The
Milwaukee Yamaha team returned to the podium at Silverstone today at the
penultimate round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship as Tommy
Bridewell claimed a pair of third places whilst James Ellison scored a fifth
and a fourth place.
In
the opening race of the day Bridewell fought his way up to third over the
opening laps, passing the Tyco Suzuki pairing of Josh Brookes and PJ Jacobsen.
Bridewell then aimed to close the gap to the lead pair and claiming third
place. Ellison charged through from his sixth row start to make up nine places
on the opening lap, continuing to move up the order to score a fifth place.
Race
two was another strong performance from Bridewell as he scored his best
performance in the championship with his first double podium finish with
another strong third place finish, breaking away from the pack. Ellison had
been in close contention with his team-mate until he suffered a huge moment on
the seventh lap; he saved a huge high-side by holding onto the bike despite being
completely out of the seat and off to the side of the Milwaukee Yamaha. The
moment dropped Ellison back off the pack but he closed back to claim fourth
place.
Ellison
said: “I am still annoyed with myself here as it should have been more here
this weekend. The first race we were on the back foot because of qualifying and
it started well; I passed nine people on the first lap but we had made a tiny
change and the bike wasn’t handling the same as it was when we did our best lap
in free practice three. We thought it would have helped and fifth was the best
we could. I didn’t get a great start in race two but was then up behind the
Tyco Suzuki boys and I was desperate to get passed. I took a big handful of
throttle at Vale and before I knew it I was looking at the sky! I thought just
don’t touch the floor and I just kept the throttle open and was lucky enough to
get on – those sit ups in the gym and the core strength paid off! I certainly
haven’t given up on the title yet because there are still three race wins to be
had at Brands Hatch.”
Bridewell
said: “The first race was a bit messy to begin with and I didn’t get the start
I needed but after a few laps I managed to get behind Josh and PJ and it turned
into a good race. I enjoyed it a lot, I was sat behind PJ for a lot of laps and
I knew I had to pass him, but I just couldn’t and when I did I then couldn’t
lose him which was great. The second race was difficult as I got behind Josh
and PJ at the start again and I knew I had the pace to run with Alex and Shakey
so I needed to get passed them fast. By the time I did the lead two had dropped
me and I didn’t have the pace to catch them. I think we are just lacking that
extra two tenths even though our pace was fast but I am happy as this is my
first double podium and I am pleased with how I rode. The Milwaukee Yamaha team
have done a phenomenal job to turn it around for me since Friday so we will see
what we can do at Brands Hatch.”
Team
owner Shaun Muir concluded: “It was another weekend of mixed fortunes for the
team. James’ qualifying performance put himself on the back foot and made it a
tall order for race one. In race two he was stuck in a battle and then had that
big moment which lost him the chance of a better result and it does feel like
the championship is going to be difficult now but we will keep pushing. Tommy
picked up two podiums which was good to see and his confidence is growing all
the time. We now need to try and end the season on a high at Brands Hatch in
two weeks time.”
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