Held in brilliant sunshine, the Blackford's Pre - TT Classic Road Races, round six of the Duke Road Race Rankings 2012 saw some excellent racing around the 4.25-mile Billown Course in the South of the Isle of Man.
Bill Swallow took the opening victory of the meeting, bringing his total of wins to 15, equalling Bob Heath's record.
Alan Oversby and Chris Palmer both recorded two wins each, with Alan receiving the award for the best sounding machine - the fabulous 500cc MV Agusta.
And Jamie Coward fought off Guy Martin to take the chequered flag in the final race of the day, the Post-Classic Superbikes.
As far as the Duke Road Race Rankings are concerned, Chris Palmer moves into the top ten in seventh place - a rise of 11 places.
Alan Oversby is a new entry at 12th spot, with young Jamie Coward climbing 18 rungs to 14th.
Other new entries in the top fifty are Roy Richardson, Bill Swallow, Chris McGahan, Peter
Wakefield, Allan Brew, Bob Millinship and Ewan Hamilton.
Ryan Farquhar continues to dominate, topping the leaderboard with 1002 points, 542 points ahead of Alastair Seeley.
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