden double win at Silverstone in what was an impressive season for💎 the top Suzuki points scorer.
In 2021, Ryde will be on the bran♌d new BMW M 1000 RR package that replaces the S 1000 RR, and the 23 year-old꧅ is excited to get his first taste of it.
"Yeah we will be on the new M 1000 RR fo🅺r sure, so I’m really looking forward to it,” said R𓆏yde.
"I spoke to some frien๊ds I know who have been riding it in the World End♏urance Championship and they said it was much better than the previous bike which is the one that was in BSB.
"It didn’t get any amazing results, but it was still there or there about at the time and with Bradley Ray on♔ it. He finished in the top five on a few occasions, so it had potential but the new bike will only get better.
"So yeah I’m really happy to have signed with the OMG team, and it's a two year deal as well which is great. Having two years on the BMW and with the team, hopefully we can do s🐓ome good things.”
One of the reasons Ryde 𒊎made the move to Rich Energy and BMW is the🍎 potential pathway it provides.
For the last few World Superbike seasons, only the ꦺfac♔tory BMW team had been competing in the series, but in 2021 there will be four BMW backed bikes on the grid.
This could lead to more opportunities for riders in BSB, and Ryde spoke about this and what it would mean to compete in WorldSBK or the Grand Pri🤡x paddock one day.
"Yeah of course, so that’s the reason I signed with BMW because there is a platform to World 😼Superbikes.
"There were other options that I thought were better, but choosing BMW is looking at the bigger pi💟cture ✱too.
"Going to World Superbikes or MotoGP would be great and the path Jake Dixon took is probably one he didn’t expect♐ to take, but that’s something I would consider if I can do good things in BSB. Going to Moto2 would be great.
"You can see what it has done for Jake Dixon🍃. Bu🧸t firstly I have a two year deal here in BSB and want to do well here.”
