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LANSDOWNE

The Lansdowne season kicked off at Pembrey over the Easter weekend as guests of the CRMC, and ran in unseasonably warm and sunny weather.

Thirty riders entered the various classes to kick-start their points tally for the season. Saturday morning qualifying saw the Bonhams class runners at the sharp end, with Dean Stimpson, Izzard Racing Manx, topping the timesheets with a 1:06.383s lap, and Chris Bassett heading upThe

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