Tom Bryant is quickly up to speed with new team
Following a highly successful debut campaign on the roads, Tom Bryant switched his attention back to the circuits with equal ease.
Having secured podiums at Oliver’s Mount, in Scarborough, and top-six finishes at the Southern 100 on the Isle of Man, Bryant was back racing as a passenger for the eventual Bemsee F1 Sidecar champions over the weekend.
Bryant, from Shrewsbury, who has become a hugely sought after passenger for sidecar teams up and down the country, agreed to race at the last minute for Tommy Philp as part of the Brian Gray Powerbiking Race Team.
Former British Supersport rider Philp, who has been making his first attempt at sidecar racing in 2019, had been unbeatable all year with experienced passenger Jonny Allum guiding him to 17 wins out of 18 races before the final round at Snetterton. Arriving in Norfolk with a 148-point advantage, the pair eventually wrapped up the championship, despite suffering a few mechanical gremlins, after Saturday’s two races.
With Allum still having back problems after breaking his coccyx at Thruxton a few weeks ago, Bryant has agreed to step into the chair for the remaining British Sidecar wildcard rides, which start this weekend at Assen, in Holland, on the under card of the British Superbike series.
