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Ovenden, King and Mann top hectic Minis

SNETTERTON

BARC

17-18 SEPTEMBER

Inventive overtaking manoeuvres by Tom Ovenden on his way to an opening-race win highlighted three hard-fought Mini Challenge Trophy races at Snetterton.

Rounding Nelson King at the Wilson hairpin allowed Ovenden to complete his move for second into Turn 3 on the penultimate tour, before diving to the inside of Nicky Taylor for the lead at Coram later that lap. Taylor attempted to fight back into Murrays, but that allowed King to use Ovenden’s slipstream to snatch second. “That was the most stressful race I’ve done in a while,” said Ovenden.

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