The HRS Morgan of Philip St Clair Tisdall
3 races featured mighty three-way battles for much of the race as the leaders ran three abreast on the pits straight in a battle that featured fierce competition but excellent driving standards . However , in a frustrating weekend , Benn Simms retired his Chevron with a worsening misfire on Saturday . Instead , Andrew Hibberd , in his first run in his Brabham BT18 for nearly two years , just edged clear of Jeremy Timms after a fine battle although the gap was greater at the flag after Timms had a last corner spin . The second race was just as good as the first one , although Simms had to retire with further engine maladies leaving Hibberd to fend off Timms by a second .
The Historic Road Sports produced victory for John Davison as the two Elans of Davison and Paul Tooms battled with Kevin Kivlochan ’ s AC Cobra . Kivlochan spent much of the race recovering from an early moment and just caught Tooms on the drag to the line to take second by a fifth of a second .
Two bumper grids of touring cars contested both the Dunlop Saloon Car Cup and the Historic Touring Car Championship . The opener featured two separate safety car periods , but that didn ’ t stop Simon Garrad romping home in the DSCC in the mighty Nissan Skyline from the battling pair of Sean Brown ( Sierra RS500 ) and Jason Hughes ( Vauxhall Vectra ). Touring car legend Steve Soper ( BMW M3 ) took advantage of Garrad ’ s absence to win the second race .
Mark Dwyer and Greg Thornton tussle in the Aurora Trophy
In the Historic Touring Cars , Dan Williamson ( Ford Falcon ) maintained his excellent form to win twice as battles raged all down the field . In the opening race , Marcus Jewell and Mark Martin headed the Lotus Cortina pack while later on Martin turned the tables by a fraction of a second after a fabulous battle .
The 70s Road Sports race had to be restarted after an oil / water / coolant slick was laid around most of the circuit and left three cars in the gravel
Matt Nicholls ( TVR ) in 70s Road Sports
at various locations . However , at the restart , the order was the same as Will Plant headed his father Richard in a Morgan one-two , while Jim Dean forged his Lotus Europa into third ahead of Kevin Kivlochan ’ s Morgan . Meanwhile , a fine grid for the guesting GT and Sports Car Cup race was headed by the Lotus Elan of Andrew Haddon and Andy Wolfe , which was able to gradually out-pace the AC Cobra of Simon Garrad / Chris Chiles junior .
Mark Richardson and John Spiers in Thundersports
Andy Newall celebrates Guards victory
Philip Nelson heads a Guards battle
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