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Celtic S peed S cottish Mini CooperCup – supported by Yokohama Tyres,S uperchips, WheelsaroundRace OneKenneth Brewster sat on pole and was beaten intoSeat by David Sleigh. Tim Sleigh was third withMalcolm McNab fourth as less than a second

covered the top 4, and behind them was a huge train.On lap 2 McNab demote Tim Sleigh who was in aborrowed car. Shane Stoney was looking racy in 7th,on lap 2 he dived past Kyle Reid for 6th at thehairpin, but Reid retook the place a lap later at thesame corner. The top 7 running nose to tail started tobreak away from the pack, which was headed byRoss Wylie. McNab moved into 2nd passingBrewster on lap 5, but David Sleigh now had asecond clear lead and he extended it a little on lap 6.Tim Sleigh grabbed 3rd at Scotsman then we had asafety car period. Stephanie McMurdo was beachedin the gravel. After 3 laps the safety car was in andracing resumed. David Sleigh quickly opened out a5 car length gap with McNab chasing. Tim Sleighdefended his 3rd a second back with KennethBrewster pressing as Steven Brewster was on hisbrother’s bumper. On the last lap Kenneth went wideexiting the chicane and dropped back losing placesrapidly before he got on track, he was now 8th.David Sleigh won by nearly a second as MalcolmMcNab got away from Tim Sleigh who kept StevenBrewster and Kyle Reid bottled up behind him.Scott McKenzie took a deserved 6th 2 seconds backholding off Kenneth Brewster. Top lady was ElaineMarshall but she had chased Fiona Wallace all racebefore nipping past as the last lap closed, only 2tenths separated them at the flag. It was DavidSleigh’s 6th win in 7 races, with impressive drivingonce again. Result: 1 David Sleigh 9 laps in 13m 27.16s(51.38mph); 2 Malcolm McNab +0.75s; 3 TimSleigh; 4 Steven Brewster; 5 Kyle Reid; 6 ScottMcKenzie; 7 Kenneth Brewster; 8 Ross WylieFastest lap: McNab 1m 03.61s (72.43mph). PolePosition: Kenneth Brewster 1m 03.24s (72.86mph).Newcomers’ class: McNab. Ladies’ Cup class: Elaine Marshall. Starters: 21. Race TwoDavid Sleigh started from pole and led until the

chicane on lap 1 when Malcolm McNab. But not forlong as he slid wide at Clark 200 meters later andSleigh was back in front. McNab dropped a fewplaces so Tim Sleigh was now 2nd, a car length backwith Kyle Reid and Steven Brewster right with him.Shane Stoney was close in 5th leading a long trainof cars. David Sleigh opened out a second lead bylap 5 as Tim headed a 5 car bunch all running noseto tail. On lap 6 Shane Stoney had a half spin butcontinued now in 8th. By lap 7 David Sleigh hadnearly 2 seconds lead then slowed 2 laps later on thelast lap as a great train of 7 hustling Minis boredown on him. Tim Sleigh took over at the front lateon the last lap as David held onto 2nd. The top 5cars were covered by one second at the flag, blinkand you missed them. Kyle Reid was 3rd with RossWylie and Steven Brewster tied together behindthem. Shane Stoney was just over a second behindthem with Malcolm McNab a few car lengths behindhim. Elaine Marshall was top lady again in a good9th a second back on Kenneth Brewster. FionaWallace was 7 cars back on her, fighting with DanielDreelan. Result: 1 Tim Sleigh 9 laps in 9m 50.74s(70.20mph); 2 David Sleigh +0.16s; 3 Kyle Reid; 4 Wylie; 5 Steven Brewster; 6 Shane Stoney; 7 Malcolm McNab; 8 Kenneth Brewster; Fastest lap:McNab 1m 03.96s (72.03mph). Pole Position: DavidSleigh. Newcomers’ class: Wylie. Ladies’ Cup class: Marshall. Starters: 21.

Race ThreeTim Sleigh made a good start to lead but was spunround at Scotsman and was in and out of the gravel,dropping to 13th. Malcolm McNab now led fromKenneth Brewster and Shane Stoney with Kyle Reid4th. The top 8 were nose to tail with Elaine Marshalla good 8th ahead of Lewis Grant. David Sleigh was5th and took 4th from Kyle Reid at Scotsman, thenReid ran wide at the chicane and dropped a place toRoss Wylie. There were 7 cars nose to tail at thefront on lap 4 as they ran round together. DavidSleigh moved up to 3rd at Scotsman on lap 7 thenKyle Reid passed Ross Wylie for 5th going to thechicane a hundred metres later. On lap 8 we had 6cars still nose to tail at the front, but David Sleighhad a quick trip into the hairpin gravel with a littlehelp, while Tim Sleigh still in 13th also retired.

David was back on trackquickly and now 6th. Thelead bunch raced down tothe hairpin for the final timeand Malcolm McNab held themoff to win by 3 tenths after a good drive. ShaneStoney who is in his first season was a fine 2nd, asKyle Reid moved up to 3rd then Ross Wylie gotpast Kenneth Brewster as did David Sleigh to be5th. Elaine Marshall was 9th top lady again this timeshe had no pressure running a couple of seconds

behind Lewis Grant and 5 seconds clear of MichaelFalconer. This time Stephanie McMurdo was 2nd inthe Lady’s class in 13th holding off Daniel Dreelanand John Finlayson. Result: 1 McNab 9 laps in 9m 44.81s (70.91mph); 2 Stoney +0.34s; 3 Kyle Reid; 4 Wylie; 5 David Sleigh; 6 Kenneth Brewster; 7 Chris Reid; 8 Lewis Grant;. Fastest lap: Kyle Reid 1m 02.72s(73.45mph). Pole Position: Kenneth Brewster.Newcomers’ class: McNab. Ladies’ Cup class: Marshall. Starters: 21.

S cottish Fiesta Championship inassociation with Yokohama Tyre

Race OneThe cars took off towards Seat with Scott Robertsonleading from George Orr and Dave Colville.Robertson slowly pulled away a few cars lengthseach lap. The young borders driver was around 2seconds clear by mid race. He was never troubledand won after a polished performance. George Orr

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David Sleigh took a good win in Race 1

Kyle Reid had two good podium finishes

Elaine Marshall won the Ladies Cup class in all 3 rounds

Scott Robertson leads the charge down Seat curves

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had Dave Colville right on his bumper all race. ButGeorge was defending and racing well and theyfinished in that order with 3 tenths between them.Ian Donaldson ran 4th all race dropping back acouple of seconds on Colville, he had Blair Murdochall over him but he coped well. The top 5 were allSTs. The XR2 battle saw Peter Cruickshank lead theclass from lap 2 onwards. He had been beaten offthe line by Stephen Emslie. Peter grabbed the XR2lead at Seat Curves now running 6th overall. He hadmore pressure from Stephen Emslie then eased awayfrom lap 4 onwards to be 6 seconds ahead by theflag. Emslie was in fine form holding off WayneMacCauley all race. These two were very close overthe closing 3 laps, but Emslie held on as only half asecond separated them at the end of the race. CraigTaylor was not far behind them in his XR2 less thana second as he closed up over the final 3 laps, and hewon the XR newcomers class. Mike Strong roundedout the top 10 having stuck with Taylor all race.Result: 1 Scott Robertson (ST) 12 laps in 12m42.64s (72.50mph); 2 George Orr (ST) +4.41s; 3 Dave Colville (ST); 4 Ian Donaldson (ST); 5 Blair Murdoch (ST); 6 Peter Cruickshank (XR2);7 Stephen Emslie (XR2); 8 Wayne MacCauley(XR2); Fastest lap: Robertson 1m 02.75s(73.42mph). Pole Position: Robertson 1m 02.61s(73.59mph). XR Newcomers’ class: Taylor. Starters: 16.

Race TwoScott Robertson was smartly away in the lead andquickly opened up a second lead by lap 3. He waschased by Dave Colville who had got past GeorgeOrr early on. Dave kept George at bay all race andthey finished under a second apart after many laps ofrunning nose to tail. In fact the 2nd to 5th placed STswere in close formation from the off. Ian Donaldsonin 4th with Blair Murdoch on his tail. By lap 8 the 4cars were still close, it wasn’t until lap 9 that DaveColville opened out a couple of car lengths on Orrwho had Donaldson right with him. This closeracing had let Scott Robertson disappear into thedistance winning well with no pressure on him. TopXR2 was Peter Cruickshank he had got past BlairMurdock at the start, but Blair went past him earlyon in the race. Stephen Emslie was 2nd XR2 untillap 2 when he went off at Scotsman, but restartednow well down. Wayne MacCauley took up thechase after Peter but he dropped back a second midrace, then Peter really put his foot down andbenefited from Blair Murdoch slowing a little as Ian

Donaldson retired on the last lap, having slowed onlap 11. Peter nipped past Blair for 4th. WayneMacCauley was now a few seconds down andcouldn’t catch Blair in time. Scott said: “It’s bittersweet because Dave (Colville) is consistently there.”Peter said: “It’s very satisfying, I’ve been at it for 15years, it should be easy by now.” Craig Taylor wastop newcomer again in 7th just over 2 secondsbehind Wayne but he had a tougher race. MikeStrong had been ahead of him until lap 7 when Craiggot past, while Stephen Emslie had been on Craig’stail from lap 2. These 3 XR2s ran nose to tail allrace, and entertained.

Result: 1 Robertson 12 laps in 12m 45.73s(72.21mph); 2 Colville +4.07s; 3 Orr; 4 Cruickshank; 5 Murdoch; 6 MacCauley; 7 Craig Taylor; 8 Mike Strong; Fastest lap:Robertson 1m 03.08s (73.05mph). Pole Position: Robertson. XR Newcomers’ class: Taylor. Starters: 14.

S cottish Formula Ford 1600Championship supported by theGarage Door Company

Race OneThis race had a good battle at the front all the way tothe flag. Alistair Dow got away well from pole andopened up half a second on the 4 cars that ran closeas they pursued him. Ross McEwan was leading thechase. On lap 2 Dow spun exiting the chicane anddropped to last place. This left Ross McEwan just afew car lengths ahead of Jordan Gronkowski andMichael Gray, with Greg Stark half a second back.On lap 3 Gray took 2nd back with a bold moveround the outside at Seat curves. Next lapGronkowski reclaimed 2nd, also at Seat curves. Thetop 4 now had a second gap on Andy Paterson whowas going well but had Paul Kopec all over him. Bylap 5 McEwan was getting clear as the battle for 2ndraged with Gronkowski, Gray and Stark all close.Alistair Dow was also charging. By lap 4 he was upto 9th , and 7th on lap 6 passing Mathew Chisholm.Next lap he took 6th from Paul Kopec. Two morelaps he went past Andy Paterson to run 5th but wasaround 8 seconds behind 4th placed Greg Stark. Upfront it was interesting as Gronkowski started toclose on the leader McEwan. He was taking Grayand Stark with him. By lap 9 there was only 2 carlengths in it, then lap 10 saw the top 3 running noseto tail. Greg Stark had dropped back just over a

second in 4th. The last couple of laps the top 3 werestill very close but Ross McEwan held on for a goodwin. Only a second covered the top 3, Gronkowskiand Gray driving well all race. Stark was a good 4thwith Dow around 5 seconds behind him. AndyPaterson dropped back on the last lap and finished9th. Paul Kopec got up into 6th around a secondahead of Mathew Chisholm, with Classics classwinner Ivor Mairs 2.5 seconds behind in 8th. Provisional Result: 1 Ross McEwan (Van DiemenRF92) 12 laps in 11m 27.85s (80.38mph); 2 JordanGronkowski (Van Diemen) +0.57s; 3 Michael Gray(Vector); 4 Greg Stark (Van Diemen); 5 AlistairDow (Ray GRS09); 6 Paul Kopec (Ray GR08); 7 Matthew Chisholm (Van Diemen RF92); 8 Ivor Mairs (Mondiale 84); Fastest lap: Dow 56.00s(82.27mph). Pole Position: Dow 55.63s (82.82mph).Newcomers’ winner: Stark. Classic Cup winner:Mairs. Starters: 11. Race TwoRoss McEwan led the field away and was chasedhard by 3 cars. Jordan Gronkowski, Michael Grayand Alistair Dow. They ran nose to tail at the front.Greg Stark was half a second back in 5th with PaulKopec sticking with him. On lap 3 Michael Graytried to get 2nd at the hairpin, but Gronkowski heldhim off. On lap 4 Gronkowski went up the inside atthe hairpin to grab the lead. A lap later RossMcEwan spun at Clark with Michael Gray taking tothe gravel to avoid him. This let Alistair Dow into2nd with McEwan now 3rd as Gray dropped back acouple of places. Lap 6 saw more action as PaulKopec spun at Clark and was collected by MichaelGray. Both cars were out and this brought the Safetycar into play. After 3 laps the marshals had clearedthe track and racing resumed. Jordan Gronkowskiled but Alistair Dow was on his tail. These twoopened up a second on Ross McEwan who had GregStark only a car length behind. With two laps to goAlistair Dow took the lead running on the outside ofGronkowski at Leslie’s then up the inside atScotsman. Dow held on over the final mile to win byless than a second. Gronkowski was a fine 2nd withRoss McEwan 3rd. Greg Stark took 4rd and a coupleof seconds in arrears was Mathew Chisholm whowas pressed by Andy Paterson over the last few laps.Kieron Blake dropped back a little but held off IvorMairs for 6th.

Provisional Result: 1 Dow 12 laps in 14m 57.17s(61.63mph); 2 Gronkowski +0.80s; 3 McEwan 4Stark; 5 Chisholm; 6 Paterson; 7 Blake; 8 MairsFastest lap: Dow 56.19s (82.00mph). Pole Position: McEwan. Newcomers’ class:Gronkowski. Classic Cup class: Mairs. Starters: 10.

S cottish Legends Cars ChampionshipHeat OneDuncan Vincent was in car 05 and had drawn pole.He made good use of it leading from GerardMcCosh on lap 1 as Ross Marshall who started onrow 2 ran 3rd. A few cars took to the dirt at Seatcurves on the first lap. A lap later Marshall was 2ndas Carol Brown still lay 4th after starting 2nd and

Stephen Emslie was second XR2 in Race 1

George Orr was on the ST podium in both races

Craig Taylor won the Newcomers Class in both races

Jordan Gronkowski took a brace of second places

Greg Stark took 4th in Race 2

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dropping two places by Seat on lap 1. Billy Wait hadbeen 6th on lap 1 but spun at Seat on lap 2, everyoneavoided him though. On lap 3 Ross Marshall tookthe lead diving past Duncan at Clark corner. Back in6th Ross Mickel was catching the leading cars, asthe top 5 were running close. On lap 4 the safety carcame out Ivor Greenwood was off at Scotsman.He’d been near the back but in a tight group of 7cars early on. Racing resumed after 2 laps and RossMarshall sprinted away. He led by 3 car lengths asDuncan Vincent chased him. A lap later CarolBrown had 3rd from Gerard McCosh, while RossMickel moved up to 5th at the hairpin demotingDaniel MacKay. The top 6 were close with Carolnow 5 car lengths off Duncan who was right onRoss’s bumper. Carol also had Gerard tied to herbumper. On lap 9 Duncan retook the lead at the SeatCurves, he led for a mile then Ross was past at thehairpin. Last lap Ross barely held off Duncan for agood win but it was close in the drag to the finishfrom the hairpin. Duncan was on the inside only onehundredth of a second separated them, it wasvirtually a dead heat. Carol was 3 tenths of a secondback and Gerard another 7 tenths behind. Top 4covered by a blanket, what a finish. Ross Mickelwatched this from 5th as Daniel MacKay held offDavid Hunter for 6th with rookie David Allan only afew lengths back. Ross Marshall said: “It washectic.”Result: 1 Ross Marshall 8 laps in 12m 00.96s(51.13mph); 2 Duncan Vincent +0.01s; 3 Carol Brown; 4 Gerard McCosh; 5 Ross Mickel; 6 Daniel McKay; 7 David Hunter; 8 David Allan;Fastest lap: Marshall 1m 00.10s (75.41mph). Pole Position: Vincent. Starters: 18. Heat TwoDavid Allan was on pole in the rolling start. He ledfrom David Newall on lap 1 as Ross Marshall madea demon start and terrific first lap to go from 14th to4th. Then red flags, the officials decided the startwas not even so it was back behind the pace car fora new start. This time David Allan led from AlanFernley on lap 1 with David Newall very close.Newall took 2nd on lap 2 then moved into the leadon lap 3. Duncan Vincent retired that lap at thechicane he’d been mid pack n a big train of cars. Lap3 also saw Ross Mickel dive past David Allan at thehairpin for 2nd. On lap 5 Ross Marshall retired withfront suspension damage, he and Daniel MacKayhad spun at Clark on lap 4, and he was narrowlyavoided by other cars. This made the Championshipvery interesting. Carol Brown was moving up

through the pack and stood to score well and closethe points gap on championship leader Ross. Carolstarted 15th and was 7th by lap 3. She moved up to4th by lap 5. The two lead cars were side by side atClark corner on lap 6 which let Carol get right ontheir tails as they slowed each other. David Newallstill led, but next lap Carol was through to lead atSeat curves. She came under pressure from RossMickel who was 2nd by lap 8 and on her bumper,but she took the win well. David Newall was a fineclose 3rd with Paul O’Brien nipping past DavidAllan in the final half mile to take 4th. GerardMcCosh was 6th after starting 13th and had DavidHunter glued to his bumper after Hunter had movedpast Paul MacKay with a lap to go. Both demotedBilly Wait on the last lap after Billy had been goingwell moving up from 12th at the start.Result: 1 Carol Brown 8 laps in 12m 03.68s(50.93mph); 2 Mickel +0.64s; 3 David Newall; 4 Paul O’Brien; 5 Allan; 6 McCosh; 7 Hunter; 8 Billy Wait; Fastest lap: O’Brien 1m 00.88s(75.68mph). Pole Position: Allan. Starters: 18.

FinalThe pack rushed down to Seat (Duffus Dip) DavidMeiklejohn on pole was mobbed. Duncan Vincentstarted 5th and had a terrific run he was 2nd by SeatCurves and into the lead at Scotsman. The first lapsaw Palazzo go off into the tyres at Clark. Duncanwas away chased by Ross Marshall. But there was asurprise as Ross Marshall went off at Clark on lap 2,he glanced the tyre wall but continued. Duncan hadbuilt a good lead, it was 1.5 seconds by lap 4 asRoss Mickel moved into 2nd he had moved up wellfrom 13th at the start. He had a racy Gerard McCoshright on his tail with Carol Brown similarly close toGerard in 4th. After Duncan we had 8 cars runningvirtually nose to tail. I was good racing. Carolmoved past Gerard on lap 6 but he didn’t drop back.She then took 2nd on lap 7 and Gerard followedthrough into 3rd demoting Ross Mickel, who nowhad Paul O’Brien and David Allan all over him.With two laps to go Duncan still had around 2seconds lead, he was driving well and Carol didn’tclose the gap, but she had Gerard a few metresbehind her, and Gerard had Ross Mickel inchesbehind him for the closing laps. It was entertainingstuff, as O’Brien held 5th slowly getting clear ofDavid Hunter who was easing away from AlanFearney. Duncan’s return to racing had been a realsuccess, the former Supersports lap record holder(when driving a Radical) had shown he still has realpace. Duncan won the final and said: “That felt pretty hot.I was worried when I had rally Dave up behind me.But it’s good fun when you get a big lead like that.Feels great to win a race again.” Gerard McCosh thefast veteran who still looks for his first win said:“The traffic was kind at the start, I made the mistakeof trying to go past Carol, what we should have donewas work together.”Result: 1 Duncan Vincent 10 laps in 10m 24.44s(73.79mph); 2 Brown +1.92s; 3 McCosh; 4 Mickel;5 O’Brien; 6 Hunter; 7 Allan; 8 Alan Fearnley;

Fastest lap: Marshall 1m 00.63s (75.99mph). Pole Position: David Meiklejohn. Starters: 17.

S cottish Classic S ports and S aloonsin association with Yokohama TyresRace OneThe grid numbers had dropped a little from the bignumbers at BTC but we still had many excellentcars. Andrew Smith had his black Morgan smartlyaway from pole chased by Shonny Paterson’s TR8.Shonny hung on well over the first half of the raceas the two V8 cars rumbled round with only a fewcar lengths between them. Stan Bernard was 3rd.His 911 starts well and he was right on Shonny’s bigBritish Leyland bumper for a couple of laps beforedrifting back. Stan had Robert Marshall’s rapidMK2 Escort for close company all race. JohnMarshall was back and in a rally Escort. He was in6th at the start right behind Raymond Boyd’s 911with Harry Simpson’s new Ginetta G4 on hisbootlid. Harry stayed there until lap 6 then wentround the outside of him at Seat curves for 6th.Harry then slowly closed on Boyd’s 911 and was onhis exhaust pipe by lap 8, but then his new carslowed and retired on Railway straight on lap 9.Further back Tom Wilson’s MK2 Escort was underserious pressure from Class A leader GeorgeLeitch’s Fiesta. These two were ahead of Nic BoyesMini Cooper which had won class A for much of theseason. Leitch retired on lap 10 after a good run.Wilson had also been chasing Alex Montgomery’sMGB GTV8 but the B was getting a few secondsclear air. Andrew Smith eventually pulled a coupleof seconds away from Shonny for the race and classwin, but he had to work for it. Stan kept 3rd thoughRobert Marshal’s class winning Escort was alwaysclose.

Result: 1 Andrew Smith (Morgan +8) 12 laps in11m 57.52s (77.06mph); 2 Shonny Paterson(Triumph TR8) +2.24s; 3 Stan Bernard (Porsche911); 4 Robert Marshall (Ford Escort RS); 5 Raymond Boyd (Porsche 911); 6 John Marshall(Ford Escort); 7 Alex Montgomery (MGB GT); 8 Tom Wilson (Ford Escort RS); Fastest lap: RobertMarshall 56.82s (77.02mph). Class winners: Smith,Bernard; Robert Marshall; N Boyes (Mini Cooper);Ian Blacklin (Ford Fiesta). Starters: 15. Race TwoThe Morgan of Andrew Smith got away cleanly asStan Bernard shot forward in his fast starting 911.There was no Shonny Paterson, his TR8 not startingafter a good run in race 1. Stan ran a few car lengthsbehind Andrew for the first half of the race. He hadRobert Marshall’s rapid Escort a similar gap behind.Raymond Boyd’s 911 was 4th he was half a secondoff the Escort but with John Marshall all over him inhis Escort. These two were tied together all race andwould finish inches apart. These 5 cars were wellclear of the filed led by Alex Montgomery’sMGBGT V8. The MG cruised away from Nic Boyesclass leading Mini. Back at the front Stan closed onAndrew. By lap 9 he was 2 car lengths back, butAndrew responded and pulled a few lengths out by

Gerard McCosh ran well in Heat 1 and the Final

David Newall raced to third in Heat 1

Duncan Vincent (05) took anexcellent win in the Final

John Marshall in his rally spec Escort Mk2

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the flag, though there was less than a second in it.Robert Marshall kept Stan honest all race and was 2seconds ahead of Raymond Boyd’s 911 at the end.Further down the field Nic Boyes slowly eased awayfrom Tom Wilson’s Escort MK2 but only 2 secondsseparated them. Christie Doran had her TR8 in 9thand got away from Ian Blacklin’s class winningFiesta as Cameron Gilmour completed the runners inthe oldest car running, a smart Austin A30 from thelate 1950s. He was only a second behind the Fiestaat the flag. We lost Andy Walker’s Triumph Sportwhich stopped at Clark on lap 11. He had beenaround 10 seconds back on Tom Wilson. Result: 1 Smith 12 laps in 12m 08.83s (75.86mph);2 Bernard +0.83s; 3 Robert Marshall; 4 Boyd; 5 John Marshall; 6 Montgomery; 7 Nic Boyes (MiniCooper); 8 Wilson; Fastest lap: Smith 59.66s(77.22mph). Pole Position: Smith. Class winners:Smith; Bernard; Robert Marshall; Boyes; Blacklin.Starters: 12.

S cottish S aloons and S portscarsRace OnePole sitter Gary Watson had a good start and racedaway into a comfortable lead in the white Westfield.He was chased by Stewart Whyte’s Escort Cosworthbut the gap was growing at half a second per lap forthe first 6 laps. Whyte was hounded by MarioCaira’s Evo in the early laps then Mario slowed onlap 3, he dropped back and retired on lap 4. PhilipDuncan took over in 3rd in his Westfield chased byRobert Drummond’s Escort Cosworth and AlexDobbie who had started last on the grid in hisMallock after problems in qualifying with his

brakes. On lap 7 Drummond also slowed anddropped places he would limp home in 11th. PhilipDuncan took 2nd on lap 8 but then spun at Clarkcorner on lap 11 letting Whyte back into 2nd. AlexBruce who was 6th on lap 9 was smoking. GaryWait had been running ahead of him but droppedback as well, he got home 6th. At the front Watsonwas pulling well clear as the others hit trouble. Onthe last lap Whyte who was now 2nd had amechanical problem on the way to the hairpin butlimped it home though Alex Dobbie cruised past tosnatch 2nd. Phil Duncan recovered to finish 4th. Thefield had spread out during the race. In the MazdaMX5 Cup class, Stuart Haston held off Paul Curtisand pulled away to be 9 seconds clear of him withNorman Nicol 3rd in class.

Result: 1 Garry Watson (Westfield) 12 laps in 11m01.90s (84.21mph); 2 Alex Dobbie (Mallock Mk20)+36.21s; 3 Stewart Whyte (Escort Cosworth); 4 Philip Duncan (Westfield); 5 Alex Bruce(Mitsubishi Evo); 6 Gary Wait (Ford EscortCosworth); 7 Paul Nevill (Ford Escort RS2000); 8 Joe Shuttleton (Subaru Impreza); 9 Mark Dawson(VW Corrado); 10 Alasdair McGowan (CitroenAX). Fastest lap: Watson 53.247s (86.54mph). PolePosition: Watson 52.68s (87.46mph). Class winners:Watson, Whyte; Nevil; McGowan; Stuart Haston(Mazda MX5). Starters: 15. Race TwoIt was a repeat of race 1 as the Westfield of GaryWatson led from the lights and was never headed.He rapidly opened up 5 seconds lead by lap 3, andfinished nearly 30 seconds ahead of the field.Stewart Whyte didn’t start the race, and Alex Dobbie

was 2nd in his Mallock on lap 1 he was pressed byPhilip Duncan’s Westfield who had 2nd by lap 2 .Mario Caira had shot up from the back of the 14 cargrid in his Evo and was 4th by Clark corner on lap 1.He took 3rd at the hairpin on lap 2, but Dobbie stuckclose to him. Around 2 seconds back Alex Brucewas hanging on in his Evo while slowly droppingRobert Drummond’s Escort Cosworth. On lap 4Robert Drummond ‘s car started to smoke and heretired . A lap later Mario Caira headed for the pitsto retire from 3rd. From mid race the field spreadout. Alex Dobbie a few seconds back on PhilipDuncan, and they finished 5 seconds apart at theend. Paul Nevill moved up to 5th in his Escortchased by Joe Shuttleton’s Subaru Imprezza that wasonly just over 2 seconds adrift at the flag in 6th.Mark Dawson ran close to Gary Wait early on, thenWait’s Escort Cosworth retired on lap 3 andDawson’s VW Corrado dropped back from JoeShuttleton, but got clear of class winning CitroenAX of Alasdair McGowan. While in the Mazda MX5 Cup class Stuart Hastonhad Paul Curtis on his bumper for a couple of laps.He then eased away to win the class by 4 seconds.Norman Nicol had stayed close for a couple of lapsthen drifted back 3rd in this class. Result: 1 Watson 12 laps in 10m 56.61s(84.21mph); 2 Duncan +29.92s; 3 Dobbie; 4 Bruce;5 Nevill; 6 Shuttleton; 7 Mark Dawson (VW); 8 Alasdair McGowan (AX); Fastest lap: Watson52.98s (86.96mph). Pole Position: Watson. Classwinners: Bruce; Watson, Nevill; McGowan; Haston.Starters: 14.

Kevin Pick

Ian Blacklin won his class twice in the Fiesta, chased here by Cameron Gilmourʼs Austin A30

Stewart Whyte had an up and down meeting with a class win and a DNF

Mark Dawsonʼs VW Corrado brings welcome variety to the grid

The Porsche Carrera Cup GB is one of the toughestsports car series in Britain where a podium needs tobe earned and you have to fight every inch of theway. As per usual it was an amazing feeling to geton the podium twice at Brands Hatch in October, butas a driver you always want more.I had a good late lap to put me third on the grid forrace one and my second fastest lap put me fifth forrace two. I knew I could do something from there.Things didn’t exactly go to plan in the races! Thechange in the weather made things very tricky and

the correct car set up played a big role. I started thefirst race from third place in the rain, and tookRichard Plant on the outside at Paddock Hill Bend. Iwas struggling with the car to start with and I knew Icouldn’t stay with Jonas Gelzinis. The left rear tyrestarted overheating very early on and that meant thecar was sliding when I was turning in, or trying todrive out of the corners. It was very tough and I let itall hang out in pursuit of Sam Tordoff and JonasGelzinas. We finished the race in third and it wasanother superb result for the team. The only problemwas that the two guys in front of me in the race weremy competitors in the fight for third overall.In the second race I had nothing to lose, I gotanother good start from fifth and I made up oneplace going into Paddock Hill Bend, then I had a runon Ben Barker as we went up to Druids. I tried to goround the outside, but the grip just wasn’t there and Ihad to slot into fourth. Daniel Lloyd was showinggreat wet weather pace in front of me but pushed thecar too far and lost control in to Surtees corner,handing me third place. Everyone was pushing sohard and there was so much spray kicked up by the

cars in front whichmeant the visibility wasvirtually zero. I wasactually relieved tobring the car home inone piece and in apodium position onceagain!Celtic Speed team keepmoving forward. If wecan sort our qualifying out next year, then we will bea real force. We know we can be on the front rowevery time and then we will have a real shot at thetitle. The two races provided my eighth and ninthpodiums of the year and a fifth overall in thechampionship standings. You can’t look at that andsay it has not been a hugely successful first year inthe Pro class. I will take away the many positives ofthe season as it has been an amazing rollercoaster ofemotions. I’m hugely proud of the teamsprogression and the support I have received fromsponsors and friends alike.

Rory Butcher

Rory’s report - Podium Finishes to end the 2012 Season

Rory Butcher celebrated two podiums

Roryʼs Porsche in action

S cottish S aloon and S portscarChampionshipRace OneDrama before the start as Stewart Whyte’s Escorthad a problem, his team worked on the car until 30seconds before the cars were released onto the track.He was in a 2 car race for the title with GaryWatson. Pole man Watson shot into the lead and ranaway with the race in his Westfield. Whyte had alsohad problems in practise and was mid grid, he thengot away slowly in his Escort Cosworth. At Duffuson the first lap we had a spinner Gary Wait droppedfrom 5th and restarted 13th. Alex Dobie was 2nd inhis Mallock on lap 1 then Philip Duncan took over.Mario Caira grabbed 3rd on lap 2 with his Evofurther demoting Dobbie. Caira was charging and heclosed the 15 car length gap to Duncan, blasting paston the Railway Straight on lap 4 to be 2nd. Duncanthen sat on his bumper all the way to the flag. Theywere joined by Dobbie and we had a good scrapover 2nd. Alex Bruce sat in a safe 5th over 10

seconds back by the end. Gary Wait made a goodrecovery from his early spin. He was up to 7th bylap 4 and passed Joe Shuttleton for 6th a lap later.Robert Drummond was also staging a chase backfrom his off at the chicane on lap 1. His EscortCosworth moved up from last to finish 7th a placehe took on lap 8. What of Stewart Whyte, his racewining car was in trouble and he limped into the pitson lap 3. In the Mazda MX5 Cup we had 4 cars,with Paul Curtis holding off former XR2 starGeriant Jones on his debut to win the class by 4seconds, though Jones set a new class lap record.The race was red flagged after 10 laps when AlanPotts the former XR2 racer who had returned after afew seasons away went off at MacIntyres in a FiestaST, he had been 9th drawing away from the MX5s.Watson’s win saw him now lead the title race. Mariosaid he was out for a bit of fun, it certainly lookedlike he enjoyed himself.Result: 1 Garry Watson (Westfield) 12 laps in 8m17.65mph (83.33mph); 2 Mario Caira (MitsubishiEvo VI) +10.81s; 3 Philip Duncan (Westfield); 4Alex Dobbie (Mallock Mk30); 5 Alex Bruce (Mitsubishi Evo); 6 Gary Wait (EscortCosworth); 7 Robert Drummond (Escort Cosworth);8 Joe Shuttleton (Subaru Impreza); Class winners:Watson, Caira; Dobbie; Paul Curtis (MX5). Pole Position: Watson 52.79s (87.28mph). Fastest lap: Watson 53.23s (86.56mph). Starters: 14.

Race TwoGary Watson was quickly away and had a 6 secondlead within a couple of laps. This rapidly grewthroughout the race as he won with ease. PhilipDuncan was a dns so Mario Caira had second andeased clear of a fast starting Gary Wait, who was 3rduntil lap 4 when he slowed. Alex Dobbie took over3rd at Clark passing Wait on the inside, he had beenpressing Robert Drummond since the start.Drummond retook Dobbie and moved into 3rd asthe lap closed. He held it with close pressure fromDobbie for 2 laps then opened out a second gap.Dobbie tracked him and was back on his tail by lap9 and retook 3rd at the hairpin on that lap. They bothstarted to catch Mario Caira who had raced clear in asafe 2nd, but his 9 second lead started to evaporateas his car sounded a little rough by lap 10. On thelast lap Caira had Dobbie and Drummond on his tail,but he held them off. Drummond nipped pastDobbie in sight of the flag for 3rd. Alex Bruce was5th he had chased Alex Dobbie keeping the gap toaround 3 seconds for half the race, but then droppedback over the closing laps. Joe Shuttleton had 7thon lap 1 then Stewart Whyte shot past at Clark.Whyte had started 12th and looked as if he was onfor a charge, but then rapidly slowed and stopped atthe tri oval by the hairpin. This left Shuttleton in alonely 6th. The MX5 class again went to Paul Curtisbut this time Geriant Jones dropped back 4 secondsearly on then closed him down to be just over asecond back by the flag. Watson’s wins saw him

retain his Championship title with the rapidWestfield, and giving him his 3rd Championship in3 years.Result: 1 Watson 12 laps in 10m 45.65s(85.64mph); 2 Caira +38.95s; 3 Drummond; 4 Dobbie; 5 Bruce; 6 Shuttleton; 7 Paul Curtis(MX5); 8 Geriant Jones (MX5);. Class winners:Watson, Caira; Dobbie; Curtis. Pole Position:Watson. Fastest lap: Watson 52.22s (88.24mph).

S cottish Classic S ports and S aloonsin association with Yokohama TyresRace OneThis championship is class based and it was verytight, the lead being shared by Andrew Smith andRobert Marshall. Shonny Paterson was on pole hisTR8 in the same class a Andrew Smith’s Morganwhich lined up alongside him. Smith got awaysmartly and led at the first corner. He was chased bythe fast starting 911 of Stan Bernard and JohnMarshall’s Escort. Paterson was 4th as these cars rannose to tail. Robert Marshall had his Escort in aclose 5th chased hard by Willie Robertson’s Datsun240Z. A second back was Harry Simpson’s new

Ginetta G4 but he was demoted by Raymond Boyd’s911 on lap 2. On lap 2 John Marshall powered into2nd up the hill but Bernard was back in 2nd halfway round the lap. Stan Bernard had his 911alongside Smith’s Morgan at Clark, but Smith kepthis foot in and held onto the lead. A lap later ShonnyPaterson was 2nd by Seat with John Marshall now3rd. The top 3 were still nose to tail with Bernarddropping a couple of car lengths back, but then withRobert Marshall on his tail after demoting Robertsonto 6th on lap 2. Boyd moved up to join these cars bylap 3 then Robertson’s 240Z slowed on lap 4 andretired a lap later. At the front Smith started to drawslowly away. He was nearly 2 seconds clear by lap 6but the gap didn’t grow much after that as Patersonkept him honest. John Marshal pitted on lap 3. The 2leaders drew clear of Stan Bernard who held a fewcar lengths gap on Robert Marshall. Raymond Boydwas chasing these two and started to close, by midrace he was half a second back. He sat behindMarshall for a couple of laps then moved past on lap9 to be 4th and now was on Stan Bernard’s tail. Thetwo 911s ran close until the 12th and last lap whenBoyd dived past at Seat (Duffus) and held on to beatBernard by 2 tenths of a second. It was Boyd’s firstclass win over Stan at Knockhill and a fine 3rd.Smith took the flag and class win as Paterson had a

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It was a sunny day as 5 of the 6 championships went down to the wire. We had good racing and some nail biting finishes as newchampions were crowned and 2 champions retained their titles. We had a special guest as racing super star Dario Franchittiwas in attendance.

KNOCKHILL: October 7th

Gary Watson won both races with ease

Mario Caira got two fine second places

Paul Curtis won the MX5 Cup class at the final meeting

OCTOBER

7Knockhill

Andrew Smith won the Classicsraces in his Morgan

Harry Simpsonʼs new Ginetta G4 was quick

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good 2nd. In 6th came Robert Marshall also winningclass C as he dropped a place to Harry Simpson whotook 5th at the hairpin on the last lap and won classB. Jimmy Crow was a safe 7th The smallest engineclass a went to Nick Boyes Mini Cooper. Boyesspent much of the race looking up the exhaust pipeof his season long adversary Robin Benn’s Capri 3litre, before passing him for 8th on lap 11. He waswell clear of class rival Iain Sinclair who was out inAndy Walker’s Triumph Sports for the first time andset a new class lap record in it. John Marshall cameback out in his Escort after a brief pit stop and racedwell going quickly up the order before retiring onlap 11. The Championship was still tied. RaymondBoyd said: “That was a great race with Robert, Stanand Harry, just fabulous, and its the first time I’vebeaten Stan at Knockhill.”Result: 1 Andrew Smith (Morgan +8) 12 laps in11m 54.96s (77.34mph); 2 Shonny Paterson(Triumph TR8) +2.11s; 3 Raymond Boyd (Porsche911); 4 Stan Bernard (Porsche 911); 5 HarrySimpson (Ginetta G4); 6 Robert Marshall (FordEscort RS); 7 Jimmy Crow (Ford Escort); 8 NickBoyes (Mini Cooper); Class winners: Smith, Boyd;Simpson; Marshall; Boyes. Pole Position: Paterson59.28s (77.72mph). Fastest lap: Smith 58.42s(78.87mph). Starters: 15.

Race TwoAndrew Smith had the lead from the start and neverlost it. He was put under pressure for 4 laps byShonny Paterson before turning up the wick andopening out a 3 second lead by lap 8, He slowed thepace a little over the last lap but took another goodwin. Shonny never gave up, and had Stan Bernardfor close company for a few laps, then opened out 3seconds gap by mid race, which was nearly 5seconds by the flag. Stan had Raymond Boyd allover him until lap 8 when the white 911 opened outa little daylight from the blue one. But Boyd closedhim down on the last lap, and they were just half asecond apart at the flag. Robert Marshall sat onBoyd’s tail until lap 6 then dropped back a couple ofcar lengths, then was right back with the 911 on lap8, but eased up to finish a second behind on the lastlap , though winning his class again. He was wellclear of class C rival Jimmy Crow who was 6th allrace. Crow had Robin Benn a few seconds behind inthe early laps with Nick Boyes on his bumper. Theyhad Iain Sinclair for company, who was Boyes classrival. Sinclair sat there until lap 5 then moved past

both of them, with Boyes also demoting the BennCapri at Clark on the same lap. Sinclair then pulledout nearly 4 seconds on Boyes to win class A. HarrySimpson didn’t get far, he was on the grid but his carhad seized brakes and he was pushed away. Thechampionship was tied between Smith and RMarshall after 18 rounds, with two 100% class winrecords, it was impressive racing from them both.Result: 1 Smith 12 laps in 11m 58.69s (76.94mph);2 Paterson +2.54s; 3 Bernard; 4 Boyd; 5 Marshall; 6 Crow; 7 Sinclair; 8 Boyes; Class winners: Smith,Bernard; Marshall; Sinclair. Pole Position: Smith.Fastest lap: Smith 58.11s (79.29mph). Starters: 14.

S cottish Formula FordChampionship – supported by theGarage Door Company

Race OneRoss McEwan led from pole and was never headedin this 12 lap race, but it was close. Alistair Dow saton his tail sometimes 2 or 3 car lengths behind thenfor the last 3 laps they were nose to tail. Both drovereally well as they eased clear of the pack. In 3rd onlap 1 was Jordan Gronkowski but on lap 2 IanMunro outbraked him at the hairpin and took 3rd.Behind these two Craig Brunton was on the move.He passed Michael Gray for 5th on lap 2 then caughtGronkowski and moved to 4th on lap 3 at thehairpin. As the front two opened up around a secondon Munro he in turn was over 2 seconds clear bymid race of an entertaining 4 car scrap. CraigBrunton held off Michael Gray who passed JordanGronkowski at Seat on lap 5 with veteran StuartThorburn back for his annual drive and staying intouch. Brunton eventually opened up daylight andgot a second clear by lap 9 leaving Gronkowski toattack, and then pass Gray on lap 7 at the hairpin. Hechased Brunton but didn’t close that gap but did geta few car lengths clear of Gray, who in turn did thesame to Thorburn over the last few laps. In 8th cameIvor Mairs winning the classics class and racingkeenly as he was last on lap 1. He passed Greg Starkon lap 2, then Mathew Chisholm on lap 5. Finally hetracked Scott Hynds the Legends driver who wasmaking his FF debut, but on the last lap Ivor slippedpast him. Race winner Ross said: “I knew it wasgoing to be tense, I got a bit of a break and held ittogether. I was just trying to stay calm and itworked.” Post meeting Gronkowski was dq.Provisional Result: 1 Ross McEwen (Van DiemenRF92) 12 laps in 11m 18.19s (81.53mph); 2 AlistairDow (Ray GRS09) +0.20s; 3 Ian Munro (VanDiemen); 4 Craig Brunton (Ray GR08); 5 MichaelGray (Vector); 6 Stuart Thorburn (Van Diemen); 7 Ivor Mairs (1984 Mondiale); 8 Scott Hynds (VanDiemen) Class winner: Mairs. Newcomers’ class:Chisholm. Pole Position: McEwen. Fastest lap:Munroe 55.92s. Starters: 11. Race TwoRoss McEwan got away well from pole but AlistairDow who lined up next to him didn’t. Ian Munro ran2nd on lap 1 until the hairpin when Craig Bruntondived past. As McEwan quickly opened up a couple

of seconds gap Brunton held off a 5 car train behindhim. On the opening lap Dow dropped to 6th by Seatbut made up a place on Railway Straight draftingpast Stuart Thorburn. The pack ran nose to tail onlap 2. In 3rd Munro then dropped a place to MichaelGray on lap 3. Munro then had Alistair Dow all overhim with Gronkowski and Thorburn right with them.By lap 4 we had Brunton opening up half a secondon Gray who in turn was a second clear of 3 carsrunning nose to tail, Munro, Dow and Gronkowski.Thorburn started to drift back a little from this groupbut was getting slowly away from Scott Hynds. Upfront McEwan started to stretch away. The battlesbehind him were still going on as Dow took 4th onlap 8 at the hairpin from Munro, but Munro foughtback and retook the place at Clark next time round.On lap 10 Stuart Thorburn went off approachingClark and into the gravel and he just kissed the tyrewall. This brought out the red flags as he went inhead on. McEwan had his second win of the day.Craig Brunton was impressive in his 2nd meeting ofthe year. Young Michael Gray raced well into third.Gronkowski was dq post meeting.Provisional Result: 1 McEwen 9 laps in 8m 30.28s(81.27mph); 2 Brunton +3.39s; 3 Gray; 4 Munro; 5 Dow; 6 Scott Hynds (Van Diemen); 7 Chisholm(Van Diemen RF92); 8 Mairs. Classic Class winner:Mairs. Newcomers’ class: Chisholm. Pole Position:McEwen. Fastest lap: Dow 56.02s. Starters: 11.

Celtic S peed Mini Cooper Cup –supported by Yokohama Tyres,S uperchips, Wheelsaround

Race OneThe only championship that had been settled beforethe meeting, David Sleigh retaining his title, but thatdidn’t stop lots of good racing, as the other topspots were to be confirmed, as was the NewcomersCup. David Sleigh led the opening lap from brotherTim chased closely by Malcolm McNab who headeda 4 car train, with Ross Wylie, Steven Brewster andLewis Grant running nose to tail. On lap 3 placeschanged as McNab dropped to 5th then Tim Sleighwas contacted exiting the chicane and fishtailed, butheld onto 2nd. Lap 4 and the pack shuffled, Timwas down in 5th as Wylie was now 2nd, but DavidSleigh was over 2 seconds clear and running away.Then the safety car came out and bunched up thefield. Stephanie McMurdo had gone into the tyre

Robert Marshall won his class and was in the front running pack

Shonny Patersonʼs TR8 took two good second places

Ross McEwen is inches ahead of Alistair Dow

Michael Gray was on the podium in Race 2

Ross Wylie won races 1 and 2 in fine style

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barrier at Scotsman. After 3 laps racing resumedgoing up the hill. We had 2 cars spin at Scotsman(Finlayson and Marshall) then young Josh Baird wasoff at Butchers, but he didn’t restart, the others did.David Sleigh was ahead until the hairpin then RossWylie took the lead. Wylie got his head down andquickly opened up a second gap. But it was fromSteven Brewster and Malcolm McNab as DavidSleigh had been mugged and was now 4th with hisbrother Tim on his bumper. A second back sat ShaneStoney, he was also a second clear of Lewis Grantwho had Alan Waugh and Guy Johnstone on hisbumper. Wylie ran out an easy winner as Brewsterdefended his 2nd place successfully from McNab.Ross Wylie said: “I’ve been waiting a while, but weworked hard and I’m delighted to have my 1st winof the season. That’s what I was taught in karting,you’ve got to be committed no half hearted moves.”Fiona Wallace was 11th and won the Ladies Cupclass and was on Scott McKenzie’s bumper at theend, though Emma Bruce was less than a secondbehind her. Result: 1 Ross Wylie 9 laps in 13m 05.03s(52.82mph); 2 Steven Brewster +1.93s; 3 MalcolmMcNab; 4 Tim Sleigh; 5 David Sleigh; 6 ShaneStoney; 7 Lewis Grant; 8 Alan Waugh; Newcomers’class: Wylie. Ladies’ Cup class: Fiona Wallace. PolePosition: David Sleigh 1m 02.94s (73.21mph).Fastest lap: David Sleigh 1m 03.58s (72.47mph).Starters: 18.

Race TwoA mass charge into Seat saw Tim Sleigh lead fromSteven Brewster with pole sitter Ross Wylie 3rd.There were 14 cars running nose to tail on lap 1, onemake saloon racing at its best. David Sleigh thechampion took 3rd at Clark as Wylie went wide.Then we had the safety car out on lap 3 as a car wasoff on the grass at Scotsman, but in the queue thatformed we had a crash. Elaine Marshall andStephanie McMurdo were involved by the bridge,Red flags came out, the race stopped. Once it wassorted out by the marshals the race restarted. ButElaine and Stephanie didn’t take the restart as theircars were damaged. Ross Wylie did a better job butSteven Brewster led to the first corner Seat, thenWylie passed him going down the Dip and led.Wylie then motored away opening up a second leadin 3 laps as Brewster held off Tim Sleigh andMalcolm McNab. But McNab passed Tim onHislops on lap 2. Brewster had his hands full as heheld off McNab with Tim and David Sleigh on hisboot. Shane Stoney was only two or three carlengths back on the final lap after closing themdown once he worked free of Lewis Grant, who wasdicing with Guy Johnstone. Fiona Wallace was toplady and beat Scott McKenzie to 9th by half asecond. The cars stayed in close order until the flagas Ross Wylie took win no. 2 of his Mini career.Sometimes race wins are like buses, you don’t seeone for a while then two come along together! Result: 1 Ross Wylie 6 laps in 6m 27.46s(71.35mph); 2 Steven Brewster +1.71s; 3 MalcolmMcNab; 4 Tim Sleigh; 5 David Sleigh; 6 ShaneStoney; 7 Lewis Grant; 8 Guy Johnstone;

Newcomers’ class: Wylie. Ladies’ Cup class:Wallace. Pole Position: Wylie. Fastest lap: DavidSleigh 1m 03.44s (72.63mph). Starters: 16.

Race 3The reversed grid race and David Sleigh led lap 1from Tim Sleigh and Malcolm McNab at Seat.McNab charged past Tim Sleigh at Scotsman to be2nd then hunted down David. By Seat on lap 2 hewas leading as he scythed past the new champion.Behind the top 2 Tim headed a 5 car train withShane Stoney on his bumper. Up front McNab wasunder pressure, David Sleigh sat on his tailgate allthe way lap after lap but McNab was cool and wonby less than half a second this result also gave himthe Newcomers Cup title, as he won that class aswell. The battle over 3rd was also tight as newcomerShane Stoney drove well. He nipped past Tim Sleighon lap 6 going up the hill side by side with Timbefore taking 3rd at Seat. Ross Wylie chased themand closed to within 2 car lengths by the flag afterholding off mid race pressure from Steven Brewster.Lewis Grant and Guy Johnstone had quiet races in7th and 8th. In contrast Josh Baird in 9th fought pastJohn Finlayson on lap 5 and they ran close all raceas Fiona Wallace sat on Finlayson’s bumper fromlap 2 when he nipped past the lady’s cup classwinner. Emma Bruce stayed with Fiona from thestart and held off Michael Falconer. Result: 1 Malcolm McNab 9 laps in 9m 39.09s(71.61mph); 2 David Sleigh +0.47s; 3 Shane Stoney;4 Tim Sleigh; 5 Ross Wylie; 6 Steven Brewster; 7 Lewis Grant; 8 Guy Johnstone; Newcomers’ class:McNab. Ladies’ Cup class: Wallace. Fastest lap:Stoney 1m03.29s (72.80mph). Starters: 14.

S cottish Legends Cars ChampionshipWe went into the meeting with Carol Brown only 10points behind Ross Marshall and a maximum of 600points to be won today. It turned out to be a thriller.

Heat OneColin Atkinson had drawn pole and dropped to 2ndat Seat as Chris Hynds raced past him. Then CarolBrown zipped through to 2nd going down the Dip.She started 4th and was leading by Clark corner onlap 1. It was then an easy race for the formerChampion as Carol ran away from the pack to win.From lap 2 Atkinson was heading a 4 car train withDaniel McKay on his bumper in 3rd by lap 3. In thepack of 6 cars that formed a second behind him wasRoss Marshall. He started the race 15th and by lap 3

was 8th. By lap 4 he moved past 4 cars to 4th, thelast of these being Gerard McCosh at Clark. He thenchased after the top 3. By lap 7 he was up to 3rddemoting McKay. On the 8th and final lap hepressed Atkinson who went off into the gravel at thehairpin giving Ross 2nd. Paul O’Brien had 4th withRoss Mickel who demoted Gerard McCosh in thefinal half mile on his bootlid. David Hunter got up to7th on the final lap passing two cars to get therebeating Kieran Murray by a few hundredths of asecond or blink and you miss it. Atkinson got goingto finish 9th just ahead of David Allan. Carol wasnow 5 points ahead in the championship. Result: 1 Carol Brown 8 laps in 8m 17.51s(74.09mph); 2 Ross Marshall +3.82s; 3 DanielMcKay; 4 Paul O’Brien; 5 Ross Mickel; 6 GerardMcCosh; 7 David Hunter; 8 Kieran Murray; PolePosition: Atkinson. Fastest lap: Marshall 1m 00.64s(75.98 mph). Starters: 21.

Heat TwoRoss Marshall was 2nd on the rolling grid and ledinto Seat. He was pressed hard by David Newall andDavid Hunter. Carol Brown started down in 15th.Ross couldn’t shake of his pursuers as Newall sat onhis bumper lap after lap. Hunter was right with themas behind them 4th was held by Paul O’Brien. Hewas a second down by lap 3 as Ross Mickel pressedhim, but these two closed the gap to the threeleading cars by lap 5 and were joined by CarolBrown. She had shot through the field and had got to8th by lap 2. By lap 5 Carol was 6th right on the tailof this 6 car train contesting the top places. On lap 6Carol took 5th from O’Brien as Mickel had movedpast him earlier on the lap. Mickel grabbed 3rd onlap 7 and Brown took 4th at the hairpin on the samelap. Ross Marshall still led by a whisker. It wasdown to a last lap shoot out. By Seat on lap 8Marshall had dropped to 3rd as Newall led fromMickel. The two new leaders touched as they exitedthe chicane and both went off. Newall restarted asdid Mickel, who then went into the gravel at Clark,damage to his steering was suspected. This hadgiven the race lead back to Ross Marshall with CarolBrown on his bumper, but he held on to take a tightwin. David Hunter was just over half a secondbehind Carol in 3rd. Paul O’Brien came home 4thonly 1.5 seconds back. David Allan got 5th, he haddiced with Kieran Murray mid race before passinghim on lap 5 as Murray ran wide exiting Clark. Theywere still close at the flag 3 laps later, with ColinAtkinson right on Murray’s bootlid in 7th. GerardMcCosh had gone off at Scotsman on the openinglap, restarted but then retired a lap later. Lap 2 hadalso seen 3 cars off at Scotsman with Daniel McKaylimping back with a puncture to retire. It had beenan action packed race now Ross was back leadingthe Championship by 10 points. Result: 1 Marshall 8 laps in 8m 18.26s (73.98mph);2 Brown +0.28s; 3 Hunter; 4 O’Brien; 5 Allan; 6 Murray; 7 Atkinson; 8 Palazzo; Pole Position:Newall. Fastest lap: Brown 1m 00.30s (76.41mph).Starters: 21. FinalDave Meiklejohn had pole and led into the first

Shane Stoney was on the podium in the final race

Malcolm McNab won Race 3 and the Newcomers Cup

David Allan was top Rookie

Ross Marshall finished in the top 3 all day and won Heat 2

corner then 5 mid field cars took to the gravel on theoutside of Seat and all ploughed on to rejoin thetrack. By lap 2 the pack had a new leader, RossMickel was there with David Hunter on his bootlidafter passing Paul O’Brien at Clark, as 7 cars rannose to tail at the front. Dave Meiklejohn hadretired. Carol Brown was fired up, she had started

17th but lap 1 offs had helped her speed through thepack, and she took a amazing 4th from Billy Wait atthe hairpin as the lap closed. Ross Marshall hadstarted 16th and was right behind her on lap 3 as 4cars now were in a breakaway group at the front.Ross Mickel led from Gerard McCosh then cameCarol and Ross. A second back was Billy Wait withPaul McKay on his bumper and they changed placesnext lap round. Lap 4 saw Carol in 2nd with Rossright behind her, and she dived into the lead at thehairpin. Ross was 2nd on lap 5 with Gerard McCoshnow 3rd and on Ross’s bumper with Ross Mickelright with him in 4th. Around 2 seconds back camePaul O’Brien who had shot through from 7th on lap4. Lap 5 also saw Kieron Murray pass Paul McKayat the hairpin for 6th, and he was only a couple ofcar lengths behind O’Brien. Coming up the field wasColin Atkinson, he passed Billy Wait for 8th on lap 6and also moving fast was David Hunter now in 10thon lap 6 after being dropped to the back of the 21car field on the opening lap. Back to the title race, 4cars were at the front running nose to tail, CarolBrown led by a few metres over the last 6 laps. RossMarshall was right with her, as Ross Mickelregained 3rd at Seat from Gerard McCosh. On thelast lap Brown and Marshall were side by side at theinto the first corner Seat( Duffus Dip) and down intoLeslie’s then at Scotsman but Ross Mickel divedpast Ross Marshall at Butchers after Marshall ranwide. Mickel was now 2nd and held on to the place.Carol won the race and the title in a fantastic last lapscrap. Gerard McCosh was 4th as less than a secondcovered the top 4 cars. Kieron Murray got home 5tha few feet ahead of Paul O’Brien with David Hunterpassing Colin Atkinson on lap 9 then Billy Wait onthe last lap to finish 7th. Atkinson took 8th on thelast lap and was inches ahead of Billy on the line.Carol said: “That was amazing, I had to keep ittogether at Duffus and MacIntyres (Scotsman). A bigthank you to Stevie and all the boys. There’s 6,000points available in a year and to come down to thisis outrageous.” Carol won the title by 20 points.Ross Marshall said: “It was a tough race, the startwas a bit wild, we got to the front and Carol made itwide, and she’s been consistent all year.” Result: 1 Carol Brown 10 laps in 10m 23.52s(73.90mph); 2 Mickel +0.34s; 3 Marshall; 4 McCosh; 5 Murray; 6 O’Brien; 7 Hunter; 8 Atkinson;. Fastest lap: Mickel 1m 00.69s(75.91mph).

S cottish Fiesta Championship – inassociation with Yokohama TyresThe two class title races were down to the lastmeeting. The XR2s were between two drivers, theSTs had three possible winners. Race OneDave Colville was leading the ST points and had

pole. But he was slower away than George Orr andScott Robertson, his tight rivals. Orr led at Seatpassing Scott Robertson with Dave in 3rd. But Davewanted his first title and passed Scott at Clark on theopening lap, as 5 STs ran nose to tail at the front. In5th Blair Murdoch retired on lap 3 at the bridgeleaving Ian Donaldson who was 4th to concentrateon Robertson’s bumper. George Orr led and slowlyopened out a second lead as Dave came underpressure from Scott. On lap 5 these two ran side byside at Butchers but Dave held 2nd through thechicane. Lap 6 Dave was sideways exiting thechicane and Scott and Ian Donaldson went past himby Clark. Scott opened out a second on Ian on lap 7as Dave pressed him. On lap 9 Ian ran a little wide atScotsman and Dave was through into 3rd. He eased a second clear by the flag, but was over 2seconds behind Scott. George Orr had taken a good

win. In the XR2 battle, veteran Peter Cruickshankwas after his first title and led the XR2s from the off.He was 6th on the road on lap 1 which became 5thwhen Murdoch’s ST stopped. Wayne MacCauleywas 2nd in the points but he was behind CraigTaylor on lap 1. He outbraked him at the hairpin tobe a few car lengths behind Peter. He chased Peterslowly closing him down. By lap 7 they were noseto tail and he took the XR2 lead on lap 8 at Seat.Peter stayed close and nipped past late on. Thesetwo pulled well clear of the XR2 pack. Craig Taylorwas 3rd XR2 for 4 laps with Alex Shaw on his tail,then they dropped back after a moment and GrantAnderson took over and got a few seconds clear.Stephen Ward in an ST was next up with MikeStrong glued to his bumper all race, so Strong was4th in XR2s. Peter finally had his XR2 title, its beena long road but he deserved it and has been a frontrunner for the last 8 of his 14 years in XR2s. TheSTs would not be settled until the last race. Petersaid: “At long last, made it harder for myself, I madea stupid mistake on the 1st lap. Its been my curse forthe last 8 years there has always been another quickguy.” Peter had won 7 XR2 classes in a row withthis victory.

Result: 1 George Orr (ST) 12 laps in 12m 42.81s(72.48mph); 2 Scott Robertson (ST) +1.93s; 3 Dave Colville (ST); 4 Ian Donaldson (ST); 5 PeterCruickshank (XR2); 6 Wayne MacCauley (XR2); 7 Grant Anderson (XR2); 8 Stephen Ward (ST); XRNewcomers’ class: Anderson. Pole Position: Colville1m 02.57s (73.64mph). Fastest lap: Robertson 1m02.87mph (73.28mph). Starters: 16.

Race TwoGeorge Orr led the race into Seat chased by ScottRobertson and Ian Donaldson with Dave Colvilleright behind him. STs were the top 4 cars as PeterCruickshank’s XR2 lay 5th a second back with

Grant Anderson right with him. Scott Robertsontook the lead at Clark diving up the inside of GeorgeOrr. On lap 2 Ian Donaldson went off the road atScotsman but regained the track now down in 9th.Dave Colville closed right up on Orr. Robertson wasnow a second clear and Orr slowly pulled away fromColville. The top 3 stayed in this order to the flag.Robertson taking the win despite Orr closing on himlate on, but then Scott pulled away on the last lap forhis seventh ST class win of the year. Colville’s 3rdgave him the ST Cup. Blair Murdoch in his STstarted last and was charging. He was 8th on lap 2and took 5th a lap later, sliding his car out of thechicane, he was on it. But so was WayneMacCauley, he stayed with Blair and passed himinto Clark on lap 5, but Blair fought back andoutbraked both Wayne and Peter Cruickshank’sXR2s at the hairpin a lap later to grab 4th. Blairthen raced clear of the top XR2 battle.

Ian Donaldson was not far behind them and he wason the two XR2s by lap 8. These 3 cars ran nose totail for 3 laps. Ian passed Wayne at Seat on lap 9then Peter a lap later going up the hill, with Waynealso taking the XR2 class lead. Wayne kept Peter atbay to finish 3 tenths of a second ahead of him at theend. George Runcie in an ST was next up 1.5seconds back having demoted Grant Anderson’sXR2 on lap 11. Mike Strong completed the top 10after getting past Alex Shaw on lap 6 and getting afew seconds clear. Shaw was passed by StephenWard on that lap and these two stayed close to theend. Dave Colville said: “Its been a hard season butreally clean racing with Scott and George all year,but I’ve loved it. A huge thank you to Iain Cowieand the ICR team.” Scott said: “It’s a good way tofinish the season. We missed 2 rounds earlier in theyear with work commitments. I brought it back from40 points deficit, found form mid season, then its pinyour ears back and go.” The XR2 Newcomers titlewent to Craig Taylor, despite Grant Andersonwinning the class both times today. Result: 1 Robertson 12 laps in 12m 42.73s(72.49mph); 2 Orr +1.60s; 3 Colville; 4 BlairMurdoch (ST); 5 Donaldson; 6 MacCauley (XR2);7 Cruickshank; 8 George Runcie (ST); XRNewcomers class: Anderson. Pole Position: Orr.Fastest lap: Orr 1m 02.73s (73.45mph). Starters: 16.

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Carol Brown was in the thick of the action and drove brilliantly all day

Dave Colville took the ST Cup scoring well all year

Peter Cruickshank the new XR2 Champion, was quick

Ian Donaldson raced well in his ST

Wayne MacCauley took the XR2 class in Race 2

The Scot and team-mates EnzoPotolicchio, from Venezuela, andFrench star Stephane Sarrazinknew they only had to better theresult of their Pecom Racingrivals.They managed to bring the#44 Starworks HPD Honda hometwo laps clear of the #49 car, insecond place behind the ADR-Delta entry. That was enough forthe celebrations to start in theStarworks garage as they addedthe world title to class wins atSebring in Florida, the Le Mans24 Hours in France, and Brazil. They were also onthe podium at Silverstone although Ryan missedtheir third place in Bahrain.Ryan said: “This has been the best year I have everhad in racing. It is good for me. I have a goodreputation in America, but I was able to come and beup against someone like Stephane. People have seenI can run with him. It has been a big eye-opener forme. We finished second in Grand-Am’s Rolexchampionship, we won the North AmericanEndurance Championship as a team and driver, thenwe have won this as well. It is a shame there is notan individual award, but everyone involved in thisdeserves to call themselves a world champion.”Ryan on the final race: “It was one of the mostaggressive races I have ever done. I went throughthe whole of Le Mans without getting touched by acar. Here it seemed people kept bouncing off us.When you look at the outcome and what you need todo to win a championship, it puts pressure on you.All the drivers made mistakes, the crew made somemistakes, but we rebounded well and showed the

character. A lot of our success came from having areliable car – not necessarily the fastest car.” Ryan and Starworks Motorsport started the FIAWorld Endurance Championship with an LMP2class win and third place overall at Sebring inFlorida and a class win in Brazil as well as winningtheir class at the Le Mans 24 Hours, where TomKimber-Smith was in the car with Ryan and Enzo.They also came second at Silverstone with Sarrazinreplacing Kimber-Smith.Ryan also grabbed an LMPC class win and thirdplace overall in the CORE Autosport car at LongBeach in California, as well as a third place in classat Mosport in Canada.Ryan came second in Grand-Am’s Rolex Sports CarSeries. He was second in the Rolex 24 At Daytonaand third in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen,then had his first Grand-Am win of the season atWatkins Glen. He was third at Laguna Seca.Find out more at www.ryandalziel.com.

The club were very pleased to welcome DarioFranchitti to Knockhill. Thanks to Graham andHeather Brunton’s efforts the marshals andspectators had a chance to meet a real racing star,who hails from Bathgate.Dario Franchitti is four times Indycar Champion and3 times Indy 500 winner. He had his 1999 ReynardHonda Indycar singleseater, with which he won atSurfers Paradise, on display in the paddock. TheSMRC honorary member posed for photographs aswell as signed autographs. When interviewed at thecircuit he said that, “...it was really good to be backat Knockhill.” He spoke about the car that was ondisplay and how he won and set the fastest lap in the1,000bhp race car. Dario also took some SMRCmarshals for a quick couple of laps around the

circuit in an Aston Martin at lunchtime. He thentook his mom for a quick drive. She said it was goodand interesting to see the track from a driver’sperspective. Dario also said: “It’s a cracking little track, it’s notso long since I drove here as I did a track night withan Atom. It’s a great track, it flows really well.” He went on to say: “My favourite memories as a kidwere going to Ingliston. Doug Niven’s Beetle did itfor me. I will be going to the SMRC dinner, Paul(Di Resta) is coming as well.” Dario said it was niceto finish second in the last Indycar race and that hewas looking forward to racing with his brotherMarinio at Petit Le Mans in a couple of weeks timein sportscars. (Dario has had success in Sportscarswinning the Daytona 24 hour race in 2008).

Touring CarsWell done and Congratulations toGordon Shedden, 2012 ChampionThe Scottish racerwon the BTCC titleafter over 6 years intouring cars. He isfirst ScottishChampion since1995 when JohnCleland last won it.Gordon has won themost Touring Carraces this year 98 intotal). On a wettrack on Sunday October 21st with a 5th then 2nd inhis Honda Civic he secured the title before the finalrace of the day. “What a dream come true, thankyou Honda and Team Dynamics,” said Gordon as hewas interviewed in-car on the slowing down lap ofrace 2. There had been 3 drivers in with a chance ofthe title, Gordon, Matt Neal and Jason Plato as theday began, but Gordon was cool and drovesmoothly to the title. “He’s been the best driver thisyear,” said commentator and former BTC championTim Harvey. His team mate Matt Neal had won theopening race of the day, but Gordon eased past himin race 2 to follow first time race winner AronSmith’s Focus home. In the final race the Toyota ofFrank Wrathal won, it was the first time a Toyotahas won in BTC since 1993 when Julian Bailey wonat Knockhill. He was followed by 3 Honda Civics,Neal, Shedden and Andrew Jordan. Gordon Sheddentook this prestigious title by 21 points from MattNeal with Jason Plato 3rd in his MG. Gordon hasdriven superbly all year, and wins the Championshipafter being runner up to Matt Neal last season. TheHonda racing team also retained their team title.

Dario Franchitti with Graham Brunton

Hi KevinWe’d just like to congratulate Peter Cruickshankon winning the Fiesta XR2 championship -thoroughly deserved after years of trying hard. Ihad some great clean races with Peter over theyears, and I remember how much winning the titlemeant to me - 7 YEARS ago - how time flies!! Wekeep an eye on the SMRC race results over herein sunny Brisbane so hello to everyone from downunder. Have a great awards do - a bit too far for us totravel tho...Racing in Oz - TheV8s are superb - theBEST saloon carracing in the world inmy book. TeamVodafone are basedquiet close to ourapartment so I get tocatch up with JamieWhincup and CraigLowndes from time to time. I’ve attached a photoof me with Jamie after doing a 100km charity bikeride here in Brissy. Hope someone remembersme! The V8s are sometimes supported by the‘Aussie Racing Cars’ which are more-or-lessLegends (same idea). V8s are changing next yearwith Mercs and Nissan joining the Ford v Holdenbattle - should make for some great battles!Cheers and all the best, Nick & Natali Sanderson

• L E T T E R S •Dario at Knockhill

Dalziel Clinches World Endurance TitleRyan Dalziel and Florida-based Starworks Motorsport clinched theinaugural FIA World Endurance LMP2 class title at Fuji in Japan.

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Dario stands and chats to marshals with Mike How

Ryan on the podium with team mates EnzoPotolicchio and Stephane Sarrazin

Nick Sanderson (left)with Jamie Whincup

Allan McNish raced well but was unable to snatchthe FIA World Endurance Championship title fromhis Audi Sport team-mates, despite taking secondplace in his hybrid diesel Audi in the eighth andfinal round of the series in Shanghai on October28th. This result followed Allan and TomKristenson’s 3rd place in the 6 hour race in Japan atMount Fuji 2 on October 14th.In China Allan and Tom finished 58.57secs behindrace winners Alex Wurz/Nicolas Lapierre (Toyota)in the 647.49-mile 6 hour race.But with the ‘sister’ Audi R18 e-tron quattro ofMarcel Fässler (CH)/André Lotterer (D)/BenoîtTréluyer (F) finishing third – 44.24secs adrift of theMcNish/Kristensen Audi – it was the 2011 & ‘12 LeMans 24 Hour race winning trio who claimed the2012 World Championship Drivers’ title.

McNish and Kristensen, who scored one win, threeseconds, three thirds and a fourth placing in thisyear’s WEC, ultimately finished 13.5-points behindtheir Audi Sport team-mates.“Second position was the best we could haveachieved today,” reflected McNish. “Tom and Iextracted the maximum out of our Audi.Congratulations to Marcel, Ben and André onwinning the WEC title. Tom and I knew a win wasrequired and even then, it would need to be badfortune on our ‘sister’ car for the title to come toTom and I. That is unlikely to happen driving forAudi as our cars are ultra reliable.”Allan also said: “Tom and I were pretty strong. Wehad a good set-up on our Audi and we were as fastas we could have been, but on this occasion theToyota was faster. Nevertheless this race markedprobably one of our best performances for Tom and Iin the latter half of the season. We’ll all be workingvery hard over the winter. Audi Sport is very awareof the level of competition required to becompetitive in sportscar racing at this level. We’ll beoptimising many elements for 2013.”The McNish/Kristensen Audi won the MichelinGreen X Challenge for a seventh consecutive race totop the season-long standings in recognition of beingthe ‘cleanest, fastest and most efficient’ in the LMP1sports-prototype category.

SMRC Club President Allan McNish racing for Audi in the World Endurance Championship

Allan McNish at Mount Fuji, Japan

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S MRC Annual Dinner and AwardsCeremony December 1st.Sheraton Hotel, Festival Square, EdinburghSaturday 1st December the club’s gala night withchampionship trophies and special awards presented.Racing celebrities including Dario Franchitti and F1driver Paul Di Resta should attend as should formerF1 star David Coulthard and new BTC championGordon Shedden. Ticket application forms have beenmailed to members.

Drivers MeetingsThe Competition Secretary Graham Brunton, ClubChairman Hugh McCaig and committee memberSandy Denham, were on the panel along withscrutineers that got feedback and answered driversquestions in the 6 evening meetings held at theDakota Hotel and at the Knockhill media centre inOctober.

Mazda MX5 CupStuart Haston who led the points chase was a dns atthe October 7th meeting after having been in a roadaccident on Saturday 6th. Paul Curtis took advantagewinning the class twice and is the first cup winner.There are now 6 cars and more should be on the way.

BMW Compact CupThis 750MC series has grown down South from 12cars in 2011 to nearly 30 in 2012. The club arelooking at a class for them in the Saloons andSportscars next season.

ClassicsShonny Paterson was awarded driver of the day inOctober. He dedicated this to the memory of hisyoung mechanic Mark Rickets, who sadly died in aroad accident two weeks before the meeting.

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GO MOTOR RACING IN SCOTLAND

MOTOR SPORT NIGHTThursday 29th November 6 - 10 pm at

Alex F Noble and Sons (Nissan Dealers)Swinton Place, Straiton EH20 9FB

(On the A701 a couple of minutes from theStraiton turn off on the Edinburgh By-pass,

head towards Bilston).If you want to go racing next season this isfor you. Come and meet SMRC drivers, see

the cars and get tips on how to start, findout about the classes, some have Newcomers Cup competitions etc.

Gordon Shedden the new BTC Championis attending and will be interviewed on

stage. Knockhill circuit also have a standand provide information on taking an ARDS

course to get your racing license.