Silverstone: Round 8

It was a very fast and consistent weekend for Tommy Bridewell and the Oxford Products Ducati Racing team at Silverstone this weekend with Tommy scoring another podium finish.

It was a very fast and consistent weekend for Tommy Bridewell and the Oxford Products Ducati Racing team at Silverstone this weekend. Tommy took to the podium on Saturday with a third place and two fifth places on the Sunday.

Tommy was having a good run of form recently and unusually during qualifying he crashed out causing a lot of damage to the Ducati as it barrel-rolled into turn one. The team worked well to get the bike back for race 1 and Tommy was feeling fine. Despite the crash mid-session his fast lap time enabled to qualify on the front row.

Tommy got a good start and was leading after the opening lap, he was locked in a battle once again with the Yamahas for the podium positions. In the closing laps Mackenzie and O’Halloran had a coming together causing the flag to be red flagged, Tommy took third place and some more important podium credits.

The team being very meticulous stripped the bike that night and re-built it for the two races on Sunday. Tommy started race two from seventh place on the grid and held his position after the opening lap. He worked his way through to second place at one point but he just was not able to stay with the leading pack dropping to fifth at the chequered flag.

Tommy started from fourth place on the grid for the final race of the weekend, he got a great start and once again was up to second. A couple of mistakes and running wide due to tyre wear saw Tommy slip backwards again but he fought to the end and still managed to secure a strong fifth place. With the Championship standings being reset to 1000 points plus podium credits, Tommy is now fourth in the Championship standings with it all to play for in the final Showdown races.

Tommy Bridewell: “All-in-all it was a strong weekend, I’m happy but disappointed if that makes sense. It’s not the results we go racing for but I felt like I was riding to the limit and I couldn’t do any more than I did.

We now wipe the slate clean and start again with the Showdown, it’s three circuits I feel comfortable and strong at and the serious business starts here. I’m looking forward to it and keeping the momentum going and take advantage at the last three races of the season and end the season on a high.”

Ducati Cup
Josh Day started his weekend strong with his run of pole positions continuing but as Tommy he uncharacteristically crashed during the first race from a lead of 1.5 seconds. Race two was to be a different story, Josh started from Pole Position again and held off Elliot Pinson to secure another victory for the team with Chris ‘Stalker’ Walker in third.

Josh is now 44 points in the lead with four races to go.

Moto 3
Ollie Walker struggled with the tricky conditions in qualifying and started the first race from tenth but he knew he could run with the front pack. Ollie studied the guys in front all race and waited to make his move on the last lap, the front pair were so busy battling each other that Ollie took advantage and took the chequered flag for his first podium of the season and his first WIN!!!!!

Unfortunately Ryan Hitchcock is still out injured but will return for the last race of the season at Donington Park.