The paddock rolled into round ten of the BSB superbike championship with the half a point separating the BeerMonster riders causing a tense atmosphere at PBM, but left with a handful of riders in realistic contention for the 2023 title.
The sprint race at Snetterton saw Tommy Bridewell bounce back from a poor start to come out on top for just his second win this season despite leading the championship standings.
The final race of the day at Silverstone saw Glenn Irwin realise the potential of his Ducati package, but an earlier race two win helped a consistent Josh Brookes to the top of the standings after round one.
Following six seasons of dominance by Jonathan Rea, a time where WorldSBK ‘got a bit stale’ according to BSB rider Josh Brookes, the incredible 2021 title fight between Rea and Toprak Razgatlioglu made Brookes a fan again.
Despite missed opportunities in races two and three, Visiontrack Ducati’s Josh Brookes and Christian Iddon combine for three podiums during the first of three British Superbike showdown rounds.
This weekend sees the 2021 British Superbike championship begin, as Visiontrack Ducati rider and two-time series champion Josh Brookes is hopeful that, ‘a history of good results’ at Oulton Park can provide ‘a good start to the season’, as he bids to defend his title.
Josh Brookes returns to action having missed the second British Superbike pre-season test at Snetterton; ‘finger injury’ suffered at Silverstone ‘didn’t really affect me'.
Josh Brookes and Christian Iddon got their 2021 British Superbike preparations off to a fast start - though defending series champion Brookes sustained a late crash resulting in a trip to the hospital.
Following the conclusion of the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike championship, all eyes will switch to preparations for the 2020 season as the grid continues to take shape.
Reigning Bennetts British Superbike champions Paul Bird Motorsport has pulled the covers off its 2020 livery which features new title sponsor VisionTrack.
Christian Iddon will replace World Superbike-bound and 2019 Bennetts British Superbike champion Scott Redding alongside Josh Brookes at the Paul Bird Motorsport Ducati squad for 2020.