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The Ballymoney Borough Council 600 cc Race was the last race of the day, the sun had disappeared again but it was still ideal for racing . However before the first lap was completed by all the riders the red flag went out . On the restart, Seeley and Amor were 1st away with Amor on the inside . Amor was in the lead as they came around Primrose, with Plater joining them . On the run to the university, Hutchinson catapulted into 2nd place and then up into the lead . Hutchinson was 0.218 seconds ahead of team-mate Plater when they came up onto the Ballysally roundabout . Seeley, Amor, Lougher, Brogan, McGuinness, Anstey and Johnson slotting into the next places . They were three abreast when they approached the Metropole, Hutchinson leading by 0.5 seconds . Plater and Seeley were together . Adrian McFarland was the leader of the 2nd group to start . As they crossed the line at the end of the 1st lap, Hutchinson was leading Plater and Seeley . Seeley tried his usual and passed Plater but before the end of the pits chicane he was back in 4th place as both Plater and Lougher passed him .
Two riders were neck to neck coming up onto the ballysally roundabout, Hutchinson having the inside line . As they rounded the roundabout, Hutchinson was leading Plater, Lougher and Seeley . Adrian McFarland was still leading the 2nd group and was now in 14th place on corrected time . The top four places remained unchanged at the end of the 2nd lap, McGuinness recording 173 mph through the speed trap .
Hutchinson was still ahead of Plater on the run to the university but by the time they circled the Ballysally roundabout Plater was at the front with a 0.23 second advantage . Seeley had also moved up ahead of Lougher, who was now in 4th place . The positions were, Plater, Hutchinson, Seeley, Lougher, Brogan, Amor, McGuinness, Johnson, Frost, Donald and Shand . Seeley managed to be on the inside as they came down into the Metropole and he grabbed the lead on the brakes, Hutchinson 2nd and Plater 3rd . The top three places remained the same as they crossed the line at the end of the lap . Seeley had upped the lap record to 118.68 mph during this lap .
Plater managed to move into 2nd place as they came into the sharp York left hander, he was over 0.5 seconds in the lead when they reached Ballysally . Hutchinson was second, Seeley third and Brogan 4th .Seeley was being put under pressure by Brogan, only 0.2 seconds separated them . Adrian McFarland was still in 14th place on corrected time . At the Metropole the top three were the same but Lougher had now moved up between Seeley and Brogan, Amor was next and then there was a sizeable gap before the next riders appeared . Seeley shifted into 2nd place along the coast road and was only 0.18 seconds behind Plater as the crossed the line to begin the final lap . Hutchinson was in 3rd place just 0.111 seconds behind Seeley . Amor had increased the lap record on this lap to 118.77 mph .
When they appeared up the slip road onto the ballysally roundabout it was hard to tell who was leading, Seeley was like the filling in a sandwich between the two red bikes . It was Plater who led as they progressed into the roundabout . Seeley, Hutchinson, Lougher and Brogan were the next through . As they came down into the Magherabuoy chicane, Hutchinson retired, and it was left to Plater to carry on the battle with Seeley . Plater had the inside line coming into the Metropole and he led Seeley, Lougher, Brogan and Amor through the corner . It finished with Plater taking the win over Seeley by 0.13 seconds, Lougher, Brogan and Amor taking the next three places .
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