Bridewell Gets Eighth in Italy

After a tentative return from injury at the previous round of the Suzuki GSX-R 750 European Cup in Germany two weeks ago, British teenager Tommy Bridewell defied the heat to record a battling eighth place finish at Misano last weekend.

After some technical problems in qualifying saw him languishing down in 14th place on the grid, the 18 year old from Etchilhampton near Devizes in Wiltshire battled through the field after breaking his leg in April and despite a couple of minor errors, eventually took a fine top eight finish at the Italian circuit.

Tommy Bridewell:

"I'm happy enough with that as with only ten laps to get stuck into, it was all I could do to climb that high and maybe a couple more laps and I could have gained a few more places. It was a good test for my leg and it stood up fine but I could have done with being a little further up the grid. I should be on it at the next round at Donington in front of my home crowd but for now, I'm off testing the Superbike as we have a couple of rounds of the Italian Championship to fit in before then."

Italian Superbike Championship:

20th April Mugello
4th May Monza
25th May Vallelunga
27th July Misano
28th Sept Misano
19th Oct Mugello

Suzuki GSX-R750 European Cup:

6th April Valencia, Spain
11th May Monza, Italy
15th June Nurburgring, Germany
29th June Misano, Italy
7th Sept Donington Park, GB
5th Oct Magny Cours, France

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Bridewell Gets Eighth in Italy

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