2022 BSB Champion - Ray or Bridewell?

2022 BSB Champion - Ray or Bridewell?

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slopes

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39,937 posts

193 months

Tuesday 27th September 2022
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Lets see who everyone thinks will be this years BSB Champion
I'm going with Ray, i think he will just keep his head down and plug away and the gap will inevitably end up being insurmountable.
Yes he was a bit flaky when he rode for Buildbase Suzuki and let the situation get to him but he seems to have gelled really well with the R1 and even with Bridewell making inroads and O'Halloran catching him up prior to the Showdown, he's kept his cool this year.

So who do you think will win it this year?

patchb

982 posts

120 months

Tuesday 27th September 2022
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Jason wasn’t catching Ray up though before the showdown? Ray only took the lead 2 rounds before and it stayed at 13 points difference.
Ray hasn’t been in a position quite like this before, he’s quite a bit older and more experienced than when he had a couple of good results with Suzuki and I think he’ll keep his cool now. Tommy seems to be strong at the end of the season but can never quite find what it takes.

I’d be quite happy to see either of them take it. I’m really not a fan of o’halloran he just seems to whine about everything all the time and is pretty hypocritical in his comments but he is a good rider and it would be great if he can also get back up there for the end of the showdown and spice it up.

slopes

Original Poster:

39,937 posts

193 months

Tuesday 27th September 2022
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patchb said:
Jason wasn’t catching Ray up though before the showdown? Ray only took the lead 2 rounds before and it stayed at 13 points difference.
Ray hasn’t been in a position quite like this before, he’s quite a bit older and more experienced than when he had a couple of good results with Suzuki and I think he’ll keep his cool now. Tommy seems to be strong at the end of the season but can never quite find what it takes.

I’d be quite happy to see either of them take it. I’m really not a fan of o’halloran he just seems to whine about everything all the time and is pretty hypocritical in his comments but he is a good rider and it would be great if he can also get back up there for the end of the showdown and spice it up.
If i remember rightly, Ray was out in front for a while, then O'Halloran started to reel him in but happy yo be proved wrong.

patchb

982 posts

120 months

Tuesday 27th September 2022
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Yes Ray led the first few rounds, Jason was in front for a couple in the middle and then Ray took it back and from then on the gap either stayed the same or increased as it has now. Ray has been the more consistent this season (which is quite surprising for him!) Hopefully can hold it together now

rigga

8,748 posts

207 months

Tuesday 27th September 2022
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40 point lead with 6 races to go .

Head says Ray should manage that, does not need to win at all costs , and to be fair he has shown the speed to take the title.

Things can and do go wrong as we've seen.

LukeBrown66

4,479 posts

52 months

Tuesday 27th September 2022
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Brad deserves far, far more, of Bridewelel won it it would almost be as big an injustice as last year when Jase would have won the title easily but fair play to Tazz he knocked how over in the fakedown.

Brad has been consistent all year won loads, Birdewell did this last year had a great Oulton then fell away a bit.

So Ray for me and if tommy wins it, fair enough, but over the year even he would know!!