Tommy Bridewell and Kyle Ryde among four WSBK wildcards in Jerez

British Superbike Championship duo will race in World Superbikes this we✱ekend

Bridewell, Ryde
Bridewell, Ryde

Tommy Bridewell and Kyle Ryde are among four wildcards for this weekend's World Superbike Championshಌip season-finale.

Ryde pipped Bridewell to the British Superbike C𝐆hampionship after an ep𝄹ic Race 3 at Brands Hatch on Sunday.

They both return to action immediately by joining the world’s elite Sup💫erbike riders.

Tetsuta Nagashima (Team ꦕHRC) and Luc𝓡a Bernardi (Yamaha Motoxracing) are the other two wildcards this weekend in Jerez.

Yamaha’s Ryde previously said: “It’s obvi🎃ously really exciting to hear that the team will be going to compete in the final round of the FIM Superbike World Championship at Jerez, and it is something I’m incredibly grateful to have the opportunity to do.

“I love Jerez, it is such an awesome track. I did a few laps th🐎ere on my R6 earlier this year, and I really like the circuit, so I’m already itching to get out🐷 on the World Superbike-spec R1.

“The team are working hard behind the scenes now to ge🐎t it all ready, and I just can’t wait. Thank you to Alan, Paul and all my guys for giving up their time and efforts to give us the chance to ride on the world stage.”

Honda’s Bridewell will become the sixth CBR1000RR-R rider on the Jerez grid♛.

He also raced at t🥃he WSBK Cremona round this year.

👍Bridewell previously said: “I love racing motorbikes so to get to go and have anot𝕴her go is another great opportunity to go out and race my bike.

“Jerez is a really good circuit too as it’s got a bit of everything, heavy braking with a slow first sector that then starts opening up and gettiꦬng quicker and quicker.

“Going to Jerez for me is about continuing the work that w𓆉e are doing, gathering information and doing the be🐠st that I can.

“I rode well at Cremona with the package that we were on and ultimately, we will be a little bit better equipped with a slightly upgraded spec at Jerez. I want tꦗo go there ꧂and do as well as I can.”

B𝄹ridewell’s fellow Honda wildcard Nagashima is a two-time Suzuka 8 Hours champion.

Nagashima said: “I’m really looking forward to c♌ompeting in the final round of the WorldSBK Championship a💟t Jerez.

“I’ve been carrying out WorldSBK testing for a while now, and in 2022, I took part in my first and only race weekend in Australia, where 𓃲the results wer🌼en’t bad.

“I’m curious to see how the bike performs now and what we can achieve. I hope🥀 to gain a better understanding𓆏 of the bike and identify the differences with respect to two years ago. I can’t wait to be back in action.”

Mea🅰nwhile Bernardi, who didn’t score points at the previous Estoril WSBK round, is back.

“First of all, I am very happy ꦅto be able to still ♈be part of Sandro Carusi's team,” Bernardi said.

“Jerez is a track that I really like. I have ✨never raced on this track, only tested, and I know that it ꦅis very technical and that it suits my riding style.

“I ๊hope to continue the work started in Po✃rtugal, to continue my growth and to obtain better results.”

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