Six drivers with the desire to bring BMW to the top in Great Britain. A few days after the announcements by Xavi Fores and Peter Hickman at FHO Racing, Andrew Irwin and Danny Buchan at Synetiq TAS, the agreement with Kyle Ryde’s teammates was formalized this morning. Bradley Ray becomes the second Rich Energy OMG Racing rider for the BSB British Superbike 2021. Fresh from a rather negative phase, he will also have the task of debuting the brand new M1000RR in the next season and thus laying the foundation for a project that is as solid as it is victorious.
Looking for new impulses
If he was impressive in the ranks of Team Buildbase Suzuki in 2018 by becoming the youngest ever to qualify for the showdown – the result of two wins and three podiums – The following year something broke in this great mechanism. Problems soon arose with the GSX-R 1000, with the Ashford driver bearing the consequences. Two poor second places in 2019 led him to a complete change of scenery. Switch to the renewed Synetiq TAS BMW. Unfortunately for him, This market change proved to be another dead end, with a bike that was not up to the challenge against the Ducati Panigale V4-R and the Yamaha YZF-R1.
After his stay with Philip Neill, the doors of the OMG Racing Team opened for Bradley Raywhile he remains tied to Munich.
“I’m very excited to be joining the Rich Energy OMG Racing Team,” said Bradley Ray. “I’ve found familiar surroundings. You have the right attitude towards racing. I’ve already driven a BMW and I am convinced that with the new M1000RR we can fix some weaknesses from last year. My goal is to fight for the top positions again. Paul has confirmed that they invest to be competitive. “
The team around Paul Curran – after the departure of Suzuki – laid the foundation for successful plans from last year thanks to a five-year sponsorship with Rich Energy (who was in Formula 1 with Team Haas). With drivers of the caliber of Brad and Kyle Ryde, they want to return to the success they have not seen since their 2019 with Josh Elliott at Silverstone National.