Tyco BMW’s Tommy Bridewell moved back into MCE British Superbike Showdown contention again at Thruxton but had to pick himself up from a crash in race one when he was taken out by Danny Buchan (click here for pics).

Work from the Moneymore-based team has meant the Devizes rider now has the front-end feel he needs to push at the limit on the S1000RR and he now sits in sixth place in the title hunt, three points behind team-mate Michael Laverty.

“It is disappointment having a DNF again in race one, but what could I do today, it wasn’t my fault. But all credit to the team, the front end feel I’m now getting has transformed the whole bike for me; not to mention having to get my Tyco BMW ready for race two after the crash,” said Bridewell.

“I’m just glad I was able to get out for race two, after being potentially deemed unfit to ride, so fourth place isn’t bad considering. I’m now looking forward to Cadwell Park. That result today has got me back into the top six after dropping out of it in race one, so not a bad weekend for us.”