As a little treat, Yamaha let us sample their full-fat GYTR (Genuine Yamaha Technology Racing) World Supersport 300 spec machine for a session and it was an absolute bloody hoot. Dialled in by the Official Yamaha riders on track the day before, these R3s ditch all the excess road tack and don’t mess about when it comes to trick parts. One of these will come equipped with uprated Brembos, Ohlins suspension front and rear, a kit ECU and loom, quick-action throttle, a full system, slight modified piston, cams, gasket kit and air funnel design which when combined with some sticky Pirelli Supercorsa rubber and a whole job lot of other little trick bits makes a corner-speed hungry apex hunter. Trick, eh? Jumping on board the only thing that resembled the standard R3 was the dash; the seat was incredibly high, bars ludicrously low and the geometry felt like the thing is literally standing on its nose. It would be comfier to sit on a throne of pins but the positioning is perfect for the 5”nothing nippers racing the things, who are apparently more important than me anyways…