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.
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.
Jason O’Halloran rose to the top at a track where he holds a superb recent record, rookie Charlie Nesbitt collected his first podium and championship leader Tommy Bridewell could only manage fourteenth as day one drew to a close in Thruxton.
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 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.
British Superbikes returned to Donington Park and threw up some surprises as Tom Sykes left it until round ten to get his first win of the season under his belt.
Sunday saw two close races with three Yamaha’s in contention in both outings, with race two again going Jason O’Halloran’s way before Tarran Mackenzie denied him a double clean sweep with a win at Thruxton.
The scorching Thruxton weekend began with action as hot as the weather as Jason O’Halloran collected his sixth win of the season, while a photo finish was needed to confirm second.
Bradley Ray’s lead was barely challenged as he stayed out front from lights out to chequered flag to win the opening sprint race at Knockhill, the fourth round of the championship.