Team Suzuki Press Office – October 2.
Tommy Bridewell – 16th/ 17th.
Bennetts Suzuki team and Tommy Bridewell are looking to put the weekend at Assen behind them and focus on ending the season on a high at Brands Hatch, after a difficult three days in the Netherlands.
An unfortunate string of bad luck cost the team valuable track time at the 11th round of the MCE British Superbike Championship, which included a crash and an oil leak. Already playing catch-up, issues with finding the right set-up for the team's GSX-R1000 around the fast Assen circuit also meant Bridewell was fighting an uphill battle in the two races, coming away with 17th and 16th placed finishes and no championship points.
Tommy Bridewell:
"It's been a really difficult and disappointing weekend for us. We were up against it already with the lack of track time, but we struggled to get the bike working right to be able to have two better races. The bike felt good when I first jumped on it in FP1, and we had a good base, but when it came to improving so we could be competitive in the races we just went in the wrong direction and ended up chasing our tails a little bit.