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31st October
David Brown was fastest qualifier and winner of the first race at the final SMRC meeting of 2020. The TVR Griffith driver finished eight seconds ahead of John Kinmond, Rover SD1, followed by the TR7V8 of Andy Graham. Bruce Mitchell took fourth in a Lotus Europa. Fifth was Alasdair Coates, driving Jimmy Crow’s Escort RS2000, as his own Escort was being repaired. Adam Bernard, Porsche 911, had been running higher but dropped to sixth place at the end of the twelve lap race. First time out for Barry Horne in the superb sounding Escort BDA was rewarded with seventh place. Crow in the ex. Alex Montgomery MGBV8 came eighth, ninth was Alastair Baptie, Fiat X1/9 with Craig Houston, Lotus Excel, completing the top ten.
Making an appearance in Scottish Classics for the first time in several seasons was Scott Goodfellow in the rare Terrier MK2.
Drying conditions suited Kinmond who won race two from Brown, with Bernard close behind. Shonny Paterson, who retired from race one after two laps, powered his TR7V8 through the field to fourth place. Positions five to nine were taken by Graham, Mitchell, Baptie, Crow and Houston respectively. In tenth place was Andrew Macgregor in MX5 #17.
Great to see Bruce McWhirter return in his Austin A35 following his excursion at the previous event.
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