Celtic Speed Scottish Mini Cooper Cup inassociation with Yokohama Tyres, Superchips,Crossflags Mini and Wheels Around.

This was a four way battle at the top, though often theSleigh brothers were ganging up on last year’s runnerup Vic Covey jnr, with Chris Smiley nearly alwayswith or ahead of them. The Cup was over 24 rounds.David Sleigh eventually triumphed, the former XR2Champion was third in 2010 and he knew how toscore points, but it wasn’t until round 4 in May thathe took the chequered flag first. He went on to winfive races, with six second places and six third places.He only failed to score once, and won both races atthe demanding Cadwell Park. He led by 20 points asthe Cup went into the last meeting, and was still 20ahead at the end of the day. His closest challengerwas Mini stalwart and previous champion Vic Coveyjnr. Vic had started the year on fire with two wins outof three races at the opening meeting. He went on towin three of the first five races, then didn’t win againuntil round 14 but he went on to five wins, sixseconds and two thirds. He only failed to score once,but also got only a single point in another race. TimSleigh the 2010 XR2 Champion was third in his firstyear in Minis, beating the young fast Irishman ChrisSmiley by three points. Tim won five times and neverfailed to score, while Chris won seven times butdidn’t score in two rounds. The other two racewinners were Adam Leitch and Alan Waugh, both asa result of the reversed top five to eight finishers grid,which featured at every meeting for the final Minirace of the day. They still had to pedal like mad towin, and well done to all race winners in this verycompetitive Championship. Adam also finished fifthoverall, and had a third and four fourths, but did notscore in six rounds. Hamish Brandon was sixth he hada third mid season, and scored regularly. Kyle Reidand Steven Brewster were next up, they both missedor failed to score in ten or more rounds each, butwhen they were racing scored well. Reid had a third,Brewster a second. Alan Waugh was ninth though healso missed ten races, but had three fourths to go with

his win. His final meeting saw him score well in allthree races after a run of low or no scores mid season.The top ten was completed by Murray Muir, anotherregular scorer though he also failed to get pointsseven times. Those who raced occasionally but shone,included former Mini front runner and regular, JamieCleland with two thirds, and 2010 Newcomers Cupwinner Kenneth Brewster with a second inKirkistown. Steven Clarke also scored regularly untilhe missed the final two meetings. There were 32drivers who raced, and the average grid for the yearwas nearly 19 per race, while the BTC Knockhillmeeting saw the biggest ever Mini grid of 26 cars inrace two. A feature of Mini racing was trains of carsoften six or seven long, with lots of dicing up anddown the field.

Mini Cooper Newcomers CupTim Sleigh was dominant, over 24 rounds he won theclass 20 times. His lowest finish was fourth. AdamLeitch was the runner up with two class wins and 11second places, though five no scores meant he wasover 100 points behind Tim, but nearly 50 ahead ofthird placed Murray Muir who only failed to scorethree times and racked up good points regularly withtwo class seconds his best results. Kyle Reid wasfourth, he had two class wins and seven seconds, butmissed scoring ten times including six dnfs and dnes.The Cup had 19 points scorers which shows how wellthis Championship develops new talent, so thatusually over half the grid were in their first or secondseason in Minis. Others who scored well includedMichael Falconer who shone in away rounds, StevenClarke who had a second but he missed the last twomeetings, and Kenny McLeod who didn’t score eighttimes but got a class third late on. While James Bruceswitched from racing a Mitsubishi Evo and did thelast six races, he was not lower than fifth in class andalso took second in round 23. Tim was the class of thefield and his Fiesta experience showed as he adaptedwell to Minis.

Mini Cooper Ladies CupThis was a season long battle between Fiona Wallaceand Elaine Marshall. Elaine led until round sevenwhen Fiona overhauled her, but they were never thatfar apart. Fiona took 16 wins in the first 18 roundsthan didn’t win the class again, as Elaine added to hertwo early wins by winning the last six rounds as sheupped her pace. It had been a good first year in Minis

for Elaine. Emma Bruce kept in touch with the twotitle protagonists and racked up seven seconds shealso only failed to score once compared to Elaine’sthree and Fiona’s two rounds with no score. Emmawas always there to benefit if the top two missed out.These three were well clear of Stephanie McMurdo,but she missed nine rounds early in the season thenbecame a regular and had eight fourths. Louise Flittonmissed over half the season, but when she raced shehad pace and had seven seconds from nine outings.Gemma Dreelan only had a couple of races and onewas a dnf to add to a third. Fiona had the title sewn upby September and deserved it as she had proved bythe number of class wins she took. She had also beenthe runner up last year, and used her experience well.

Scottish Formula Ford ChampionshipThis was more than just a one man show, but in hissecond season in single seaters the talented KennethThirwall dominated the Championship. He woneveryone of the 14 rounds and was the only driver tocontest every round, but was often pressed for largechunks of the races by Alistair Dow, who got 11second places in the 12 races he started. Alistair oftensat for five or six laps on Kenneth’s tail only to dropback a little as the races wore on. Sometimes he’ddrop half a second on lap one and then hold the gap,but he never gave up. These two were chased byJordan Gronkowski who was another new driver inFF having followed Kenneth from Minis. He got onesecond and five thirds. Next up was young MichaelGray who got quicker as the season progressed andmoved up the results and had three fourth places butlike Jordan failed to score 3 times. Ross McEwanfinished 5th a few points down on Michael . He had

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2011 SMRC SEASON REVIEW

David Sleigh on his to winning the Cup

Every Championship bar one went down to the wi re, wi th fi v e s ti l l to be s ettl ed by the time we arri v ed at Knockhi l l i nOctober. Now that’s good competi ti on over a s eason that covered s ev en months , wi th pl enty o f twi s t and turns and someouts tanding perfo rmances . Onl y one dri v er retai ned a Sco tti s h Championship, whi l e ano ther retai ned hi s Cup trophy, al lo ther ti tl es changed hands . Mo to rs TV covered al l Knockhi l l races , and our acti on i s a favouri te wi th v i ewers .

Tim Sleigh was dominant in Newcomers

Fiona Wallace raced well to take the Ladies Cup

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three 3rds but didn’t score 5 times with 3 of thesebeing retirements. Rounding out the top 6 wasMathew Chisholm he only failed to score once andwas very consistent all year. Others to be noticedincluded Ian Munro, with three 3rds from 8 starts, andveteran Stuart Thorburn made a cameo appearancedoing just two rounds and getting third both times.Shame he couldn’t be coaxed out for more. IvorMairs the FF Classic Cup winner for the second yearwas a regular points scorer and finished 8th in thepoints behind Ian. He really raced his old car and atfor one magic race in the September meeting got itwell up the order, and took a fabulous 3rd place,much to his amazement. He did 10 rounds and walkedthe Classics, were only Laurie Hughes raced himoccasionally. Andy Paterson did 8 races and was asolid performer, while Kieron Blake rounded out thetop 10, and was another who did a limited season butdrove well when out. It was Kenneth’s year and hehas a rare talent, having also won the Scottish MiniCooper Cup in 2009.

Formula Ford Newcomers CupIt was a double for Thirwall as he also won everyround. He also retained the Newcomers Cup he wonin his first year in FF a rare event. Jordan Gronkowskihad 7 class seconds on his way to runner up, chasedby Ross McEwan who just piped Michael Gray tothird. McEwan did 9 races and had four seconds inclass and five thirds. Gray who was 4 points behindMcEwan beat Mathew Chisholm by 6 points as bothscored regularly. Former XR2 star Ian Munro wasnext. He had a disjointed season, missing severalraces mid year, but he showed pace though scored injust 6 of his 8 races, but there were 3 second in classfinishes in there. There were ten drivers entering asNewcomers, which is encouraging as these cars cangive provide invaluable experience for those wantingto move up the single seater ladder, or just try pureracing cars.

Scottish Fiesta Championship in association withYokohama TyresThe Fiestas were split into two main competitions.The XR2 Championship and the ST Cup.XR2s – they may date from the 80s but the MK2 carsstill race well. A hare core keep racing them and longmay it continue. It is still not easy to win a race in thisChampionship. This year we had some veryexperienced pilots up against some fast rookies, and a

rookie won first prize. Early in the season the veryexperienced Dave Colville led the table, he wassmooth on track and won the first two races, he thenpicked up one 2nd and five 3rds but then it wasn’tuntil round 13 of the 14 that he won again. RussellMilloy had upped his game, having done well in 2010his first year in XR2s he settled down after round 1were he posted a dq, then won 6 straight races beforegetting two more wins later in the season. He still hadto get points at the last meeting as 4 drivers went intothe October meeting with a chance of the title.Although Russell had a 26 point lead by then afterfast XR veteran Peter Cruickshank had a poorSeptember meeting, having led the Championship inAugust. Mechanical woes saw Peter not add to his 3wins and 4 seconds at the end of the year when heappeared in a hire car as his own needed work. Peter

still craves that first Championship but will he be theStirling Moss of XR2s, with the title just out of reachdespite being quick and winning races? Dave Colvillenipped past him on October to finish 2nd so peterrepeated his 3rd overall from 2010. These three werealways under pressure from Wayne MacCauley, whois very quick, as a newcomer in 2010 he had severaltop 3 finishes. In 2011 he stepped further up,winning once and recording 6 seconds and a third.The drivers finishing 2nd, 3rd and 4th were coveredby just 6 points at the end of the year. It had beengood at the top of XR2s again, and Russell becomesthe 10th XR2 Champion in 16 years following XR2Legends like Alan Keith and Ian Forrest, as well asIain Cowie and brothers David and Tim Sleigh intothe record books. Behind the top 4 was a gap thenMike Strong appeared. He like the top 4 had only oneno score all year and 3rd was his best result but hescored well all year and was nearly always in the top6. Craig Taylor was 6th and despite missing 4 roundsscored eight 4th place finishes. Hamish Smart wasnext just ahead of George Runcie both were steadyracers who missed a few rounds. Chris Philip was afew points behind George and raced 8 times with 3rdin race 1 his highlight. Michael Jenkins completed thetop 10 with a fourth his best result.

XR Newcomers CupThis is always hard fought and sought after. TimSleigh won it last year on his way to the double ofXR2 Champion and newcomers Cup winner, and

Russell Milloy emulated him by winning both aswell. Russell won 12 of the 14 rounds and was easilythe top driver. Craig Taylor was runner up, one classwin and nine 2nds in his 10 races was good consistentracing While Hamish Smart took 3rd and had 6 class3rds in his 10 finishes. George Runcie was 4th andhad a 2nd in class followed by five 4ths as his bestresults. Only 9 drivers scored points in theNewcomers Cup compared with 17 in 2010, let ushope more drivers see this very affordable class as away into racing. There were far less hire cars out,even ICR rarely had an XR2 hire but they lookedafter several of the XR and ST cars.

Fiesta ST CupRory Bryant was the class of the field and retained histitle but it wasn’t always plain sailing, and he hadsome close races as others got to grips with thesequick cars. Hire drives also saw quite a few driverstry out these Fiestas on slicks. Bryant who was runnerup in 2009 and now two times Champion is quick inan ST. He won the class 7 times in the 12 rounds hecontested not racing at the final two as he had wonthe title by then. Blair Murdoch chased him all yearand gave it a real go, then had an accident late on andhis pace dropped a little. Blair had 2 wins and 4seconds, and beat George Orr by 21 points. Georgehad done only 2 races in 2010 but got two 2nds so hewas out for a real season this year and took 4 winsand 2 seconds. He won both the away races at Croftbut had 3 non scores compared to Blair’s two. YoungScott Robertson was 4th, and although he missed 6races he won once and was 2nd 4 times. He mixed itwith the top 3 every time he was out, as he had in2010 but this year he started to get top 2 finishes.

Stuart Haston was another young driver to try STsand did well in a hire car his 6 late season races saw a2nd and four 3rds, though he has raced occasionallyin XR2s but not as successfully as this. Paul Curtiswas 6th overall as he did 6 races and scoredconsistently. Drivers who did the odd meeting butwere quick included Duncan Vincent, now on theKnockhill commentary team he’s raced XR2s, FF andknows his way round. He had a 2nd and 3rd in Maybut sadly didn’t reappear. Iain Cowie had a 3rd and4th in April after leading the ST race before it was redflagged. The old maestro couldn’t be persuaded backas he was busy preparing cars. 18 drivers came out inSTs, but again their grids yoyoed, there are cars wejust need a few more regular racers.

Scottish Classic Sports and SaloonsChampionship in assoc with Yokohama TyresThis was an absorbing title race. The championshipwas split into 4 classes. It was pure consistency andlots of good driving that saw Class C stalwart,Porsche 911 driver Stan Bernard take the tile havinglost out to his main rival, class B top gun JohnMarshall by 1 point in 2010. Stan won the class 16times out of 16 one of only two drivers in the year torecord an unbeaten record. The other being FFchampion Ken Thirwall. Stan was always fighting fortop 3 places on the road, and he kept ahead of his

Kenneth Thirlwall won every race in Formula Ford

Ivor Mairs took the Classic Cup for the second year

Russell Milloy had an exce4llent year in XR2swinning both titles

Dave Colville and Peter Cruickshank fought hard withRussell all year

Rory Bryant retained the ST Cup

main class rival Raymond Boyd ‘s 911 as Raymondscored very well and had 12 class 2nds and 4 class3rds on his way to 3rd overall. In between the twoPorsches was John Marshall, his superb MK1 Escortwas driven with gusto. He won class B 14 times butmissed two rounds through mechanical woes. He alsofought for outright wins and took the top spot on thepodium twice in late April, twice in July and again atboth September rounds and once in October. Stanfought him on each occasion but the Escorttriumphed. The other winner on the road was AndrewSmith in his black Morgan +8. He missed half theraces but when he appeared won both class D and theraces 7 times in 8 races, only John Marshall beat himat a race in October, though they finished 2 tenths of asecond apart at round 1 in April. His missed scoresmeant he was 8th overall. In 4th was class A winnerRoger Motherwell in his Alfa Sud Sprint. He had 5class wins all in the second half of the season as hislate charge proved successful. He overhauled GeorgeLeitch who drove the Mini Ogle well, with 3 classwins and 6 class 2nds but 4 no scores hurt his total ashe finished 5th overall. Class B runner up RobertMarshall was 6th. He upped his game and drove wellas he got his Escort MK2 regularly into the top 6 onthe road. He took two class wins as well as 8 class2nds, but had 5 no scores. Grant Allan was 7th and3rd in class C his 911 scored in every round with 2ndin class its best result. Andrew Smith’s fast Morganwas 8th, just ahead of class B regular Jimmy Crow.His Escort scored 6 class 2nds, 5 of those in the first 5rounds then a dnf started a run of 8 rounds were hisbest was 3rd and he missed 4 rounds but came backstrong in the final meeting with another class 2nd.The top 10 was completed by Donald Laird, he drovehis Lotus Elan to 3rd in class 7 times and had severalrace long battles with class competitor Tim Reid inhis Marcos. In between them in 11th was class Cracer Robin Benn, he got 3 class 3rds in his 3litreCapri and scored well until missing a few rounds laterin the season. The Championship averaged 22 startersand had an amazing 53 drivers compete. Somenotable racers included Harry Simpson in the fast butfragile Davrian with 4 class A wins, the TR8s werespectacular and often sideways when they came out toplay. Shonny Paterson, Willy Toye and Barry Riddellall got at least a class 2nd each but didn’t do manyrounds. Paterson also had 4 class D wins. Nic Boyesrapid well driven Mini Cooper S took 3 class A winsand 3 class 2nds in the 6 finishes it achieved, but twodnfs and several missed rounds hurt his total.The Classics also had two well supported nonchampionship races at the Knockhill BTC meeting inSeptember. Barry Riddell won race 1 on the road inhis TR8 as Andrew Smith started at the back of a 29car grid and worked his way up to 2nd by the flagwith the Morgan. Robert Marshall had a fine 3rdbeating Shonny Paterson and Adam Bernard’s 911. Inrace2 Smith he had a good dice with the TR8s andtook the lead then lost it to Riddell before getting itback late on, as Shonny Paterson shadowed them. Therace was stopped early after a car was marooned atthe hairpin.

Scottish Legends Cars Championship inassociation with Beatsons BuildersThis was a good season long battle, which saw RossMarshall lead early on then drop back but make a midseason surge to regain the lead. As we went into thefinal meeting there were three drivers in with achance of the title. Marshall, Carol Brown andveteran Gerard McCosh. Ross Marshall the 2009champion won a heat and the final to seal his 2ndScottish Legends title. Legends have three races perchampionship round, split into 2 heats and then a

final. The first heat grid is drawn at random, thenreversed in heat 2, before the final which sees the topperforming cars start at the back of the rolling grid.The cars raced at two away venues, Cadwell Park andCroft. Its 200 points per race so there is a chance toscore well even if a driver gets a low score in onerace. During the season Ross won an impressive 6finals, and several heats. Carol Brown the 2008Champion pushed him hard all year, winning twofinals and several heats. She finished only a whiskerbehind Ross in July at Knockhill, and scored well allyear, to be runner up by 215 points Gerard McCoshhad one of his best years. Still searching for thatelusive first win he still scored well getting over 400points in 7 rounds. His best finished was a 3rd in thefinal in April but he was regularly in the top 5. Fourthoverall in the drivers list was Ross Mickel. He wasthe championship runner –up in 2010 and was alwaysnear the front and took six heat wins. The top six carsall scored over 3,900 points showing greatconsistency. David Hunter was next driver, anothergood racer with consistent scores, and several topthree finishes. Glen Burtenshaw was 6th driver andscored well with over 400 points at 4 meetings. Thetop team car was 4th in the overall points, but won aseparate award so is discounted from the driverslisting here. It was driven mainly by John Marshallwho put in some spirited drives, led several races andhad 2nd and 3rd place finishes. His co-pilot was thecapable Kieran Murray. If John had been in it all yearhe may well have been 3rd overall. Top RookieRobbie Burgoyne was an impressive 7th followed byScott Hynds and Colin Atkinson. These two wereoften quick, Scott scoring over 500 points at theSeptember 10th meeting, while Colin the 2010Champion scored over 400 points three times butmissed a couple of rounds.

Legends Rookies

A real talent arrived for his first season, having racedin stock cars young Robbie Burgoyne really took toLegends. He was 7th overall driver and scored wellover 3,000 points, getting 515 alone at Croft inSeptember were he was 3rd in that meetings pointstotals. He also won a heat at one of the races atCadwell Park in June. He was well ahead of PaulMcKay and Kevin Kettle well who were 2nd and 3rdin Rookies.

Scottish Saloon and Sportscar ChampionshipThis is a class based championship over 12 rounds, itis for modified cars, and we had a title that wentdown to the wire as in October there were 4 drivers inwith a chance. In class A2 (2wd cars) defendingChampion Gary Watson had been dominant with hisWestfield, he finished with 10 wins, one second and adnf. He retained his title and led by 22 points goinginto the final meeting. He was chased all year byPhilip Duncan who had two class wins and seven2nds in his Westfield. Gary also won races on theroad, while Duncan also won a race outright, on hisway to runner up in the championship. Both thesedrivers performed well all year. Class A1 (4wd cars)was well fought with Paul Nevill in an EscortCosworth finishing 3rd overall in the championshipand winning the class. He took 3 class wins and three2nds. Early in the season it was the rapid Evo ofJames Bruce that took four class wins and amemorable outright win in July, as he held off the twoleading Westfields. Graham Wait appeared midseason with his Sierra Cosworth and the old car ranwell. He took 2 class wins and 3 class 2nds finishing6th in the title race. Stewart Whyte only did onemeeting with a new Escort Cosworth and won bothraces. Class C for the small engines cars was taken byTracy Louise Muir in her Citroen. She had 10 classwins out of 10 starts and was 4th in thechampionship. Stuart Haston took his fairly standardMX5 to 2nd in class with 10 class 2nds and 5thoverall. Kevin Robson did the final meeting with aCaterham and won the class in Tracy’s absence.Marco Haig had his rare Fiat Coupe well up the orderin A2, 3 class 3rds and 7th overall as he beat JoeShuttleton’s A1 Imprezza which had two class 2nds asits best results. Both these cars were regular pointsscorers. Andrew Morrison was next up his lovely Seatraced 8 times in A2 and scored a 2nd as its best finish.The top 10 was completed by top class B car, withAlex Bruce’s road tyred Impreza getting 3 class wins

and 4 class 2nds. Others to race well included formerchampion David Headen who had 3 finishes in A2two being class 2nds, while Robert Drummond’sEscort Cosworth had a class win in A1 and two 2nds.The championship averaged 15 cars, but 31 carsappeared throughout the season. This year they returnto Croft for 2 away rounds which was missing fromthe 2011 calendar.

Kevin Pick

Ross Marshall won the title for the second time

Stan Bernard in his 911 after his season long battlewith John Marshallʼs Escort

Robbie Burgoyne was top Rookie by a mile

Gary Watson retained his titlechased by Philip Duncan

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CIRCUIT DATE FORMULA MINI COOPER FIESTA XR2/STFORD 1600

KNOCKHILL (SMRC) APRIL 8 •• •• •• •• •• •• •• • • • • •KNOCKHILL (SMRC) MAY 5 / 6 •• •• •• •• •• •• •• • • • • • •CROFT (DDMC) MAY 19 / 20 • •OULTON PARK (BRSCC) JUNE 2 •• •• • • •CADWELL PARK (BRSCC) JUNE 2 / 3 •• ••CROFT (TOCA / BARC) JUNE 23 / 24 ** ** • •ANGLESEY (BRSCC) JUNE 23 / 24 • •KNOCKHILL (SMRC) JULY 21 / 22 •• •• •• •• •• •• •• • • •KIRKISTOWN (500MCI) JULY 21 • •KNOCKHILL (SMRC) AUGUST 12 •• •• •• •• •• •• •• • • • • •KNOCKHILL (TOCA / BARC) AUGUST 25 / 26 •• •• • •CROFT (DDMC) SEPTEMBER 8 / 9 •• •• * *KNOCKHILL (SMRC) SEPTEMBER 23 •• •• •• •• •• •• •• • • • • •KNOCKHILL (SMRC) OCTOBER 7 •• •• •• •• •• •• •• • • • • ••• = 1 x Championship Round (NB Each Legends Cars Round = 3 races). ** = Non-Championship. The calendar remains provisional at present.

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CIRCUIT DATE FORMULA MINI COOPER FIESTA XR2/ST SALOONS & LEGENDS CLASSIC VISITORSFORD 1600 SPORTS CARS CARS SPORTS &

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KNOCKHILL (SMRC) APRIL 8 • • • • • • • •• •• •• •• ••KNOCKHILL (SMRC) MAY 5 / 6 • • • • • • • •• •• •• •• •• ••CROFT (DDMC) MAY 19 / 20 •• ••OULTON PARK (BRSCC) JUNE 2 • • •• •• ••CADWELL PARK (BRSCC) JUNE 2 / 3 • •CROFT (TOCA / BARC) JUNE 23 / 24 * * •• ••ANGLESEY (BRSCC) JUNE 23 / 24 •• ••KNOCKHILL (SMRC) JULY 21 / 22 • • • • • • • •• •• ••KIRKISTOWN (500MCI) JULY 21 •• ••KNOCKHILL (SMRC) AUGUST 12 • • • • • • • •• •• •• •• ••KNOCKHILL (TOCA / BARC) AUGUST 25 / 26 • • •• ••CROFT (DDMC) SEPTEMBER 8 / 9 • • ** **KNOCKHILL (SMRC) SEPTEMBER 23 • • • • • • • •• •• •• •• ••KNOCKHILL (SMRC) OCTOBER 7 • • • • • • • •• •• •• •• ••• = 1 x Championship Round (NB Each Legends Cars Round = 3 races). * = Non-Championship. The calendar remains provisional at present.

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We always like to enter one make series as it is allabout the driver and the team’s ability to set the carup. Also buying a good car, which Tommy Dreelansold us, makes all the difference. The points systemmakes it crucial to finish all the races, as it is 15 fora win, 14 for a second, 13 for third and so on. Brands Hatch (Races 1 & 2)We arrived with a borrowed van and trailer and onlydid half a day testing but in qualifying we got poleby half a second, Oly won both races and got twofastest laps. Croft (Races 3& 4)One of the top teams decided to put out Carrera Cupdriver and Croft specialist, Nigel Rice, against usbut Oly still managed to get pole by half a second.Rice got the jump on Oly at the start and Oly triedhard to follow him but we were using the same tyresas we qualified on and Rice was using brand newones and unfortunately Oly just clipped the tyresthrough the fast chicane and this burst the radiatorour first DNF. Oly cooled it in the second race asNigel was on fresh rubber again and Oly needed tofinish this time to get the points. We left Croft 14points behind in the championship. Donnington (Races 5 & 6)Oly managed pole for both races in the final twolaps of qualifying. He won both races and got twofastest laps and managed to retrieve some of thepoint’s deficit.

Rockingham (Races 7 & 8)The first race in the morning was still very wet andhe won by 17 seconds but it was dry for the secondrace in the afternoon which he won as well but onlyby 0.5 of a second. Oulton Park (Races 9 & 10)One of the other opposition teams put their CarreraCup driver, Karl Leonard, who is a circuit specialistfor a one off outing to help take points off us. Olygot pole and a second for the other race. Underinstruction he finished second, behind Leonard, ashe was told not to mix it as Karl was not in thechampionship. Race two he took the lead at the start and won it andgot fastest lap. We left Oulton now three pointsahead in the championship. Silverstone (Races 11, 12 & 13)This was on the full new grand prix track, with a topspeed of 162mph and average speed of 102mph.This time all three races were mixed with the slowerClub Class cars and invitation class with morepowerful RSR cars. Oly won the first race, even after a spin at 120mphat Abbey, avoiding a back marker who did not seehim. Graham Mundy, Oly’s nearest opposition inthe championship, won the second race as Oly wastold that he was to finish and not to mix it. This putGraham on pole for the third race and both him and

his team mate, Steven Liquorish, put on their thirdset of new tyres. Oly remained on his old tyres andagain had his instructions, as he only had to finish inthe top five to win the championship. This he did,and finished third…job done! Snetterton (October 2011)We decided to do the last two races of the GT Cup atSnetterton which is a mix of GT3 sports cars. In thefirst race, which is a rolling start, the Chevron leadaway but Oly took the lead early on to win by 11seconds from Andy Ruhan. Race two had a similar start but Oly now had tocarry 60kgs success ballast and with three laps to gotook the lead and won by 1 second. A brilliant endto an already fantastic season…the icing on thecake. Carrera Cup 2012 awaits?

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Motors TV 2012 ScheduleHere is the 2012 schedule. Don’t forget that all the programmes also go out on GoRacingTV.com one week after the Motors TV broadcast. They canthen be viewed at any time from anywhere on the planet. First showing of races during the times indicated.

Scottish Classic Sports and Saloons& Scottish Saloons and Sportscars

1 : KNOCKHILL (April 8th)Thursday 3 May 2012 19:58 - 00:48

2 : KNOCKHILL (May 5/6)Thursday31 May 2012 19:58 - 00:48

3 : KNOCKHILL ( Saloons & Sports -July 21/22) OULTON PARK (Classics - June 2)Thursday 16 August 2012 19:58 - 00:48

4 : KNOCKHILL (August 12th)Thursday 30 August 2012 19:58 - 00:48

5 : KNOCKHILL (September 23rd)Thursday 18 October 2012 19:58 - 00:48

6 : KNOCKHILL (October 7th)Thursday 1 November 2012 19:58 - 00:48

Scottish Fiestas & Scottish FF1600

1 : KNOCKHILL (April 8th)Thursday 3 May 2012 18:54 - 00:48

2 : KNOCKHILL (May 5/6)Thursday 31 May 2012 18:54 - 00:48

3 : KNOCKHILL (July 21/22)Thursday 16 August 2012 18:54 - 00:48

4 : KNOCKHILL (August 12th)Thursday 30 August 2012 18:54 - 00:48

5 : KNOCKHILL (September 23rd)Thursday 18 October 2012 18:54 - 00:48

6 : KNOCKHILL (October 7th) Thursday 1 November 2012 18:54 - 00:48

Scottish Legends Cars

1 : KNOCKHILL (April 8th)Thursday 19 April 2012 19:58 - 00:48

2 : KNOCKHILL (May 5th)Thursday 24 May 2012 19:58 - 00:48

3 : KNOCKHILL (May 6th) Thursday 7 June 2012 17:52 - 00:48

4 : OULTON PARK (June 2nd)Thursday 14 June 2012 19:58 - 00:48

5 : KNOCKHILL (July 21/22)Thursday 9 August 2012 19:58 - 00:48

6 : KNOCKHILL (August 12)Thursday 23 August 2012 19:58 - 00:48

7 : KNOCKHILL (September 23)Thursday 4 October 2012 19:58 - 00:48

8 : KNOCKHILL (October 7)Thursday 25 October 2012 19:58 - 00:48

Scottish Mini Cooper Cup

1 : KNOCKHILL(April 8th)Thursday 19 April 2012 18:54 - 00:48

2 : KNOCKHILL (May 5/6)Thursday 24 May 2012 18:54 - 00:48

3 : OULTON PARK (June 2nd)Thursday 14 June 2012 18:54 - 00:48

4 : KNOCKHILL (July 21/22)Thursday 9 August 2012 18:54 - 00:48

5 : KNOCKHILL (August 12th)Thursday 23 August 2012 18:54 - 00:48

6 : CROFT (September 8/9)Thursday 20 September 2012 18:54 - 00:48

7 : KNOCKHILL (September 23rd)Thursday 4 October 2012 18:54 - 00:48

8 : KNOCKHILL (October 7th)Thursday 25 October 2012 18:54 - 00:48

A season in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge

Oly Mortimer on his way to the title

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FF PrizesGraham Brunton has been busy and securedsome very good season end prizes for our singleseater drivers to aim for. These include a FormulaRenault test for the Championship winner and aRay FF test for the Newcomers class winner. Thewinner of the Speedfair event will get a test withFluid Motorsport and Adrian Hamilton’s TheGarage Door Company has also offered otherprizes / awards for FF competitors during theseason. Vice ChairmanChri s Edwards has stood down as VC, he willcontinue as the club’s Competition Secretary.All ChampionshipsPlease note MSA blue book RegulationQ.10.1.(c) - Flame res i s tant g l o v es andshoes are mandato ry i n 2 012 . Make sureyou have them in time for the season start.Championship Regs andEntry formsThes e are now on the cl ub web s i te. Makesure you also read the SMRC StandingRegulations and General Regulations. The entryforms and SRs for all away rounds will be on theweb site during March / April. If you have anyqueries contact the eligibility scrutineers namedin each set of regulations, alternatively ChrisEdwards or Kevin Pick.

Ecurie Ecosse – back ontwo frontsIn British GTs the famous team is continuing itssuccessful partnership with two-time British GTChampionship winners Barwell Motorsportwho will run the programmes on the team’sbehalf. The British GT Championship roundswill be contested by drivers Ol i v er Bryant andAlasdai r McCai g , with Andrew Smi th andJoe Twyman filling two of three seatsavailable for the team’s Pro-Am BlancpainEndurance Series campaign. RaceiversIThese are mandatory in Scottish Saloon andSportscars in 2012 and continue to be used byLegends and Fiestas.Contact m.how@smrc-uk.com

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Hi Kevin, I hope you are well. Is there any thoughts within SMRC to run a fastracing car class again in Scotland along the lines ofthe Sports Libre class still in use at ScottishHillclimbs? A category that could achieve a sub 48/49second lap around Knockhill for example , whichwould be exciting to watch and to listen to, andprovide drivers with a set-up and racing challengeand allow a racing car category for young drivers tomove up and mature to.I would dearly love the opportunity to race a quickracing car again in Scotland along the lines of a midengine clubman type vehicle/ Radical/ GTs or up to 2litre single seater. I know they do a Sports Librecategory in hillclimbs for Doune etc for this type ofcar and suspect there are more than sufficient otherdrivers who would like the same idea, either currentlyunable to race or forced to trek south of the border all

the time for any racing.Can I suggest you put an article in Wheelspin tocanvass for expressions of interest for others and toassess the level of support. It would be nice fordrivers and spectators to have a category of racing carclass again which offered a greater speed andchallenge than the road car they drive during theweek! If this is a runner I would help get the classgoing again. I am sure it would also provide varietyand a greater depth of interest to Scottish racemeetings for those to whom a tin top/Caterham lacksexcitement and challenge.

All the best

Roddie Paterson

Interested? Contact c.edwards@smrc-uk.com

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SMRC AGMThe cl ub’s annual meeti ng takes pl ace on Tuesday27 th March at the Dako ta Ho tel , Ferrymui r Retai lPark, South Queens ferry EH30 9QZ, (near Tes co , o ffA90 ) s tarti ng at 7 . 3 0pm. It i ncl udes a report by theClub Chai rman, Mike Gas co i gne and the el ecti on o fs ome commi ttee members .

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