The
opening round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship Showdown at
Assen produced a mixed raceday for Milwaukee Yamaha, but the team were still
able to celebrate two podium finishes from both sides of the garage with Tommy
Bridewell and James Ellison.
In
the opening race Ellison had been fighting in the lead pack for the race
victory until he lost oil pressure which disappointingly forced him out of contention.
Bridewell though had fought his way up the order to move third on his debut
with the Milwaukee Yamaha team.
Race
two was as dramatic as the first and Ellison and Bridewell were both in the
hunt for a podium finish in the early stages of the race, however on the fourth
lap Bridewell slid out of the race ending his hopes of another strong finish.
Ellison continued to battle on and he held the lead until the closing stages
when Alex Lowes made a move and despite trying to fight back he finished second
on the track. Lowes was later excluded from the race for an incident with Shane
Byrne which promoted Ellison to the win.
Ellison
said: “That second race was all a bit of a blur to be honest with you! It was a
good race in the second one, especially as we were so disappointed to not have
finished the first one as we were fighting at the front. I certainly believe we
would have been on for a podium, especially now in the Showdown when it matters
and that was a shame. We had a new engine in for the second race and I can’t
thank the team enough as the bike didn’t miss a beat and we were able to go all
out. I thought maybe we had the chance of the win, but at the start I had tried
really hard to get by Haga and a few others and it meant I had less tyre left for
the end of the race. Alex started chipping away and then he came by and I tried
to stay with him but I had nothing left. We are now looking forward to
Silverstone, especially as we have been there recently for the support race at
MotoGP.”
Bridewell
said: “It was a fantastic first race for me and for sure we managed to get it
done. I am obviously disappointed for James (Ellison) as he was running well,
but I saw on my board I had a gap behind me but at the end I just couldn't
close the leading two. I had fallen asleep on the opening two laps and
unfortunately I got caught up with Nori who was a bit excited so to speak. In
the second race it was turning into a good fight and then I had a crash and
took out Nori at the same time which was disappointing but I am looking forward
now to Silverstone. Thanks to the Milwaukee Yamaha team for all their hard
work.”
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