Now remember, qualifying 2 takes place just after qualifying 1, but well before race 1, so now the conditions on the track were slippery again. But the sun was out, and it was tempting to push that little bit harder. First to realise this was not a good idea was Hollis, who got away with what could have been a very nasty incident thanks to the edge of the gravel trap at Druids, which slowed him sufficiently to rejoin. Myatt, the crazy fool that he is, tried to take the first corner in 4th gear (which is fine in the dry but not so good in the wet) and off he went into the barrier. But Myatt, the lucky guy that he also is, managed to get back on the track though he didn't really need to, having already set the quickest time! Second was Neil Thompson (taking over once again from wife Christine), ahead of Wilkinson, Turner (in Brocklebank's car), Robinson in a new career best 5th, Panas (taking over from Cowling) and Hindley.

There were of course three gaps on the grid where Ainslie Bousfield (driving Martin Harrold's car), 12th, Lien Davies, 13th, and Peter James, 18th, should have been.

One man who was hoping for a better formation lap this time round was Hollis, starting 8th. Having done all the hard work of making sure the engine was running in the assembly area (and smoking out many of his competitors in the process), he inexplicably forgot he still had it in gear on the grid and stalled it! Cue more non-restarting, another push, and 22nd place beckoned once more.

Myatt again kept the lead at the start, but this time he managed to pull out a small gap, and for all intents and purposes it looked as though he might win this one, giving him a nice lead in the championship. The officials, however, were of a different position. In a classic case of FIA-style heavy-handedness, Myatt was awarded (or should that be penalised - you can hardly call it a nice award) a 10 second penalty for being out of position on the grid, much to the bemusement of Phil! But that penalty was to be applied after the race had finished, so unaware of this development they all raced on, with Myatt in front from Turner. Wilkinson, Proietti, Thompson, Panas and Hindley all gave chase, before Thompson and Hindley managed to break clear, and working with Turner, began to catch Myatt. Hollis had again got off the line well and was up to 8th by lap 2, right with this group, but he later got bogged down battling with Graham and Robinson which ultimately delayed all 3 until the group in front started battling themselves.

Having started from his proper grid position this time (14th), Williams was slightly further up than race 1, fighting with Twidale for 11th. Behind them it was Deeley, Storey and Crook, whilst a great battle was going on for the final positions. Nick Grant (having replaced Simon Pearson), Nick Roads, still with his ride height way too high but seemingly undaunted by it, and Martin Asquith-Fox (taking over from Michael Fox) were nose to tail every lap, and it continued like this until the end!

With just 2 laps to go, Hindley, Turner and Thompson had caught Myatt, and in one lap Phil found himself demoted from 1st to 4th! Never one to sit back however, he came charging back, desperately attempting to get past Hindley for the lead at the last corner on the last lap, but by going slightly off-line, he allowed Turner to sneak through into 2nd on the line, to record another Hindley-Turner 1-2. Phil might have thought he had still got 3rd, but the timing screens indicated otherwise as the 10 second penalty was applied. Unfortunately for Phil, the following pack had closed up significantly in the last laps, so past went Thompson for 3rd, Graham for 4th, Hollis for 5th, Wilkinson for 6th, Proietti for 7th and Robinson for 8th! One man who should also have benefitted from Myatt's misfortune was Panas, but Steve had had his own bad luck, breaking down with just half a lap to go, and in the process waving goodbye to his championship lead. Steve's 2nd half of the season was certainly not going to plan!

Williams got the better of Twidale to take 10th, followed by Deeley and Storey. Crook had lost out to these two, and was in danger of being caught by the last three in the closing minutes (they didn't manage it however, Crook holding onto 14th). And who won the battle for 15th? It was Grant by less than a second, from Asquith-Fox and Roads. Martin was especially pleased to finish having failed to have a chequered flag waved under his nose so far in the season!

Panas' retirement, Myatt's penalty and Hindley's win have transformed the championship. Down from 1st and 2nd in the standings go Panas and Cowling, to 6th and 9th respectively. Hindley takes over at the top, but it would have been Myatt if not for those extra 10 seconds. With Proietti 3rd, Hollis 4th and Graham 5th just behind, it is far from over. Turner and Brocklebank have risen to 7th and 8th after their strong showings at Cadwell and Oulton, and even Wilkinson in 10th can still mathematically take the title! There's one race left - the 24hrs. Who will be crowned Champion? Not even Nostradamus can predict that!

Report by the Hollis family.