Tarran Mackenzie has replicated the success o♍f his father🌠, Niall Mackenzie, by winning the 2021 Bennetts British Superbike Championship 25 years later.

Mackenzie clinched the title after a stunning last lap battle with Tommy Bridewell, before going on to complete a season final༺e hat-trick in race three at Brands Hatch.

As was the case in both race one and two, Mackenzie got the bett🍨er of Bridewell, while team-mate Jason O’Halloran was third for the second time in two races. 

The Australian was without doubt the rider of the season before the showdown began - led the cham🌟pionship by over 120 points - however, it was ꧅team-mate Mackenzie who dealt best with the last three rounds as he won five out of nine races. 

"Honestly, I can’t believe it. It’s been a roller-coaster💃 of a year! I’ve visualized coming round and seeing everyone there at Graham Hill Bend," said Mackenzie. 

"When you watch BSB as a fan, you see Leon Haslam, Brookes and Shakey, and all those heroes over the years, pull up at Graham Hill to get their bib and gold helmet. As a rooki🅺e in 2018, that’s what I aspired to and I’ve made it happen!

"And to ඣdo it 25 years sinc♛e my dad won his title is amazing – it’s a bit of a fairytale. 

"We never really talked about it all year until the showdown. Going into the last round, a lot of people were talking about it but I just did🎉n’t want to think about it really.✤ 

"I just wanted to get the job done and then we could talk about it. Dad won the first proper BSB championship when I wasn’t even one year old, 🍬so to do it 25 years on is great but also to do it on a Yamaha is just incredible."

Mackenzie is unlikely to defend his title in 2022 as a move⛄ to WorldSBK is becoming increasingly likely.