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Mike Fowler's domination continued in the race, after a slow getaway due to the wrong gear, he ran away and hid from the other 500s and had to play with the fastest Trophy cars until deciding to back off to ensure the points. This left John Turner in a slightly lonely second, well clear or Roy's Martin but, seeing little opportunity to catch Mike, he also backed off towards the end and would take second. James Holland had a good start and chased Roy Hunt for much of the race to finish a creditable fifth, followed by Nigel Ashman in the Mk VI. It was good to see Mike Bell, in his first full season, come home in seventh and for Darrell Woods' Creamer Kieft to finish. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Geoff Gartside (Cooper Mk VIII) and Roy Hunt (Martin) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Meanwhile, things hadn't started quite so well for Neil Hodges in his Mk VIII, the clutch failing as the car was started. He took the grid with everyone but, inevitably, had some difficulty selecting gear when the lights changed. By the time he had done so, the field were well gone and his first overtaking manoeuvres consisted of the tow truck (Old Hall) and safety car (Cascades). By the end of lap one he'd taken four cars, another six on lap two and so on. By the finish, he would overtake a total of seventeen cars to finally claim third place ahead of Roy Hunt. All bar Geoff Gartside (engine) finished. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Coopers of Mike Fowler and John Turner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||