Manufacturers Hatch hosts the fifth spherical of the 2025 British Superbike Championship this weekend, and Tommy Bridewell has vowed to depart “no stone unturned” as he searches for enhancements with the Honda CBR100RRR-R.
Bridewell competed on the UK World Superbike spherical within the hole between Knockhill and the race at Manufacturers Hatch, crashing out of Race 1 and Race 2 however ending 18th within the Superpole Race.
This weekend (25–27 July), 2023 BSB Champion heads again to the circuit that has seen him come out on either side of carefully fought title battles previously two seasons after a Knockhill spherical that noticed him on the rostrum in Race 1.
“Slightly than sitting at dwelling for the final couple of weekends, I had the chance to trip within the World Superbike Championship spherical at Donington Park and was happy to be proper on the tempo of my teammates all weekend,” Bridewell stated forward of this weekend’s Manufacturers Hatch race.
“Now we’re again to BSB and I’ve such wonderful recollections from Manufacturers Hatch – from lifting the championship title in 2023, and most just lately, being a part of in all probability among the best races, arguably, of British Superbike historical past final 12 months for the championship.
“It’s a circuit of two halves for me. The Honda labored actually sturdy in sure areas of the circuit after which in others we suffered somewhat bit, so I believe this 12 months for me has been very exhausting to foretell our efficiency beforehand if I’m sincere.
“Snetterton was clearly a very sturdy spherical after which into Knockhill, it was okay, however the climate actually made it much more tough.
“I believe from mine and Honda’s facet it’s the normal; we’re leaving no stone unturned, we’re working exhausting and we’re looking for options to make the bike higher in order that we may be the place we’d like and wish to be.”
Irwin: Knockhill top-10s “gave the staff one thing to work with”
Andrew Irwin arrives in Manufacturers Hatch having been within the top-10 twice at Knockhill final trip.
The Northern Irish rider says this could give him a bit extra of a base to construct on at Manufacturers Hatch this weekend, a circuit the place Irwin has been on the rostrum 3 times in his BSB profession, together with final July.
“We may be optimistic concerning the final spherical at Knockhill: three strong finishes had been what I wanted to get again below my belt and so they additionally gave the staff one thing to work with, in order that once we get to Manufacturers Hatch we may be extra assured,” he stated.
“We now have a couple of modifications, possibly some new components, and I’m trying ahead to that.
“I’ve had fairly a couple of podiums at Manufacturers over time in Superbikes and in Supersport as nicely.
“It’s a monitor that you simply at all times get pleasure from; it’s someplace that Honda is at all times aggressive, and Tommy [Bridewell] and I stood on the rostrum collectively final 12 months. We now have to remain real looking and never count on to maneuver from eighth or tenth to profitable races.
“I really feel actually good, I believe we are going to take an excellent step, and simply preserve reeling within the guys on the entrance.
“I believe it’s higher to have your dangerous luck firstly of the 12 months quite than later within the season, and we are able to nonetheless obtain lots within the races forward, beginning this weekend.”
