TOMMY Bridewell dusted himself off from a first-race crash to finish just of the podium in his second outing at the latest MCE British Superbike Championship round at Thruxton.

The Etchilhampton rider needed a visit to the medical centre after being taken out in the opening outing, but bounced back to finish fourth next time out.

Bridewell, now sixth in the overall standings, said: "

“It is disappointment having a DNF again in race one, but 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.

"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.''

Team manager Philip Neill said: "Tommy really impressed with his determination, it honestly was touch and go if he would ride in race two after being knocked off earlier in the day, as he took a heavy bang to the head. His result in race two may prove very significant towards the end of this championship.''