Points leader Thomas Strudwick saw off a fierce charge from rivals Nikki Coates and Barry Burrell to take the ABK Beer 0% BMW Motorrad F 900 R Cup Main Event win by just 0.067secs.
Following a race-long scrap between title rival Coates and early race leader Burrell, last year’s series runner-up emerged winner after a hectic final lap which could have gone one of three ways.
Coates finished second, 0.067secs behind Strudwick as Burrell took third, James Kelly fourth and James Bull finished fifth after a heroic fight through the pack from starting 27th on the grid.
ABK Beer 0% BMW Motorrad F 900 R Cup, Main Event result:
1. Thomas Strudwick (Case Moto BMW)
2. Nikki Coates (Art of Racing/Ernie Coates Trackdays) +0.067s
3. Barry Burrell (Halliwell Jones Motorrad) +0.259s
4. James Kelly (Art of Racing) +5.162s
5. James Bull (Ready4Racing Vision Team) +5.204s