After missing out on last week’s opening WorldSBK test of the year, Ray was playing catch-up relative to most other rookies as 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Remy Gardner, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Danilo Petrucci, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Dominique Aegerter and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lorenzo Baldassarri al꧃so got through extensive testing programs in Jerez.

Despite that, Ray was able to finish ahead of Baldassarri whilst a🌠lso finishing a second down on the likes of Petrucci and Aegerter. 

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Arriving in WorldSBK as the reigning 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:British Superbike champion and one of the most talented rookies in recent years𒆙, Ray will have a lot of expectation to do well, an🌜d although it remains early, there are clear signs that the Yamaha rider could be one to watch in 2023.

Speaking to WorldSBK.com after his debut, Ray said: "It’s the first time I’ve been on the WorldSBK-spec R1 so, this mornin﷽g, we went through a lot of things. 

"Setting the foot pegs up, the handlebars, brak🍷e posi🃏tions, things like that; all the little things that you do at the start of a test. We got through all that, but it took a bit of time. 

"Short runs today to get myself comfortable on the bike with my position and to🙈day was basically all about learning the electronics, le🌄arning the chassis, the bike and obviously working together with the team. Been a busy day. 

"Not as many laps as I probably ne꧑ed at the minute but the laps we did were very ⛦valuable. I think we’ve got a lot of work to do tonight. 

"It’s my first time back on a bike since Brands Hatch last year so it was an eye-opener coming back he♎re, on a different spec bike, to Portimao. Happy with day one, we’re not too far away but a lot to work on."

After a tough stint with Suzuki and BMW in BSB, Ray’s ♛switch to Yamaha in 2022 ended up being a perfect combination between rider and bike.

In tune with the R1 from the second he got aboard it during pre-season testing, 🧸Ray proved to be uncatchable throughout the season.

Having only experienced the R1 in British Superbike-spec before, day-one at Portimao provided Ray with the chance to experience WorldSBK-spec electronics for the first time, which he said is the biggest 🔥difference between t🉐he two machines.

Ray added: "Most of it is very similar. It’s mainly the electronics package, that’s very different to what we run in the UK and you can do a lot more with tractionꦕ control, engine braking. 

"It’s a lot to learn for me. It’s all about just finding my feet a bit, understanding what I can do and moving forward with t𓆉hat. 🅠;

"Just going to be a busy couple of da🎐ys getting up to speed and learning the process. I felt comfortable straight away today, didn’t feel a million miles away."