BSB BRITISH SUPERBIKES 2019
SILVERSTONE
- ROUND 1 - APRIL 19th - 21st
The start of a fascinating BSB British Superbike season is almost upon us and I can’t wait for this one.
No Shakey (yes thats me!!),
no
reigning Champion Leon Haslam
and no
Jake Dixon
....so it’s going to be boring right! Think again, this could be one of the most exciting seasons in recent memory. We still have 2015 Champ Josh Brookes and teammate Scott Redding from MotoGP - we also have Bradley Ray, James O’Halloran and Tarran Mackenzie.
So who are
ones to watch?
Scott
Reading is a lot of people’s favourite due to his time in MotoGP, let’s face it
he’s going to have quite an advantage after racing with the likes of Marquez,
Rossi and Dovizioso, but how is he going to get on with learning unfamiliar
tracks?
Josh
Brookes is my tip for the title. He knows how to win it and he’s with a great
team. It’ll be interesting to watch how he deals with Scott as teammate.
Jason
O’Halloran has been looking great pre-season and he’s due a bit of luck this
season, but first he has the tricky issue of beating his teammate Tarran
Mackenzie.
Tarran
Mackenzie back from MotoGP looks like a good bet. I’ve heard many a commentator
remark in the past about a riders physical size (Dani Pedrosa springs to mind)
and question whether they can muscle the bike like the big guys. Well I have
never seen Tarran have any such problem, just give him a competitive machine
and he’ll do the rest. He’s definitely Niall’s son when the lights go out.
Bradley
Ray started last season like a rocket but mid season made a few mistakes which
cost him the title. Bradley is another great young rider to watch.
Glenn
Irwin didn’t live up to the expectations of his team last year but replacing
Shane Byrne as number one rider was never going to be easy. I think it probably
came a year too early but don’t discount him this year - he’s quality.
Ben Currie
was extremely unlucky last year in Supersport and made a couple of mistakes but
he’s really strong minded and will probably be able to put that behind
him.
Scott
Redding should be the man to beat as he knows Silverstone, but it’s the first
meeting of the season and it’s BSB with lots of young hungry riders - so
anything could happen!
