The 19-year-old started the weekend off well, ending the first free practice only 0.051 behind fastest man Luke Jones in bright conditions at the Kent circuit.
Following making small changes to his machine in the break between sessions, Ray ended the second free practice half a second behind Luke Jones who was the fastest man, but the Lydd man knew he would have the pace come race day.
Qualifying on Saturday morning saw Ray take his third pole position of the season with a lap time of 1:27.769, only one tenth of a second off the lap record, picking up another Royal London watch for his collection.
The afternoon’s sprint race saw Ray make a great start from the lights, and he led from the front, but then began to battle with Joe Francis. The ‘Bard’ wasn’t looking to fight for position so made his way back past quickly and started to pull a gap on the chasing pack.
He controlled the gap at the front and took the flag with a half a second gap to second place man Tarran Mackenzie, crossing the line to take his sixth win of the season.
The final race of the season on Sunday saw Ray start from third on the grid by virtue of his time posted in the sprint race on Saturday.
From the lights Brad made a great start and led from the front once again, until the red flag came out for an incident involving James Westmoreland, a title challenger. Westmoreland wouldn’t be able to make the restart, meaning Brad had to take the race win to grab second in the Championship.
The restart saw Andrew Irwin grab the holeshot, but instantly Ray fought back and took the lead. He looked to pull away from the chasing pack but he was being hunted down by the Champion elect, Tarran Mackenzie.
Brad kept the Kawasaki rider at bay until the final lap, when at the final corner Mackenzie made his way past and won the drag to line, meaning Brad took the flag in second place.
After the weekend a delighted Ray said: “This weekend has gone perfect, I couldn’t have asked for anything more really, except for Taz not to pass me on the final lap, but he deserves the Championship, he’s been the best rider all season long and that is what wins you titles.
“I’m proud of what we as a team have done this year, we started from nowhere and have finished third in the Championship, scored the most wins out of anyone and it’s been done without a big budget, that is something I am really proud. It meant a lot to have my Mum there with me this weekend alongside all my family, they put so much effort in to allow me to go racing and it’s great to repay them with the results this year.
“I must thank everyone involved, Roger and Valerie, Robert, Steve Bones, Colin at 100% suspension and all my sponsors because with them this year wouldn’t have been possible. It just shows what hard work can do, and we weren’t far off winning the whole thing. I’ll be back for more in 2017 you can be sure of that.”
Brad finished the 2016 Dickies British Supersport Championship in third place with 313 points, four points behind second place, and amassing the most amount of wins throughout the class.