BRIDEWELL BUOYED FOR BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP RETURN
Following on from a season racing in both the Italian Superbike
Championship and the Suzuki GSX-R750 European Cup, this bank
holiday weekend at Cadwell Park will see a welcome return
for much-loved racer and paddock character Tommy Bridewell,
who will return to the UK with the Centurion Racing Team.
19-year-old Tommy Bridewell from Devizes in Wiltshire will
ride in place of Dennis Hobbs this weekend at Cadwell. Hobbs
has now been ruled out of the remainder of the 2008 season
after sustaining serious injuries to his shoulder at Thruxton,
Hobbs is now currently waiting on an operation to try and
repair the damage. Bridewell will be using one of Dennis'
Centurion Honda 600s in the colours of the Chris Jones Riders
Fund (www.cjnine.com) for the 16-lap British Supersport race,
which takes place on Bank Holiday Monday, 25th August.
The bike will be racing with the number '9' and will be sprayed
in white with the CJRF logo on the fairings and it is hoped
the bike will be officially unveiled on the grid prior the
start of the CJ Fund Charity Cycle Race on the Sunday evening
at around 6.45pm.
Bridewell, who will compete on behalf of Centurion Racing
in the British Supersport 600 race alongside the two other
Centurion riders James 'Westy' Westmoreland and Dan 'Ferret'
Cooper and the CJRF number '9' bike will also carry the tribute
numbers of 18 - Craig Jones, 26 - Ashley Martin, 42 - Guy
Sanders and 46 - Ollie Bridewell.
Tommy Bridewell will wear a one off Teknic race suit and a
special Arai helmet specifically sprayed by RichArt with the
CJRF logo on the crown with the race numbers mentioned above
around the sides.
The leathers and helmet will be the only ones in the world
used for this event and afterwards, both the race suit and
helmet will be signed by all the BSB riders on completion
of the race and donated as an item to Pam Jones at the CJRF,
for the auction at the end of the season to raise valuable
monies for track-side safety equipment.
Paul Rees of Centurion Racing said, "After some consideration
on how best to honour and acknowledge the riders we thought
this would be a fitting tribute. Cadwell Park, apart from
the awesome racing, is also now remembered for the CJRF Charity
Cycle Race the evening before the race day. A lot of fun is
had by the riders and at least they have the opportunity to
try to relax and enjoy the atmosphere this bike race produces,
along with the crowd's participation which always makes this
event a memorable one. We are hoping this will raise the profile
even further for the CJRF in its continuing hard work raising
money for all riders' safety now and in the future. Our own
riders have had to use the mobile X-Ray machine purchased
by the CJRF fund and it has already proven its worth on many
occasions this season already."
After winning the prestigious Castle Combe Superbike Grand
National last weekend, Tommy Bridewell commented "After
testing the bike during practice at Castle Combe at the weekend,
it is an absolute rocket and certainly the best Supersport
machine I've ridden so I can't wait to get out on the track
at Cadwell. I've not had the best of seasons abroad and my
leg injury hasn't helped, but I'm hoping to go out and put
on a great show. I've got to say a big thanks to Paul Rees,
Gary Stubbington and the Centurion Team for making this happen
and I'm determined not to let anyone down."
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