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John a cut above the rest as he takes victory in Magnificent 7s

THRUXTON

CSCC

25-26 JULY

Thruxton came alive last weekend as an unprecedented 400 plus competitors were in action for the Classic Sports Car Club’s first meeting of the year.

Torrential rain on Saturday afternoon tested typically eclectic grids and the marshals’ fortitude, as Spire veteran John Cutmore celebrated his unusual Magnificent Sevens victory over the Caterham hordes.

The Suffolk driver – at the wheel of a Suzuki Hayabusa-powered RB7 – made his mandatory pitstop under a perfectly timed safety car. Cutmore and Tim Bishop’s Caterham 7 Roadsport arrived together and resumed

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