At the end of a weekend which saw all the leading title British F2 Sidecar contenders experience the ups and downs of racing, championship leader Simon Neary maintained his 39 point lead over reigning champions John Holden and Andy Winkle.

Neary, now with Jamie Winn in the chair of the Hudspeth/Crowe sponsored LCR Honda, was fastest in qualifying but it was Holden (D&A Walmsley LCR Suzuki) with Ian Bell and Carl Bell (Ian Bell M/cs LCR Yamaha) who led into Quarry with Neary third. Roy Hanks and Dave Wells (Dorwingear Ltd Molyneux Suzuki) were fourth ahead of FII Cup contenders Frank Lelias and Jerome Vannier (L&W Contractors LCR Suzuki) and Carl Fenwick and Mark Sayers (Fenwick Racing Shelbourne Honda).

Tony Baker and Fiona Baker-Milligan (Team Cumbria Express Baker Suzuki) were seventh ahead of Howard Baker and Mike Killingworth (Conmed UK Shelbourne Honda) with Dave Atkinson and Phil Knapton (Garland Moore LCR Suzuki) just behind in ninth. Atkinson went onto the grass exiting the Bybrook chicane but retained postion ahead of Andy King and Kenny Cole (Ireson Honda) and Russ and Rod Pearce (Pearce Racing LCR Suzuki).

The next three laps saw Holden build a lead of 1.3 seconds as Neary put pressure on Bell for second place. Fenwick got past Lelias fof fifth but on the next lap it was 'all change'. As Fenwick crossed the startline the engine blew and amidst clouds of smoke and dust, the FII Cup leaders pulled off the track, their 35 point lead in the Cup soon to be eroded. Neary finally got past Bell at Tower and within a few seconds found himself in the lead as Holden rapidly slowed with a puncture. Neary gained a second a lap on Bell and cruised to a 6.3 second win, his fifth of the season. Bell and Hanks completed the podium, with fourth placed Lelias taking the Cup honours. Tony beat Howard in the 'battle of the Bakers' with Atkinson seventh, while Pearce nabbed eighth after a race-long battle with King.

Neary's victory increased his championship lead to 64 points with five races to go. Commentator Fred Clarke commented that he could afford to drive 'relatively defensively' to the title but when Holden again led from the line in race two, the racing instinct took over and Neary charged after him only to go into Tower too quick and spun. Hanks couldn't avoid him and both outfits went into the rough. Hanks regained the track, but Neary's momentum saw his outfit overturn, though both he and Winn were uninjured.

Holden meanwhile opened a gap on Bell, both well clear of Cup rivals Fenwick and Lelias. Hanks though was on a charge and took fourth from Lelias on lap three and closed on Fenwick. When he got past on lap six, Lelias fancied some of the same but went onto the grass and thereafter settled for fifth! Atkinson was sixth but under pressure from the Bakers. Tony got past on the penultimate lap but Atkinson held off Howard for seventh with Pearce finishing in ninth.

Holden won by 6.7 seconds and the 25 points cut Neary's lead to 39, as it had been at the start of play. With four races to come, Neary has 185 points to Holden's 146, from Bell on 119, Fenwick 113 and Hanks 105. Fenwick leads the Cup with 190, Lelias now second on 170 from Atkinson on 166 and Pearce 97. Round six is at Brands Hatch on September 24-25.