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Originally Posted by chunterer
Yes indeed, Rouse and Soper had a fine scrap for the win IIRC (as they did at Thruxton in May). I think the two of them were a fair way ahead of the rest but I don't have a race report handy to qualify that statement.
I seem to recall it being misty mind you, I was very young and that was the first meeting my father had taken me to since '82 after we had moved upto the Midlands so my memory may not be right on the button there!
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Nothing wrong with your memory, chunterer! It did start drizzling mid-race, through to the end of the race. According to the review video, Soper was in touch with Rouse for most of the race, but it looked like Rouse had the race under his control. Soper was putting everything into the chase in the wet, though! He lost time lapping one of the Metros on the outside into the Old Hairpin, getting the tail of the Rover well-and-truly out in a magnificent powerslide, and doing the same thing at the chicane later on.