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Gadd asserts dominance in F1000 opener

SILVERSTONE

750MC

30 APRIL-1 MAY

The Force was strong with Thomas Gadd as he guided his Jedi to a brace of F1000 Championship victories at the opening Silverstone round for what was almost the perfect start to his campaign.

The 2019 Locost champion stormed through from ninth in the partially reversed-grid race, which was held under threateningly dark clouds that ultimately failed to produce rain over the course of Sunday. Fourth by the end of lap three, Gadd displaced Edward Falkingham and Dan Gore in quick succession before hunting down race-leading series debutant Matthew Higginson. The multiple RGB champion was unable to prevent the inevitable and

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