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In a distinct statement of intent, Honda Racing UK is extremely ecstatic to say that 2023 Bennetts British Superbike champion Tommy Bridewell will walk for the factory-owned Honda team in 2024.
Joining Honda after reaching his lifetime ambition of championship glory, Tommy, now a sixteen-events walk winner combines forces with Honda and the recent 2024 Fireblade to mount his title defence. He’s desirous to position together help-to-help championship-a success seasons and change into the most crucial to gain consecutive titles on assorted manufacturers. He arrives with a wealth of expertise, a a success mentality and title-raising ambition, nevertheless additionally, his sequence-a success #1 plate which might per chance well sit down proudly at the front of his CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP.
Tommy’s arrival within the team sees him spearhead a 3-pronged assault on the Superbike championship alongside his already-signed teammates, Andrew Irwin and Dean Harrison. In moderation constructed pre-season preparations lie ahead for the team earlier than decent checking out begins within the recent year ahead of the season opener in sunny Spain at the Circuito de Navarra on 20-21 April.
#1 Tommy Bridewell
I’m so wrathful to be a part of this kind of prestigious impress, it is every rider’s dream to crawl for Honda at some level and to bring with me the #1 plate is upright wonderful. The timing feels apt, I in level of fact possess performed my championship dreams and now I’m entirely centered on defending the title. I’m coming here to Honda to help out upright that, to gain one more championship. I in level of fact possess continually made my choices on intuition and I continually apply my gut, the replacement here at Honda is something that I in level of fact possess continually wished to help out and it changed into once an easy resolution to invent. I’ve chosen to reach to Honda as I bid here is perhaps top-of-the-line team to help me defend my championship. Attending to crawl a brand recent bike is additionally in level of fact motivating and I’m proud to bustle the #1 plate for subsequent season.
Crew Supervisor Havier Beltran
Tommy is an enormously thrilling rider and I’m glad to welcome him to Honda Racing UK. His achievements within the 2023 season showcased his distinctive expertise and I firmly take into consideration that his addition to our team will make a contribution vastly to our pursuit of success. I’m absolutely not by myself in saying that I’m in a position to not wait to peek what he is able to reaching on our recent Fireblade. Our target in 2024 is glaring, we’re going racing to gain and to war for the title.
Neil Fletcher – Head of Motorcycles, Honda UK
“To mix forces with a rider of Tommy’s calibre highlights Honda’s intentions for the 2024 season and I’m extremely ecstatic to warmly welcome him into the fold. I’m immensely proud that he has signed with Honda and honoured that he has made up our minds to bustle the #1 plate on his Fireblade subsequent year. His ambitions for 2024 entirely align with our hang and I’m wrathful to birth this subsequent chapter in Honda’s racing myth. I take into consideration that alongside Andrew and Dean in Superbike, Jack on the 600 and John, Dean and Nathan on the roads, Honda now has one of its strongest rider line-u.s.of unusual years.”
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