2025 Thu 24 Apr

Successful Testing Plan Completed for McAMS Racing

at Oulton Park

The McAMS Racing squad wrapped up a constructive two-day test in P5 overall with a best lap of 1:33.914 at Oulton Park, marking the end of pre-season testing ahead of the opening round of the 2025 Bennetts British Superbike Championship.

Over the last two days, Kent and the team focused on further developing their preferred Yamaha R1 set-up, running a single bike throughout six sessions in total to complete a productive 100 laps of the 2.9-mile Cheshire venue.

Kent, aboard the R1 package, focused mainly on holding a consistent, strong pace throughout the last two days on track, preparing well for the opening races of the year in just over one week.

The final pre-season test ahead of the season also allowed the team to extract more from the race-ready package, putting themselves in a strong position ahead of Round 1, set to kick off on the May Bank Holiday weekend.

A trio of tests at the Circuito de Navarra, Donington Park and Oulton Park were of significant importance to Kent and the team, who searched relentlessly for improvement and made every lap count.

Kent and the team walk away from a busy period of testing with confidence found and a positive feeling in mind, ready to fight at the front as the first weekend of the year unfolds.

Danny Kent

5th

“It’s been a good test for us, we experimented with several ideas which, for the most part, paid off. After going slightly in the wrong direction earlier, we found a good feeling towards the closing stages of the day, and both the team and I can go into Round 1 with confidence in the bike we have under us. Thanks to the team for their hard work over the last two days.”

Tim Martin

Team Owner

“We’ve enjoyed two good days at Oulton Park. We focused on race pace and achieving consistent lap times, which we were able to do. We can head towards Round 1 in a good position to go racing. We ticked most of the boxes we were aiming for and found a good sense of where we need to improve. I’d like to say a big thanks to the team, as usual, and to Tina and James from McAMS for paying us a visit to support. Let’s get to Round 1 and hope the sunny weather remains!”

Pos	Rider	Time	Bike
1	Brad Ray	1:32.983	Yamaha
2	Glenn Irwin	1:33.313	Ducati
3	Leon Haslam	1:33.600	Ducati
4	Kyle Ryde	1:33.665	Yamaha
5	Danny Kent	1:33.914	Yamaha
6	Max Cook	1:34.098	Kawasaki
7	Christian Iddon	1:34.267	Kawasaki
8	Scott Swann	1:34.286	Honda
9	Charlie Nesbitt	1:34.324	Honda
10	Tommy Bridewell	1:34.386	Honda

Pos	Rider	Team	Bike
1	Danny Kent	McAMS Racing Yamaha	Yamaha
2	Kyle Ryde	OMG Nitrous Competitions Racing	Yamaha
3	Glenn Irwin	Hager PBM Ducati	Ducati
4	Tommy Bridewell	Honda Racing UK	Honda
5	Leon Haslam	Moto Rapido Ducati Racing	Ducati
6	Rory Skinner	FS-3 Racing Kawasaki	Kawasaki
7	Max Cook	Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Kawasaki	Kawasaki
8	Davey Todd	Milenco by Padgetts Motorcycles	Honda
9	Lee Jackson	DAO Racing Honda	Honda
10	Christian Iddon	AJN Steelstock Kawasaki	Kawasaki