World Superbike wild-card for Bridewell

Quay Garage Honda rider Tommy Bridewell has secured a wild card entry for the Superbike World Championship round to be held at Silverstone on August 1st. The 21-year-old from Wiltshire will race the ex-Gregorio Lavilla Honda Fireblade against some of the world's best riders and will join seven other British riders contesting their home round. Bridewell's best result in this year's BSB championship is a fourth place at Cadwell Park in May.

Bridewell is no stranger to World Championship action having raced as a wild card at Portimao in 2008 on a Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 where he finished 25th overall. Tommy also raced in a handful of 2009 FIM Superstock 1000 Cup races for the Lorenzini by Leoni factory-supported Yamaha team with a best result of 13th at Valencia and has experience in the Suzuki GSX-R European Cup whereby he finished on the podium at Silverstone in 2006.

Tommy Bridewell: "I'm absolutely delighted to be given the chance to race at my home round of the World Superbike Championship and can't wait to get going and to put on a good show. While we don't underestimate the level of competition, the old girl is still competitive and we have proven that already this season so it's our kind of stage and anything can happen. It's an additional drain on resources and the budget is tight for our BSB season so I'm planning on selling a couple of my toys to pay for it, which will be well worth it if I can put myself in the shop window by beating a few of the established stars and gaining a few points along the way."