Glenn Irwin was gracious in defeat to Tommy Bridewell but the DNF’s from Donington still played on the Northern Irish riders mind as the 2023 BSB season drew to a close at Brands Hatch.
It was glory for Kyle Ryde as he got his weekend and title hopes back on track with a sprint race win - bur Bridewell increased his overall lead in third as the BSB Showdown Saturday drew to a close at Brands Hatch.
Tommy Bridwell dug in to pull a win out of a difficult weekend but Glenn Irwin’s double after a much discussed safety car backed up with a third podium visit saw him leave Oulton Park as championship leader after the first round of the British Superbikes Showdown.
Glenn Irwin continued to cut into his teammate Tommy Bridewell’s lead, but with a emotional, charged performance from the pair at the front of the sprint as the PBM team celebrated their Team Boss through their racing in the sprint race that kicked off the Showdown at Oulton Park.
Tommy Bridewell fought for his title lead, pulling out a hard earned win in race three to conclude the main part of the season, after Glenn Irwin had doubled up in race two at Cadwell Park, round eight of the British Superbike championship.
A first triple win to dominate the Snetterton British Superbike race weekend saw the already title leading Tommy Bridewell cement his standing with a career best performance.
British Superbikes Sunday serving of action saw Glenn Irwin bounce back from his race two to fall to collect a second win in the final run out of the Knockhill weekend.
The Saturday of the British Superbikes action at Knockhill belonged to Glenn Irwin. He converted his pole to sprint win, leading almost all of every lap.
Kyle Ryde was back to winning ways after a tricky race two was a sticking point for the race three rostrum finishers who seemed stuck on what could have been leaving Donington Park.
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.
As the 2022 British Superbike season draws to a close it was time for the riders to reflect on the ups and downs of the year after the final race at Brands Hatch.