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Stage Four: Titnore Lane

Winner: Oliver Walker, SRC Porsche 914/6 GT

   

The gloriously long Titnore Lane is tweaked every time. The layout changes slightly and so do the elevations. Some new esses in the Ninco ice track gave some cool tail-twitching and the chicane-curve entry to Titnore Way (the Tesco rat run) was also new for the autumn.

   

First on the stage were Group D. Ollie and Andy set identical times of 54.49 in their Ninco Subarus. Not far behind (55.61) was Isaac's Ninco Lancer, but with Andy's relatively pedestrian SCX Fiat 124 Spyder clocking 55.86, it did suggest these times might not match what was to come...

   

That proved to be the case. From Group C, Jeremy's SCX Peugeot 206 went top with a 51.10, beating his TR7 by 0.44 of a second. Then Group B took to the stage, seeing Mike and Scott take the four top places - Mike's NSR Abarth Punto S2000 fastest with a 47.09.

   

Last to go were Group A and it was Oliver's SRC Porsche that took a third stage win - and a fourth of the night for a 914/6 GT. Would his 46.83 be enough for overall victory?

   

We shall see in a moment...