Overview
- Bradley Ray set the fastest time in FP1 with a 1:26.440 lap to top the session with Storm Stacey and Kyle Ryde the only other riders in the 1:26s.
- A wet Friday test was topped by Storm Stacey with times around the 1:29s, showing a sharp lap-time drop once the track dried for Saturday practice.
- Teams used practice for setup work and data gathering, with Ryan Vickers running two different bikes in testing and Josh Brookes completing the most laps in the wet session.
- Max Cook returned from his Thruxton Race 1 crash to finish inside the FP1 top 10 and Jason O'Halloran, Christian Iddon and Ilya Mikhalchik also showed competitive early pace.
- Those practice runs arrive with Kyle Ryde carrying a strong championship lead from earlier rounds, and teams will use the faster Cadwell times to tune qualifying trim and race strategies.