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ottobre 19, 2016 - Suzuki Racing

Bennetts Suzuki signs-off 2016 with brands top-5

The Bennetts #suzuki team and #tommybridewell ended the 2016 MCE British Superbike championship season with a top-five finish at the Brands Hatch triple-header following an eventful and unpredictable weekend. 

Bridewell qualified on pole position for the first of the weekend’s races, which started in dry conditions but was red-flagged early on with the team battling for the race lead. Restarted twice, eventually in wet conditions, the race ended with Bridewell taking the chequered flag in fifth place. 

Sunday’s action got underway in mixed conditions and on a drying track. After a tricky opening half of the race that saw Bridewell drop to the latter point-scoring positions, he recovered as the race went on, coming back through the pack to finish in eighth place. 

The final race of the 2016 British Superbike season was again not without drama, as the first attempt to run the season finale was red-flagged. Track contamination at Hawthorn delayed the restart, which eventually got underway as a 10-lap sprint race, but with a ‘no overtaking zone’ at the end of the back straight onto the GP section of the Brands Hatch circuit.