Ingliston - BSC Rds 4 & 5

[Steve Wilkinson]

The Scots dominate as sprinting returns to Ingliston

1st & 2nd May 2010

Dunfermline Motor Club worked wonders to get sprinting back at Ingliston which was for a long time the home of motor racing in Scotland. The double header sprint round was dominated by the Scots as they hammered home their advantage over the Sassenachs.

On Saturday Stewart Robb Snr was pushed hard by Wallace Menzies, who was giving his DJ Firestorm its British Sprint Championship debut, and Ross Napier. Robb only taking the top 12 run-off victory with a late second run charge despite a broken exhaust pipe. Terry Holmes took fourth ahead of the battle of the two litres which was resolved in favour of former Formula Ford racer Colin Birkbeck. Tom Potter was somewhat subdued in eighth as the Jedi had a twisted driveshaft so he had to be ultra cautious.

The Scottish domination continued on Sunday when Ross Napier reset the Outright Course Record from the previous day in yet another second run charge. Wallace Menzies was again second but much against the plan Stewart Robb Jnr took third ahead of his father. The Robbs were plagued all day with a faulty clutch and it became markedly worse during the run-off. With the damaged driveshaft now repaired Tom Potter was electrifying as he flung the tiny Jedi up to fifth place. Mark Smith won the 2 litre battle whilst Gary Thomas again scored points in his 1100cc force.

SBD Motorsport MSA British Sprint Championship Rd 4
1 Stewart Robb Snr (4.0 Pilbeam-Judd KV MP88) 37.77secs;
2 Wallace Menzies (2.7 DJ Firestorm-Cosworth) 38.44secs;
3 Ross Napier (3.5 Gould-Cosworth DFR GR37) 38.45secs;
4 Terry Holmes (3.5 Lola-Judd/Swindon ERH) 39.87secs;
5 Stewart Robb Jnr (4.0 Pilbeam-Judd KV MP88) 40.33secs;
6 Colin Birkbeck (2.0 Dallara-Vauxhall 301) 40.35secs;
7 Mark Smith (2.0 Reynard-Vauxhall/Swindon 903) 40.38secs;
8 Tom Potter (1.0T Jedi/Suzuki Mk4) 40.62secs;
9 Gary Thomas (1.1 Force-Suzuki PT) 41.78secs;
10 Graham Porrett (3.5 Lola-Judd/Swindon ERH) 41.82secs;
11 Phil Lynch (2.0 Dallara-Vauxhall/JRE 301) 42.53secs;
12 Jonathan Toulmin (1.5 Force-Suzuki/TTS PT) 43.29secs.

SBD Motorsport MSA British Sprint Championship Rd 5
1 Ross Napier (3.5 Gould-Cosworth DFR GR37) 37.60secs;
2 Wallace Menzies (2.7 DJ Firestorm-Cosworth) 37.84secs;
3 Stewart Robb Jnr (4.0 Pilbeam-Judd KV MP88) 38.36secs;
4 Stewart Robb Snr (4.0 Pilbeam-Judd KV MP88) 38.41secs;
5 Tom Potter (1.0T Jedi/Suzuki Mk4) 39.20secs;
6 Mark Smith (2.0 Reynard-Vauxhall/Swindon 903) 40.03secs;
7 Colin Birkbeck (2.0 Dallara-Vauxhall 301) 40.50secs;
8 Phil Lynch (2.0 Dallara-Vauxhall/JRE 301) 40.85secs;
9 Roy Napier (3.5 Gould-Cosworth DFR GR37) 40.99secs;
10 Gary Thomas (1.1 Force-Suzuki PT) 41.91secs;
11 Jonathan Toulmin (1.5 Force-Suzuki/TTS PT) 42.03secs;
Terry Holmes (3.5 Lola-Judd/Swindon ERH) - DNS.

SBD Motorsport MSA British Sprint Championship Positions after Round 5:
1 Stewart Robb Snr 59pts; 2 Tom Potter 35pts; 3= Mark Smith & Ross Napier 30pts; 5 Stewart Robb Jnr 28pts; 6 Terry Holmes 27pts; etc