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The grid forms up for Race Two, and for the first time this season they are carrying ballast.

Grid position is determined by Race One results, and there is an expectation that RWD advantage will once again play a part.
As the lights go out, Moffat makes a blinding start in the middle of the pack, making up 5 places off the line and heads into the first corner up to 4th.
Ahead, the BMWs of Oliphant and Jordan both get away well, and it is a BMW 1-2 as the field passes through.
Turkington also looks to have got away well and is up to 11 already. A few positions are swapped further down the field, and as the drivers all settle into line it’s Oliphant, Jordan, Neal, Moffat and Morgan who make up the top five.
Moving through sector one, Boardley and Turkington continue the RWD momentum they had off the line, and both get past Hill. Butcher and Chilton also trade places just outside the points positions.
Boardley is on a bit of a run and makes an ambitious move to try and get past Turkington. Turkington defends well, and Boardley must back out of it. He backs out too late though, having missed his braking point he is straight off and that’s his race over.

As the cars approach the end of the first lap, a bit of jostling for position takes place. Plato gets past Morgan for fifth, M.Jackson up to 18th, Osborne 20th and O.Jackson 23rd. It’s Rowbottom, Crees and Thompson at the rear, with the front five Jordan, Oliphant, Neal, Moffat and Plato.

Lap Two gets underway. Butcher makes a move on Neate and is through. Neate is unsighted and makes a lunge down the inside to retake the place. He narrowly misses Cook as he runs through but collects Smiley who is clattered onto the grass. Neate gathers up and continues unscathed, but Smiley seems to get bogged down in the edge of the gravel. He eventually manages to get clear but is now running last.
As the field completes the lap, Ingram makes an error which is immediately pounced upon by Cammish and Sutton. Cook also gets past Hill with a clean overtake.
Crossing the line, no change at the front or the back of the field.

Lap 3 and Osborne is passed by Proctor. Gornall takes the chance and slips through as well. Thompson passes Crees into 26.
Sector 2 of the lap, and Neal makes a late dive under braking to pass Oliphant. He makes the move stick and is now up to 2nd.
Rounding out the lap, Osborne passes Gornall for 20th place. The rest of the field sees no change, Turkington sets the fastest lap so far.

Lap 4 underway, and Turkington makes another move up the field, passing Ingram into 9th place. Hamilton also makes a pass on O.Jackson, and gains a place towards the rear. Contact between the two sees O.Jackson out of position, and Goff takes advantage to get past as well.
The end of Lap 3 sees a series of incidents coming out of the chicane.
Cammish cuts up the inside of Morgan under braking. Morgan runs wide after contact, Cammish and Sutton squeeze through. Chilton overtakes Neate through the chicane a few places back. Bushell and Goff both brake heavily to avoid running into the back of Neate as he is slowed down following the pass. Jelley fails to spot the incident ahead until the last minute and must take avoiding action. This seems him dart down the escape lane, and when he recovers the rest of the field have gone through. All except for Cress and Thompson. Thompson seems to be distracted by Jelley looking to re-join and doesn’t spot Crees behind who then gains a place.
Turkington sets a quicker fastest lap.

Lap 5 – and no change in the first sector despite Morgan’s efforts to get past Sutton. A bit of rubbing, but nothing major. Further round the lap, Hamilton looks up the inside of Gornall, but the move doesn’t stick. The lap concludes with no changes of position.

Lap 6- and still relatively incident free. The field appears to have settled into position and nothing much happening. Part way through the Lap, Moffat gains on Plato under braking, but the door is closed. Towards the end of the lap, Sutton attempts a pass on Chilton. Chilton defends, and Bushell contacts Neate. No damage, but Bushell loses a bit of pace but holds his place.

Lap 7 underway, and a few positions change. Turkington passes Morgan to take 8th place. Just behind, Cook gets past Ingram into 10th. Further back, Proctor gets into a tangle with M.Jackson. Proctor comes off worse, and both Gornall and Osborne benefit and get by. Sector two sees no changes. A couple of changes in the points places at the end of the lap though. Cammish passes Moffat to move up to 5th and Butcher passes Hill for 12th. BMW, Honda, Vauxhall, BMW, Honda, Infiniti make up the front 6. Turkington lowers the fastest lap time.

Lap 8 – and again no driver seems to be able to make anything happen in sector 1. Partway round the lap, Butcher passes Ingram to move up to 11th. The lap concludes with Goff making up another place and passing Hamilton for 21st. The times are tumbling, as Turkington goes faster still to lower the lap time even further.

Lap 9 – and a similar story. No one can make an impact through the first sector. Into the second sector, and M. Jackson battles with Bushell to get into the points. M.Jackson is now up to 16th. No further changes as the lap completes.

Lap 10 – and after a few laps sizing up, there is a bit if a shuffle towards the bottom half of the top ten. Turkington finds a way past Sutton, whilst just ahead Moffat in the other Infiniti gets past Cammish. Crees also manages to pass Rowbottom further down the field for 24th place. Continuing around the lap, Goff climbs to 20th passing Proctor in the process. The lap pans out with O.Jackson getting past Hamilton to take 22nd, and Turkington sets an even faster lap time.

Lap 11 – a bit more shuffling of the pack in the early stages. Cook moves up into 9th, with Morgan dropping back. M.Jackson gets into the points, with a nice move to get ahead of Neate. And further down, Smiley swaps with Thompson for 26th. As the lap moves on, an error from Plato sees an opportunity for Moffat to take 4th which is grasped immediately. Moffat struggles to make the move stick though, and Plato is immediately back past to reclaim 4th.

As we reach the end of Lap 11 [And I shut the software down for today] the running order is:
Jordan, Neal, Oliphant, Plato, Moffat, Cammish, Turkington, Sutton, Cook, Morgan.

Jordan took the lead on Lap One and has held it since. Turkington, ballast-free, started 14th and has climbed to 7th. Morgan, having started 3rd has slowly dropped back to 10th – possibly struggling with the ballast. M.Jackson has climbed from 21st into a points position and Boardley has retired.