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For today's offering I thought I would step back 46 years to the first meeting I attended, the Formula 5000 meeting at Thruxton on the 27th May 1974. The main race attracted nineteen starters and saw reigning champion Teddy Pilette (1) lead for most of the race until running out of fuel at the last corner of the last lap allowing Ian Ashley (12) to just pip Peter Gethin (8) for a fortunate victory. The pictures show the start of the race, Pilette leading Derek Bell, Ian Ashley and Ashley competing 41 years later at Thruxton in his Lola T300.