SB BRITISH SUPERBIKES - ROUND 3
DONINGTON
PARK 24th - 26th MAY
Another bank holiday weekend and another BSB weekend. The last meeting at Oulton Park was dominated by Josh Brookes which I found surprising bearing in mind Ducati is one of the new bikes on the grid. I thought it was going to take at least four race meetings before Bewiser could iron out all the issues, but they turned it around in a couple of weeks - this could be ominous for rest of the field
t
I know I
predicted Josh to be the 2019 Champion but I didn’t expect him to have two race
wins under his belt by round three, especially after what happened at
Silverstone with two DNFs.
Josh
Brookes has to be one of the favourites, that’s a no brainer. He’s flying high
from Oulton Park and knows that he’s in what is probably the best team.
Scott
Redding is doing pretty well so far and I don’t expect him to come on strong
until the showdown, which I expect him to make.
Tarran
Mackenzie didn’t have the best Oulton Park as he was struggling with the bike
setup all weekend but I think he’ll be fighting for the win at Donington.
Jason
O’halloran still didn’t get any luck at Oulton but Donington should be a
different story and I hope it is because we haven’t seen how good he is yet.
Josh
Elliot is everyone’s favourite underdog at the moment, he seems to be getting
the best out of a bike that shouldn’t really be up there on paper. Josh is
never one for excuses - he just ignores everyone and gets on with racing!
Seeing
Danny Buchan back on the podium was a welcome sight. He’s another great young
rider that has proven his quality in every class. I expect to see him near the
front quite a lot this season.
Tommy
Bridewell was amazing at Oulton but couldn’t make a move on the inch
perfect Josh Brookes. Tommy seems to love the Ducati and we’ve seen it in the
past, if you give Tommy a bike he likes he’s incredibly fast and can win, and
I’d like to see him on the top step again.
So will
there be any surprises at Donington? Probably, and that’s what makes BSB
British Superbikes so great to watch!
