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Whitham in favour of 2023 BSB Showdown replacement…

Next year there is going to be a showdown in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship but not as we are used to.

The series is moving away from the violence hinted at by that great ELO offering of the seventies and back towards Lennon’s “Give Peace a Chance.” There will still be a shootdown of a sorts but less like a football match decided by penalties, but via a more generous points system which will give riders a better chance of clinching the title in the final three races at Brands Hatch.

The current system - introduced a billion years ago in lower league football as playoffs in order to get a result from too many games ending in draws - was to inject more drama in the last two or three rounds of our sport as teams and riders fought to be included in the Showdown or lose out before the series had ended.

That was in 2010 and was a response to Leon Camier winning the 2009 title with 19 race wins and four to spare. The change was not universally welcomed by those in the paddock but entertainment was the priority of promoters MSVR and they certainly got it the following year at the Brands Hatch finale when Tommy Hill beat John Hopkins by 0.006s.

The past year saw dramatic change and led to many people saying a Showdown was not required as the winner, Brad Ray, was odds-on favourite half a dozen races out when likely contenders suffered from accidents, especially at Oulton Park.

A re-think took place and changes were made. Teams and riders were consulted although it has to be said that in the entertainment business, they are less important than the paying public whether they be attendees or viewers.

So, what is the view of James Whitham of whether the points gained in the three various phases of races is just too

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