Armed with a rebuilt engine, and considerably fresher tyres than at Donington, he set about the task of qualifying with vigour and was on the pace immediately, leaving his rivals trailing in his wake. A series of off-track excursions by other drivers served to make the circuit even dirtier and more slippery than it already was and Neil's early pace was rewarded as lap times became slower as the session progressed. Neil ended up qualifying a mighty 2.153 seconds faster than his arch rival, and runaway Donington leader Nelson Rowe, and an even more impressive 4.187 seconds clear of the third fastest driver. By the time the late afternoon race started the track was totally dry and as the red lights flickered off to mark the start it was Nelson Rowe who beat Neil off the line to lead into the Coppice Corner, Neil stayed glued to Rowe's gearbox and slip-streamed him on the drag up the Park Straight and audaciously drove around the outside of Park Corner to retake the lead. Rowe, however, wasn't about to roll over and Neil was unable to shake him off and had to cede the lead once more on lap 3. Neil regained the lead, again using the draft from Rowe's car to pass him up the Park Straight and this time was able to make it stick. Rowe harried Neil for a few laps but his car became visibly loose at the back end and he gradually dropped out of contention finishing the race 5.983 seconds off the lead. The win allowed Neil to extend his points tally to the maximum 50 available setting him 20 points clear of the second place man, Nigel Bancroft and 30 points clear of Nelson Rowe, who currently lies in fourth place. The championship resumes over the weekend of May 6/7 at the Brands Hatch Superprix meeting. | 
