Tommy Bridewell held off charging rivals Kyle Ryde and Lee Jackson to take Race Two honours at Cadwell Park – as OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing’s Kyle Ryde was crowned Pirelli King of the Mountain.
At his Honda Racing UK team's home track, points leader Bridewell hit the front on the opening lap and stayed ahead throughout the full 12 laps to take the win by 0.219s over Ryde.
It was home hero Lee Jackson on the MasterMac Honda who got the holeshot at the start, but Bridewell was also fast off the line and made a move for the front at Park.
Behind, Ryde was pressuring Jackson, finding a way past on the fifth lap. He looked like he was poised to make a move on Lap Six but it didn’t happen and a lap later he fell back to third as Jackson swept past.
It took two laps for the Race One winner to find his way back past Jackson as the top three stayed close together on track, but nobody had an answer for Bridewell, who remained in full control.
On the final lap, he was able to just edge a small advantage as Ryde made a tiny mistake on the approach to the Mountain, giving him a small bit of breathing space as he rode to the flag for the win.
Ryde’s second place was enough to hand him the coveted Pirelli King of the Mountain Trophy, as the highest combined points scorer in the first two races.
Jackson crossed the line third, just ahead of team-mate Charlie Nesbitt, who ran most of the race in fourth position after passing Hager PBM Ducati’s Glenn Irwin on Lap Six.
Sixth was Ryan Vickers, who rode a heroic race from 20th on the grid following his technical problem in yesterday’s race.
The OMG GRILLA Yamaha rider stormed through the pack and by the seventh lap was running in the top eight, moving up to seventh a lap later before hitting sixth with a move on Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki’s Jason O’Halloran on Lap Nine.
FHO Racing BMW Motorrad Josh Brookes was again the first BMW home in seventh position after a late charge, as ROKiT Haslam Racing BMW’s Leon Haslam took eighth with a move on Oxford Products Racing Ducati’s Christian Iddon on the last lap and O’Halloran rounded out the top 10.
FHO Racing BMW Motorrad’s Peter Hickman was given a long lap penalty after being involved in an incident with McAMS Racing Yamaha rider Danny Kent, as the latter crashed out at Park on the fifth lap.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Cadwell Park race two result:
1. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) 12 laps
2. Kyle Ryde (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) +0.219s
3. Lee Jackson (MasterMac Honda) +0.242s
4. Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) +2.025s
5. Glenn Irwin (Hager PBM Ducati) +2.425s
6. Ryan Vickers (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) +5.330s
7. Josh Brookes (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad) +9.263s
8. Leon Haslam (ROKiT Haslam Racing BMW Motorrad) +10.958s
9. Christian Iddon (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +11.127s
10. Jason O’Halloran (Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki) +11.667s
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Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:
1. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) 278
2. Kyle Ryde (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) 257
3. Glenn Irwin (Hager PBM Ducati) 223
4. Christian Iddon (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) 223
5. Ryan Vickers (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) 208
6. Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) 180
7. Leon Haslam (ROKiT Haslam Racing BMW Motorrad) 161
8. Jason O'Halloran (Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki) 158
9. Lee Jackson (MasterMac Honda) 149
10. Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) 139
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