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...... Turkington now sits in 16th, and close to the points .......
Into Lap 12, and Goff runs wide into the gravel at turn one. He struggles to get out but manages to make it. Unfortunately, he has to wait for the whole field to pass before returning, dropping him back to 26th.
Butcher slips past Proctor whilst Cammish manages to pass Sutton into 9th.
As a result of Goff’s excursion, Turkington is now up to 15th.
Into sector two, and Cammish picks up another place getting past Moffat into 8th.
Boardley passes Neate coming onto the start/finish straight to take 12th.
Lap 13, and Bushell passes Hamilton looking to get up into the points. Jelley also gets past M.Jackson a few places back in 22nd.
Bushell doesn’t make the move stick though, and Hamilton regains the place shortly after. The battle continues, and it’s eventually Bushell who comes out on top by the end of the lap.
Moffat and Sutton swap places, possibly to see if Sutton can chase down Cammish who is moving up towards the leaders.
Coming onto the finish straight, Oliphant’s car is unsettled and Neal pounces to take the lead over the line.
Morgan spies a chance, and as Olpihant recovers, Morgan gets past too into 2nd. Oliphant goes from 1st to 3rd in the length of a straight. Jordan is now just two places back, having past Ingram into 5th.
Jelley continues to move towards the points, passing Hamilton for 20th. M.Jackson passes Osborne further back, but it looks like it might be too late for M.Jackson to get points on his return.
The BMWs look good in the middle sector though, and Oliphant takes back second from Morgan, whilst Jordan pulls off a great move to get by Plato into 4th.
Hamilton makes an error, and M.Jackson and Osborne get by. Bushell also passes Proctor.
As the field moves into Lap 15, Goff still runs last, behind Rowbottom who is passed by Gornall.
Neal leads Oliphant, Morgan, Jordan and Plato.
Cook now passes Neate, who drops to 14th and is being closed down by Turkington. Cammish continues his run, getting past Hill into 7th. Sutton and Moffat swap back, with Sutton having made no ground on the leaders.
Onto the last lap, and the final chance to gain places in the hunt for early points. Goff passes Rowbottom from last, but otherwise the field look settled.
All is quiet, until the last rush to the line. Boardley makes a last-ditch attempt and passes Smiley into 11th. And Turkington makes up another place, getting past Neate at the end to take 14th spot.
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