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F1000 contenders among the high-speed battlers

SNETTERTON

750MC

29-30 JULY

A high-speed air demo from a passing RAF Typhoon inspired some strong competition during last weekend’s 750 Motor Club event at Snetterton.

The first F1000 race was a straight battle between eventual winner Matthew Higginson and Dan Gore. Championship leader Thomas Gadd, meanwhile, was lucky to finish after tangling with Murfie Aldridge and did well to recover to seventh.

This misfortune stood Gadd in good stead for the partially reversed-grid race, which he won from pole. Both Higginson and Craig Pollard attempted to catch him, with second-placed Higginson coming closest. Pollard’s Jedi developed a radiator problem

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