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‘Mountain’ the title problem: Cadwell Park subsequent in Bennetts BSB title battle
The battle for the 2023 Bennetts British Superbike Championship title heads to Cadwell Park this August Financial institution Vacation weekend (August 26/27/28) for the ultimate spherical of the Principal Season, following an intense encounter at Thruxton.
The Bennetts BSB rookies got here to the fore at Thruxton with Charlie Nesbitt claiming his first podium end and MasterMac Honda by Hawk Racing’s first of the season, while Crew Inexperienced additionally received their podium tally underway as Lee Jackson turned the eleventh totally different high three finisher of 2023 for Cheshire Mouldings Kawasaki.
Jason O’Halloran fired the McAMS Yamaha again into title rivalry with an imperious triple win on the Hampshire circuit, elevating him into third within the total standings earlier than the factors’ worth will increase over the ultimate three rounds.
Tommy Bridewell nonetheless holds the lead on the high of the standings for BeerMonster Ducati, with a decreased margin of 26.5 separating him and his teammate Glenn Irwin, with O’Halloran now closing down their benefit.
Kyle Ryde nonetheless heads the LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha riders in fourth place within the standings; he’s pushing for a podium return as he fights to stay forward of 2018 champion Leon Haslam on the ROKiT BMW Motorrad in fifth place.
Jackson in the meantime opened his podium scoring account at Thruxton, however he has to carry off the challenges from Josh Brookes and the native FHO Racing BMW Motorrad Crew forward of this weekend.
Ryan Vickers has been a constant podium contender and he nonetheless holds a margin over Manufacturers Hatch podium finishers Christian Iddon and Danny Kent within the standings, however Jack Kennedy, Danny Buchan and Peter Hickman are on the lookout for their first high three finishes of the season in Lincolnshire, while Max Cook dinner simply missed out on a debut podium at Thruxton by 0.013s.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:
- Tommy Bridewell (BeerMonster Ducati) 263
- Glenn Irwin (BeerMonster Ducati) 236.5
- Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) 212.5
- Kyle Ryde (LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha) 208
- Leon Haslam (ROKiT BMW Motorrad) 201
- Lee Jackson (Cheshire Mouldings Kawasaki) 185.5
- Josh Brookes (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad) 178
- Ryan Vickers (LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha) 175
- Christian Iddon (Oxford Merchandise Racing Ducati) 159
- Danny Kent (Lovell Kent Racing Honda) 115
For extra data on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship go to www.britishsuperbike.com
Tommy Bridewell
BeerMonster Ducati
“Thruxton was a troublesome weekend but additionally actually constructive for me. I anticipated to have misplaced extra factors to Glenn than I did. My driving model and the best way I’ve at all times ridden at Thruxton has by no means been the most effective mixture and Glenn has at all times appeared to be fairly sturdy at Thruxton so for me to have the ability to match him there was a giant constructive. I did count on to lose extra factors to him at Thruxton.
“For Cadwell Park we’re going again to a circuit that fits my model, a circuit that I do know the bike works nicely at and I’ve had beforehand had some actually sturdy outcomes on the Ducati there and I really feel like we have now clearly made an enormous step this 12 months. Hopefully we are able to make a step ahead once more to earlier years, and I’m actually wanting ahead to it.
“We’ve some electronics issues to check after which actually we wish to get again to the best way the season has been and combating again for the wins and podiums, to construct again up the factors lead.”
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