thepit lane to get an extra sightinglap in to
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gridjustintimeforthewarm-uplaps.
Offthefieldwentontwowarm-uplaps
whenitwasnotedthatCarterwastakingthis
partabitseriously.MightyMousehadpuffed
outhischestandseemedintentonbreaking
thelaprecord,onlytolooksurprisedashe
arrivedbackonthegridfirst,toseethestarter
holdingtheredflagaloft.He’donlythought
theracehadstartedandhewasleadingit
whenithadnowbeenstopped.Hewasso
convincedofit,hearguedheshouldhave
goneontopolepositionfortherestartbefore
realisinghismistake...
Withtheraceofficiallyunderway,
Mackenzieshotintotheleadandenjoyeda
race-longdicewithCornerandMacPherson,
whiledowntheorder,andnotthatfaraway,
thevarioustroopsmusteredpointsfortheir
countries.McLeodwasthesecondtoretire
onhisdufferaffttterfellowScotChristiewenta
lapearlier.
Athalfdistance,asnapshotofthepoints
haditScotland 70 - 70 England,before
RobinsoncrashedoutandLanganwent
grass-tracking,allowingMackenzietotakethe spoils after12laps, athird of asecond in
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a 10 thofasecondbackinthird.Muggleton,
Crawfordandared-facedCartercompeted
thetopsix,makingitafinalscoreofScotland
71 - 66 England.
AsadelightedMackenzie,who’dhardly
brokensweat,pulledupintoParcFerme,he
pointedtohisdash,whichproudlydisplayed
thesmilingfaceofScotttttishpoliticianNicola
Sturgeon,whichoneoftheEnglishteamhad
candidlyplacedjustbeforethestart.
“I’mnotsurewhetherthat
spurredmeonorputmeofffff
tobehonest,”hequippedas
heheadedupontoyetanother
Knockhillpodium.Cornerandlaprecord
settttterMacPhersonexchangedpleasantriesas
thetrophieswerehandedoutandthesoundof
FlowerofScotlandrungoutaroundKnockhill,
acknowledgingafamousScotttttishvictory.
Inkeepingwiththespiritoftheevent,race
directorHiggsandeventpromoterHerring
wereseeninconversationsoonafterwards.
“Wemustdothisagainsometimesoon,”
theybothagreed.
Andsosayallofus.Results
Anglo-Scottish Pro-AmChallenge(12laps)1Niall MackenzieSCO 13:13.371
2Charlie Corner ENG +0.350
3Iain MacPherson SCO +0.416
4AndyMuggleton ENG +6.262
5JohnCrawford SCO +7.951
6AlanCarter ENG +23.880
7GraemeMitchellENG +26.123
8Brian MorrisonSCO +32.603
9JoeToner SCO +37. 858
10 Curt Langan ENG +43.391
11 GeoffFowler ENG +46.129
12 Iain DuffusSCO +52.781
13 Dave Crampton ENG +53.025
DNFDaleRobinson -2laps
DNFDonnieMcLeod 10 laps
DNFSandyChristie11laps
FastestLap
Iain MacPherson SCO 65.072s
70.09mph076 Pro Am_SEP.indd 79 27/07/201709:08:29