Title rivals John Hopkins (Crescent Suzuki) and Tommy Hill (SWAN Yamaha) went into the Brands Hatch finale of the 2011 British superbike Championship with their title hopes balanced on a knife edge.
It all came down to the last corner of the last lap of the last race, and a gap of just 0.006 seconds - that was the difference between glory for Hill, and heartbreak for Hopper.