Cadwell Park: Round 6
It was a successful weekend for the Oxford Products Racing Ducati team at Cadwell Park, where Tommy Bridewell was able to secure a hat-trick of third places.
Tommy was consistently fourth during the practice and qualifying sessions and started the opening race from the second row in fourth. It’s no secret that he’s been struggling with his starts and after the opening lap he had dropped to sixth after the opening lap, he made some clean passes to take his first podium finish of the weekend.
For race two he started from fourth again and was eighth after the opening lap with a lot of work to do. His laps were super fast and he made good progress and some strong passes to fight his way up to third.
He set the fastest lap time and started the final race from pole position, a really tough start again saw him drop back but he made up some positions on the opening lap and was fourth after lap one. He got through to third and was in a battle for the win but just was not able to make a safe pass so it was three podiums in a row. Tommy is now in fourth in the overall Championship standings.
Tommy Bridewell: “All in all it was a good weekend. I felt good from off set with the bike. I felt happy and confident. Finishing third is a good achievement in BSB but I am slightly disappointed as you always want more and to win.
As a team we need to find that next step forward, we’re in a good place but need to fight for the wins and get a little bit more out of the bike. We have good points, good podium credits and it’s still very close in the Championship still. Thank you once again to the amazing Oxford Products Racing Ducati team for all their hard word.”
Ducati Cup
Josh Day set the pace early on and qualified on Pole for the opening race and stormed away from the pack from lap one and ending the race with a 5.7 second lead over Chris Walker.
Race two saw Josh start from Pole yet again but weather conditions were damp and tricky, he made the decision to turn on the traction slightly which later caused him lap time as the circuit dried finishing 4th after leading the race for over half the distance.
Josh is still leading the Championship by 39 points to Chris Walker and Elliot Pinson at 54 points.
We now move forward to Snetterton in two weeks with the team but have a little stop on route this week at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone Moto GP with the British Talent Cup to support our rider Ollie Walker.