Manufacturers Hatch hosts the fifth spherical of the 2025 British Superbike Championship this weekend, and Tommy Bridewell has vowed to go away “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 each side of carefully fought title battles previously two seasons after a Knockhill spherical that noticed him on the rostrum in Race 1.
“Reasonably 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 reminiscences from Manufacturers Hatch – from lifting the championship title in 2023, and most just lately, being a part of in all probability top-of-the-line races, arguably, of British Superbike historical past final yr for the championship.
“It’s a circuit of two halves for me. The Honda labored actually robust in sure areas of the circuit after which in others we suffered somewhat bit, so I believe this yr for me has been very laborious to foretell our efficiency beforehand if I’m sincere.
“Snetterton was clearly a very robust 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 typical; we’re leaving no stone unturned, we’re working laborious and we’re looking for options to make the bike higher in order that we could be the place we’d like and wish to be.”
Irwin: Knockhill top-10s “gave the workforce one thing to work with”
Andrew Irwin arrives in Manufacturers Hatch having been within the top-10 twice at Knockhill final day 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 could 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 workforce one thing to work with, in order that once we get to Manufacturers Hatch we could be extra assured,” he stated.
“We’ve a number of adjustments, perhaps some new components, and I’m trying ahead to that.
“I’ve had fairly a number of podiums at Manufacturers through the years in Superbikes and in Supersport as properly.
“It’s a monitor that you simply all the time take pleasure in; it’s someplace that Honda is all the time aggressive, and Tommy [Bridewell] and I stood on the rostrum collectively final yr. We’ve to remain sensible and never anticipate to maneuver from eighth or tenth to successful races.
“I really feel actually good, I believe we are going to take a great step, and simply maintain reeling within the guys on the entrance.
“I believe it’s higher to have your unhealthy luck at first of the yr relatively than later within the season, and we will nonetheless obtain lots within the races forward, beginning this weekend.”
