Ahead of his home Round at Donington Park, has been announced that Kyle Ryde will compete with the Schmidt Racing Team starting from the upcoming UK Round, the seventh round of the WorldSSP Championship.

Eighteen year old Ryde was born near to Donington Park in Nottingham and has already had success at his home track in WorldSSP, taking a podium in 2015 as a wildcard after a stunning battle to the finish, He won the British national 125 Championship in 2011, the British Superstock 600 Championship in 2014 and finished in second position in 2015 British Supersport championship. Ryde debuted this year on a permanent basis in the WorldSSP championship and has so far collected six points in the overall standings.

“I'm really happy to welcome Kyle Ryde to our team," said Robert Balogh, Team Manager. "He’s undoubtedly one of the most talented and promising young riders in the World Supersport Championship. With Terol and Ryde my team now has one of the best pairs of riders and I am sure that with them we can achieve great results.” 

“I am really very happy to be part of the Schmidt Racing Team and to race at Donington Park, which is my home track," added Ryde, "For sure it will be hard because the bike and the team are new for me, but I’m sure the team will help me to be competitive right from the first practice and I think I'm lucky to debut at Donington as it’s a track I know very well and that I like. I’ll do my best to take advantage of this great opportunity that I have been offered and for which I want to thank the Schmidt Racing team and all my sponsors, who have made this possible.” 

"Of course it is never ideal to change teams during the season, but I am sure 

that together with Schmidt Racing, Kyle can start to, firstly, enjoy his racing again and also 

reach his full potential in a new team that shares the same goals as him!" added reigning Champion Jonathan Rea, who works with his young fellow Brit. "I would like to thank Robert and the team at Schmidt Racing, Dorna and everyone who has made this possible and who believe in Kyle as one of the most talented young riders in the world."