The Weldon/Needham Stude leads the similar Sutherland/Mottram machine in the early laps.
Lionel Ayers/Dennis Geary Imp points the faster Ralph Sach/Max Brunninghausen Velox and Brian Foley/Bill Buckle Citroen past.
The Barry Seton/Herb Taylor Cortina chases the Tony Allen/Tony Reynolds Triumph 2000 hard up through The Cutting.
Bill Barnett/Don Johnston Humber Vogue leads one of the Renault R8s.