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No ordinary job as RAF hits sixth Birkett target

SILVERSTONE

750MC BIRKETT RELAY

28 OCTOBER

he calmness under pressure, fastidious preparation and laser focus exemplified in their day jobs underpinned Royal Air Force personnel’s coveted handicap victory – their sixth since Ian Fletcher’s Team Flywheel hit its target in 2007 – over 69 rivals in last Saturday’s 750 Motor Club Birkett Six Hour Relay race at Silverstone.

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