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Old 16 Apr 2019, 18:32 (Ref:3898068)   #3
Malcolm Smith
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Malcolm Smith should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
Raymond Boyd was fastest qualifier at a wet Knockhill circuit on 7th April.
The traction of his Porsche 911 kept him one second ahead of John Kinmond’s Rover SD1.
Bruce Mitchell was third in a Lotus Europa.

Race one winner, Alistair Baptie, MGBV8, managed the conditions best, finishing ten seconds of Boyd. Mitchell maintained his third place. First time out for Alasdair Coates’ Shelby Mustang GT350, in fourth, Mario Ferrari Alfasud 5th, followed by William Conway’s Mini 1275GT in sixth place.

In the second race, Boyd took an early lead which he maintained until ending up in the hairpin gravel on the last lap. Baptie won, well ahead of Kinmond, who started from the back of the grid after clutch problems ended his first race prematurely. Coates took third from the Lotus 7 of Keiron Baillie, just ahead of Ferrari and Conway.

MG midget driver Michael Longstaffe was seventh. Mitchell’s eight place was the result of an excursion into the gravel at Scotsman corner. First time in Future Classics for Andrew Elliot, Mazda MX5, 9th finisher and Duncan O’Neil, first of the XR2s was tenth.

A welcome returnee was Donald Laird, Lotus Elan, after several years in CSCC and racing in HSCC historic Formula Ford.

Also new to this championship were Ian Crehan, Mazda MX5 and Gary Taylor, Fiesta XR2.

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