After his first podium end on Snetterton in 2025, Tommy Bridewell hopes to proceed his optimistic momentum at Knock Hill this weekend (July 4-6).
This was a sophisticated begin to the season for Bridewell within the opening two rounds at Alton Park and Donington. His finest consequence was sixth within the opening race of the season.
Nevertheless, Snetterton BSB took the rostrum in each Race 1 and Race 2, making it a step ahead for riders who completed runner-up in 2024.
Bridewell stated this can be a higher understanding of the CBR1000RR-R.
“For me, the ultimate spherical on Snetterton was a lot stronger and I took a superb step in the direction of understanding bikes,” Bridewell retorted.
“We nonetheless have weak areas, so we’ll proceed to work as aggressively as we did with Snetterton this weekend, and transfer ahead with that progress and fill in a bit extra hole with those that have been in entrance of us to this point.”
In search of Knock Hill, Bridewell was not sure in regards to the climate.
“It looks like there’s only a small a part of every little thing within the combine that is intermittent climate like final yr, a mixture, so we’ve got to take that,” Bridewell stated forward of Knockhill BSB.
“It was dry final Saturday and I received it, I managed to get away from them, and the 2 races on Sunday had been moist and fairly depressing!”
The 2023 BSB champion continued, explaining the problem of the 1.3-mile (2km) Knockhill circuit.
“Knockhill is a type of rounds that I say may be very nuggerry,” he stated.
“That is not essentially attempting to get the proper tempo for every nook, as a result of in lots of circumstances, it is fast to at least one half, however not fast to the opposite, so it is all about stitching the laps collectively and balancing every little thing.
“I do not thoughts that, I feel it is a tough circuit for the 230 BHP superbike, nevertheless it’s nice to see the variety of Scottish followers popping out to see the robust following that BSB has across the nation.”
